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Vanessa Flores #26 D

  • Position:
    Defender
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Baytown, Texas
  • High School:
    Ross S. Sterling HS

Summary

Biography

  • Member of the Mexican Women’s National Team
  • Previously played for the Mexican U-20 Women’s National Team and competed at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

2017 (Jr.)

  • United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Third Team
  • All-Big 12 Second Team
  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Team Most Improved Player
  • Started all 23 matches at center back
  • Ranked first on the team with a career-high 2,131 minutes of playing time
  • Helped the Mountaineer defense post 13 shutouts and hold opponents to just 16 goals
  • Finished year with a career single-season high three points (1 G, 1 A)
  • Registered first career goal in 1-0 victory at No.14 Princeton (Sept. 15)
  • Assisted on WVU’s third goal in 3-0 win over Bucknell in NCAA Tournament First Round (Nov. 11)
  • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 19)
  • TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Sept. 19)

2016 (So.)

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Logged 828 minutes in 15 matches
  • Made first career start against Buffalo (Aug. 21); finished with six starts on the season
  • Recorded first career point with assist on game-tying goal in 1-1 (2OT) draw at No. 2 Penn State (Aug. 19)
  • Tallied a career-high three shots and one shot on-goal in 3-1 win vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (Aug. 28)
  • Played the full 90 minutes in team’s 2-1 win vs. No. 14 Ohio State (Sept. 4)

2015 (Fr.)

  • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
  • Logged 222 minutes of action playing off the bench in eight matches
  • Finished the season with three shots, including a career-high two in 8-0 win over Villanova (Sept. 6)
  • Also played a season-high 56 minutes in victory over Wildcats

In High School

  • Girls IMG Academy Top 150 (No. 125)
  • Member of the Mexican Women’s National U-17 and U-20 Teams
  • Competed with the Mexican U-20 team at the 2015 U-20 Women’s NTC Invitational
  • Competed at the 2014 U-17 World Cup Costa Rica
  • Captained the 2013 Mexican National Team at the Four Nations Tournament Costa Rica
  • Helped the Mexican team defeat the United States and Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and earned a spot on the CONCACAF All-Star Team
  • Six-year member of the Albion Hurricanes FC, multi-year team captain and led squad to 2012 and 2011 state championships
  • Transitioned to Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) and finished seventh in the nation in 2013
  • 2014 captain of AHFC 97G ECNL Team
  • Team captain at Ross S. Sterling High
  • First team all-district, 21-5A Newcomer of the Year and two-time Defensive and Team MVP

Personal

  • Daughter of Jose and Gloria Flores
  • Has one brother
  • Birthday is May 26
  • Majoring in exercise physiology  
  • President’s List
  • Dean’s List
  • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll 
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll 

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2015Freshman

    Defender
    5'7"
    26
  • 26

    2016Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    26
  • 26

    2017Junior

    Defender
    5'7"
    26
  • 26

    2018Senior

    Defender
    5'7"
    26
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