FULLERTON, Calif. - Christina Burkenroad, a member of the Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team from 2012-15, is playing soccer professionally for AC Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic. Her squad made it to the round of 32 in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), the premier competition for European soccer, and she scored her first UCL goal for the squad on Wednesday against AFC Ajax. Burkenroad is one of the few Titans to ever play in the competition, let alone score.
Sparta Prague ultimately lost the match 2-1 and were knocked out of the competition.
Burkenroad, a San Diego native, was a standout at Fullerton. She was a two-time First-Team All-Big West honoree, the 2015 Big West Midfielder of the Year and the 2014 Big West Tournament MVP. She sits at fourth all-time with 66 career points, 24 career goals also ties for fourth, she is fourth all-time with eight game-winning goals and her 18 career assists tie for second all-time. She is the only Titan to be named Big West Conference Tournament MVP twice (2014 & 2015). In addition, she is one of eight players in Titan history to receive Big West Conference First Team honors twice and she is the only Titan in program history to find the back of the net in two different NCAA Tournament matches.
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