CAL STATE FULLERTON
2008: Served one season as the team manager
while completing her degree in kinesiology.
2005 (SENIOR): NSCAA Second-Team
All-American... NSCAA First-Team All-West Region selection... also
earned second-team All-America honors from Soccer Buzz and
SoccerTimes.com... Big West Conference Defensive Player of the
Year... First-Team All-Big West Conference selection... named Big
West Player of the Week on Sept. 5 and Oct. 31... started 22 of 23
matches, finishing with four goals and three assists to stand tied
for fifth on the team in scoring (11 points)... all four of her
goals came on penalty kicks, where she was a perfect 4-for-4...
also posted assists against Cal State Northridge (Oct. 7), Pacific
(Nov. 4) and UC Riverside (Nov. 6)... helped the Titans finish with
a school-record 19 wins and a trip to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA
Tournament following wins over UNLV (Nov. 11) and USC (Nov. 13)...
centerpiece of a defense that helped Fullerton set school records
for fewest goals allowed (15), fewest shots allowed (161) and most
shutouts (12).
2004 (JUNIOR): All-Big West Conference
First-Team selection... started 15 matches... finished with a goal
and an assist for three points on 14 shots... scored her only goal
of the year on the road at Northern Colorado on Sept. 24... added
an assist on the only goal in a 1-0 win at UC Irvine (Oct. 31)...
finished with two shots in four different matches.
2003 (SOPHOMORE): Had her best offensive year
as a sophomore, scoring two goals and three assists to finish
fourth on the team in scoring... appeared in 18 matches, making 16
starts, en route to All-Big West Second Team honors... Both of her
goals came in the season opener against Fairleigh Dickinson...
tallied assists against Oregon, Cal State Northridge and Long Beach
State.
2002 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 16 of the Titans'
18 matches, making 15 starts... named to the All-Big West
Conference honorable mention squad... notched her first career
goal, and game-winner, in a 4-0 rout of San Diego State... was a
key part of the Titan defense which held opponents to a then-school
record-low 21 goals on the year... missed two games competing for
the Mexican Women's National Team in Gold Cup action, scoring a
goal against Panama in a 5-1 victory for Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Has spent significant time with the Mexican Women's National
Team, representing that country in the 2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece... She started all three matches and helped Mexico
to an appearance in the quarterfinal round... Her international
experience also includes scoring a goal for Mexico in a Women's
World Cup qualifier against Japan in 2003 and later winning a
bronze medal at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic
that same year... She also scored a goal with Mexico in a 5-1 win
over Panama at the 2002 Gold Cup and competed for Mexico's U-19
squad at the Youth World Cup in Canada in the summer of 2002.
VALENCIA HS
A three-year varsity soccer player at Valencia HS, Sandoval also
played three years of varsity volleyball and was a three-year
varsity letterwinner in track... did not play sports as a senior...
a two-time first-team all-league selection, a two-time league MVP
and a two-time All-CIF selection as a sophomore and junior... she
was also a two-time all-league selection and an All-CIF selection
in volleyball.
PERSONAL
Born January 18, 1984... mother is Margarita... has a younger
brother, Jesse, and a younger sister Adele... played club soccer
for the CRSC Infinity... chose Cal State Fullerton because it was
close to home, the quality of the soccer team, and head coach Ali
Khosroshahin... lists playing in the U-19 World Cup with the
Mexican Women's National Team this past summer as her greatest
sports thrill.