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Faith Nguyen

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mater Dei
Hometown:
Costa Mesa, Calif.

CAREER HONORS:
• 2024 First Team All-Big 12 selection
• Two-time Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 2)

JUNIOR SEASON (2024 Season):
• Saw action in 20 games
• Missed a pair of contest due to injury
• Recorded 13 total wins and 10 clean sheets en route to being named First Team All-Big 12
• Made four saves in her Red Raider debut at No. 4 Penn State (Aug. 15)
• Had three saves and earned her first career win in the 4-0 win over CSUN (Aug. 18)
• Recorded three straight Big 12 clean sheets at TCU (Sept. 12), vs. Utah (Sept. 19) and at No. 14 Oklahoma State (Sept. 22).
• Made six key saves in the 2-0 win at Houston (Sept. 29)
• Kicked off a streak of 3+ saves of the final five games with a four save performance against BYU (Oct. 25)
• Had three clutch saves in the Big 12 Quarterfinals win over Baylor (Nov. 2)
• Had four saves in the Big 12 Semifinals against Kansas (Nov. 6)
• Made five clutch saves in the 2-1 NCAA Tournament win over LSU (Nov. 15)
• Had a career-high nine saves in the Round of 32 matchup at No. 1 Duke (Nov. 22).

PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH:

AT UCLA
2023 Season (Sophomore):
• Played in three games and recorded shared shutouts in each game, helping to blank CSUN, Oregon State and Utah
• Played in a career-high 27 minutes vs. Oregon State.

2022 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
• Saw her first collegiate action in the 6-0 win over CSUN, playing 11 second-half minutes and earning a shared shutout.

2021 Season (Freshman)
• Did not play in her first season, but was on the roster for the Bruins National Championship squad

High School/Club
• Team captain who led her SoCal Blues team to two league titles
• Named to the IMG Top 150 and to the Best XI at the 2019 playoffs
• Holds the Development Academy record with a 29-game unbeaten streak in 2019.
• Invited to U.S. U-19 National Team virtual meetings in April 2021.

Personal
• Graduated high school early and enrolled at UCLA Spring 2021
• Full name is Faith Hoang Anh Nguyen
• Born in Fountain Valley, Calif.
• Daughter of the late Hanh Nguyen and Alex Nguyen
• Athletes she admires are Hope Solo and Luka Modric
• Hobbies include playing piano and musical instruments, playing other sports, surfing and skateboarding
• Sociology major
• Career objective is to be a surgeon.