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2023 Men's Soccer

18 Michael De La Cruz

  • Major Management & Business Economics
  • Hometown Los Angeles, CA
  • Previous School Smidt High School
  • Height 5-5
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Position D

Biography

Career Notes: 2X All-California Pacific Conference First Team selection...2020 All-Cal Pac Second Team selection...Was named Cal Pac Player of the Week on November 8, 2021.

2023: All-California Pacific Conference First Team selection...Was credited with an assist at Hope International University (8/31) and against University of Saint Katherine (10/19).

2022: Started in 13 of the 16 games he played in for UC Merced...Picked up three points with a goal and an assist...Registered eleven shots (five on goal)...Recorded an assist against Providence Christian College (10/13)...Scored the game-winning goal in the 65th minute in the California Pacific Conference Championship Semifinal match against Westcliff University (11/10).

2021: All-California Pacific Conference First Team...Led all Cal Pac defenders with six assists on the year...Also scored two goals...Was credited with the assist on the game-winning goal in the home opener against William Jessup (9/11)...Scored the game-winning goal in the California Pacific Conference Opener at Sierra Nevada University (9/26)...Earned assist on the game-winning goal against Sierra Nevada University (10/29)...Found the back of the net and added another assist in the regular season home finale against Pacific Union College (11/5)...Delivered a career-high three assists in the regular season finale at Cal Maritime (11/7).

2020: All-California Pacific Conference Second Team...Started seven of nine games as a sophomore...Was an outside back for argubaly the best defense the Cal Pac has ever seen...Not only were the Bobcats the first ever Cal Pac team to earn a shutout in every conference game, they became just the fourth team in the nation to do so in last ten years...Also contributed on the offensive end with a pair of assists...Peppered opponents with eight shots, seven of which were on target as he held the highest shots on goal percentage...Earned first career start at Pacific Union College...Earned first career assist on Andres Lua's game-winning goal against La Sierra (3/26)...Teamed up with Lua once more with an assist to the Bobcats leading scorer at University of Antelope Valley (4/8).

2019: Appeared in seven games as a freshman...Made collegiate debut at Providence Christian College (10/3), 20 miles from Smidt Tech High School...Took first career shot at Pacific Union College (10/10)...Scored first career goal at Cal Maritime (11/9) to help Bobcats clinch their second consecutive California Pacific Conference title.

Personal: Majoring in Sociology...Has two siblings...Favorite food is tacos...Enjoys roller skating in his free time...Favorite team is Barcelona and favorite athlete is Lionel Messi...Favorite musician is Pink Floyd...Lists his parents as his biggest influence because they have worked all their life and never expected to be given anything.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2022Junior

    D
    5'5" 150 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Senior

    D
    5'5" 150 lbs
    18
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