Career Notes: Ended UC Merced career as one of the most decorated players in program history...2021 NAIA Honorable Mention All-American...2021 California Pacific Conference Player of the Year...Finished first all-time with 127 career points, 52 goals and 23 assists...Also ranked first with 324 shots (4.38 per game), 12 multi-goal games and six hat-tricks...Is tied for first in program history with eleven game-winning goals...2X All-Cal Pac First Team selection (2018/21), 2019 All-California Pacific Conference Second Team selection and 2017 Cal Pac Honorable Mention...3X Cal Pac Player of the Week...Was named NAIA National Player of the Week on November 8, 2021.
2021: NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and California Pacific Conference Player of the Year...All-Cal Pac First Team...Finished 14th in the country with 52 total points and 21 goals...Also ranked top 20 with five game-winning goals (19th) and 90 total shots (20th)...Her 21 goals and ten total assists led the entire West Coast and she became the first West Coast player with 50+ points since Westmont's Kelsey Steck in 2015...52 total points are also good for the California Pacific Conference record...Netted game-winning goal in the season opener against William Jessup University and with it she moved into second place on the program's all-time goals list with 32 career goals...Named California Pacific Conference Offensive Player of the Week on August 31...Netted an equalizer against Cal State East Bay (9/18)...Recorded a hat-trick in the California Pacific Conference opener at Sierra Nevada University and became the program's all-time leader with 32 career goals...Scored the game-winning goal against University of Antelope Valley (10/1)...Had two assists and scored a goal of her own against Simpson University (10/8)...Extended her goal scoring streak to a career-best five games with a multi-goal performance at Pacific Union College (10/10)...Became the first player in program history with multiple hat-trick's in a single-season with her hat-trick on Senior Night against Cal Maritime (10/22)...Scored two more goals and assisted on two others against Sierra Nevada (10/29)...Also took 13 shots against Sierra Nevada (10/29), the third most by any UC Merced player in a single-game...Notched a career-high eight points with a hat-trick and two assists in the home finale against Pacific Union College (11/5)...Followed with another impressive match, tallying 13 shots, three assists and two goals in the regular season finale at Cal Maritime (11/7)...Was responsible for the game-winning goal in the Cal Pac Quarterfinals against Bendictine University Mesa (11/10).
2020: Did not compete.
2019: All-California Pacific Conference Second Team...One of six Bobcats to play all 18 games...Earned 16 starts...Led the Bobcats with 23 points...Tied for the team lead with nine goals and was tied for second on the team with five assists...Five assists also tied career-high...Two-game winning goals...Peppered opponents with 80 shots, 45 of which were on target...The 45 shots on goal was the second most by any Bobcat in program history...Third in the Cal Pac and 38th in the NAIA with 4.44 shots per game...Led all players with eight shots in the season opener against Menlo College (8/24)...Scored first goal of the season at NCAA Division III Mills College (9/17)...First multi-goal game of the season came against Sierra Nevada (10/13)...Also had an assist vs. Sierra Nevada...Scored four goals in a five-game span (Two vs. Sierra Nevada, 10/13; One vs. La Sierra, 10/18; One vs. Soka; 10/20; One at UC Santa Cruz; 10/29)...Scored two goals on a career-high 18 shots and delivered a career-high three assists at Cal Maritime (11/9)...Scored the golden goal in the 104th minute against Universty of Antelope Valley (11/14) to advance to the California Pacific Conference Championship game...The goal also broke the program's all-time points record...Salinger scored against Soka International which made her score in three straight games (La Sierra, Sierra Nevada).
2018: Scored 12 goals and delivered five assists en route to a spot on the All-Cal Pac First Team...Her 29 points and 12 goals rank second on the program's all-time single-season list...Peppered opponents with a team-high 91 shots, 51 on goal...Recorded assist in season opener at Menlo College, while first goal came on September 3 against Multnomah...Scored two goals and added an assists against Cal Maritime on September 27...Tied career-high with seven points, three goals and an assist, at Simpson on October 13...Netted game-winning goal in Cal Pac Semifinal vs. Benedictine University at Mesa.
2017: As a freshman, started 10 of 19 games played...earned Cal Pac Honorable Mention...led the team with ten goals and was tied for third in the conference...became the third player in program history to score double-digit goals...scored first career goal against Academy of Art University on September 8...notched a hat-trick against Providence Christian College on September 23 and again on October 19 against University of Saint Katherine...also delivered three assists
High School: Most Valuable Player, Most Outstanding Offensive Player and was a team captain at Pleasant Grove High School...Earned All-Delta League honors her senior season...Played with Emily Burnett.
Personal: Majoring in Management and Business Economics...Has two siblings...Plans to be an attorney after her soccer career...Loves sushi...Favorite team is the USWNT...Favorite movie is She's the Man and favorite hobbies are skiing and crossfit...Happiest moment on the soccer field up to this point has been beating University of Antelope Valley in double overtime in the 2019 Cal Pac Semifinals.
