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MirandaJimenez
- position Forward
- height 5-4
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Tulare, California
- Major Health Communication
- High school Mission Oak High School
2021 (Fifth Year)
- Saw action in all 19 games, earning a starting role in two of them
- Scored her first goal of the season in UK’s 6-0 shutout at Eastern Kentucky
- Had another goal in UK’s 4-0 win over Bellarmine at home
- Dished out three assists on the season in games against Marshall, Louisiana, and Oakland
- Fired off nine shots, including five on target
- Logged 459 minutes
- 2021 Fall Sports SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Senior)
- Played in three games, making two starts
- Record two shots, both of which were on goal
- 2020 Fall Sports SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (Junior)
- Played and started in seven games before suffering a season-ending injury at Eastern Kentucky
- Assisted two goals early in the year
2018 (Sophomore)
- Entered concussion protocol vs. SIUE after a collision with the goalkeeper, missing the matches with Arkansas Little Rock, Morehead State and Wisconsin with a concussion
- Extremely fast player that can play both the midfield line, as well as up top as a striker
- UK’s leading goal scorer from 2017
- Scored her first goal of the season vs. Indiana
- Scored the equalizer off a rebound vs. Lipscomb for her second goal of the season
2017 (Freshman)
- Fast, athletic forward/midfielder that can be deadly with her speed tracking towards goal
- Scored her first career goal in UK’s rivalry match with Louisville
- Loves to use her speed out wide
- Started the last 15 matches in a row as a replacement starter up top for Tanya Samarzich (ACL tear)
- Assisted on UK’s first and third goals vs. LSU
- Scored the game-winning goal at Mississippi State – her first-career GWG
- Scored vs. Mizzou to level the match at 1-1
- Leading point-scorer for UK
Prior to UK
- Played her club soccer for Mustang FC in the Golden State under the direction of Pat Uriz & Cris Gilmore
- Was selected for the U-14 United States Women’s National Team
- Played for Mission Oak High School, where she was part of a championship team or co-championship team in the EYL or CIF her freshman and sophomore seasons
- Was two-time Visalia Times Player of the Year
- Two-time EYL Player of the Year