Women's Soccer

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
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