13   Amanda Marinac
Amanda Marinac

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Vista, Calif.

High School:
Rancho Buena Vista HS

Height:
5-3

Position:
M/D

Major:
Communication


2011: Started all 17 Aggie games, giving her 34 consecutive over the previous 2 seasons... Finished with 5 points, scoring a goal at Brown (9/4)... Added assists in team's next 2 games on roadtrip at Bryant (9/6) and Providence (9/7)... Took 17 shots on the season, 11 of them on goal... Had season-high 3 shots versus Stanford (9/25)... Recorded defensive save against Virginia (10/6)... Added an assist in finale against Appalachian State (11/4)... Selected to Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.

2010: Started all 17 games during her sophomore season, tallying a goal and 3 assists... Assists ranked her third-best on team... All of her points came during Aggies' three-game winning streak against Missouri State (goal, assist), Saint Louis and Central Michigan... Goal against MSU was game-winner in 100th minute, sending UC Davis to 2-1 victory... Finished the season with 4 shots, 2 of them on goal.

2009: Played in 14 games, picking up lone start on the road against St. Francis... Posted one shot on goal during the season.

RANCHO BUENA VISTA HS '09: Completed a stellar career in which she was named the Palomar League Player of the Year while receiving first-team All-CIF and defensive MVP honors as a senior...Her final year included a first-place finish in the Palomar League...A first-team All-League selection as a junior and senior...Advanced to the section semifinals three straight seasons...Also a member of the soccer team for three years and helped lead team to a pair of league titles.

PERSONAL: Born in Oceanside, Calif... Majoring in communication... Daughter of Cindy and Mark Marinac... Career highlight is being named league Player of the Year as a senior... Place in the world she would most like to visit is Italy... Lists her non-sports heroes as her brother (Nicholas) and sister (Meghan).