University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Soccer Roster
Yazmin Montoya
- Position:
- Midfielder/Forward
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- West Covina, Calif.
- High School:
- Bishop Amat Memorial HS
Career Accolades
2016 Sun Belt Conference First Team
2016 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana First Team
2014 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana HM
2013 Sun Belt Conference First Team
2013 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana First Team
2016 (Senior)
Named to Sun Belt and Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana First Team ... the three-year captain is the current Ragin' Cajuns leader in points (67), goals (26) and assists (15) ... played in 18 matches, starting 17 ... saw 1,526 minutes of action ... had five goals and four assists on the season for a total of 14 points ... scored a season-high two goals and added an assist in a 10-0 win over Alcorn State (8/21) ... helped the Ragin' Cajuns earn a pair of SBC road wins with goals against Georgia Southern (9/23) and Troy (9/25) ... scored a goal in a 3-2 win over eventual league champion South Alabama (10/9).
2015 (Junior)
Started in 17 matches ... saw 1,255 minutes of action ... had 41 shots, 14 on goal, scored one ... added four assists for a total of six points ... moved into first place on the Cajuns' all-time points list (53) with a goal against Appalachian State (10/18).
2014 (Sophomore)
Played in 18 matches, starting 17 ... named to Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Honorable Mention list ... finished season tied with Danielle DeRosa for team lead in goals with seven ... chipped in two assists for a total of 16 points, second most among Ragin’ Cajuns ... led offense with 43 shot attempts and 19 shots on goal ... two of her seven goals proved to be game-winners (at Sam Houston State - 8/22; at Appalachian State - 10/17) ... recorded at least one point in three of first four matches ... collected multiple-goal games against Lamar and Alcorn State ... finished a perfect 2-for-2 on penalty kicks ... ended the season tied for second place in UL history in goals (20), third in shot attempts (129), third in shots on goal (57) and third in points (47).
2013 (Freshman)
Named First Team Sun Belt and All-Louisiana First Team ... set the school record for goals and points in a season, scoring 13 goals and adding five assists for 31 points ... started all 18 games, seeing 1,384 minutes on the pitch ... was named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a school-record four goals against Texas State (10/18/13) ... she had a hat trick in the first half of the Texas State match, later adding a fourth goal in the second half ... had a pair of two-goal matches, first coming against Mississippi Valley State (9/15/13), and then later against South Alabama (10/24/13) ... she also notched an assist against Mississippi Valley State for a five-point match ... scored the game-winning goal against Mississippi Valley State and Texas State ... was 2-for-2 on the season in penalty kicks, scoring against South Alabama (10/24/13) and Arkansas State (11/6/13) ... registered a point in 10 of 18 games ... also holds the school record with 86 shots, and 38 shots on goal in a season ... ranks fifth in school history with 31 career points, fourth with 13 goals, sixth with 86 shots and eighth with 38 shots on goal.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, Calif. … helped lead the Lancers to four straight league championships (2009-12) … also led Bishop Amat to the California Interscholastic Federation Championship three times, winning it as a sophomore and a senior … named first team all-league and first team all-area all four years of high school … named first team all-CIF twice.
Personal
Born on June 4, 1995 in West Covina, Calif. … daughter of Fernando and Carolina Montoya … has two brothers, Nicholas and Isaiah … her cousin, Melinda Gomez, is a member of the Loyola Maramount women’s basketball team ... majoring in kinesiology - exercise science.
