University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Soccer Roster
Penelope Montenegro
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Cy Falls
2024 (Junior): Played in all 20 matches and started twice … Saw action in 496 minutes … Had two shots with one on goal against Louisiana Tech (8/18) … Played a season-high 41 minutes against Middle Tennessee (8/22) … Played a combined 68 minutes in shutouts against Florida Atlantic, Northwestern State, and Grambling … Had a pair of shots in 22 minutes against Rice (9/5) … Played 39 minutes and started against Texas State (9/22) … Earned the start and played 39 minutes at ULM (9/29) … Played 34 minutes at Southern Miss (10/24).
2023 (Sophomore): Appeared in six matches on the season while logging 111 minutes on the pitch ... had a shot attempt in a season-high 27 minutes off the bench at Middle Tennessee ... logged 22 minutes at Grambling and 21 at Stephen F. Austin.
2022 (Freshman): Played in all 17 matches as a true freshman and credited with a goal and two assists ... made nine starts on the season and logged 783 minutes ... scored a goal and posted season-highs in shot attempts (5) and shots on-goal (3) at Lamar (9/1) ... attempted 20 shots on the season with nine attempts on frame ... had a pair of shot attempts on-goal in matches against Eastern Washington (9/11) and Troy (10/20) ... played season-high 55 minutes in matches against Lamar and App State (10/23) ... credited with an assist in 1-1 draw against Abilene Christian (9/4) ... added an assist in 3-0 win at ULM (10/16).
Before Louisiana: A First-Team, All-District 16-6A selection at Cy Falls High School ... named the district and offensive MVP in 2022 a second-team THSCA Academic All-State recipient ... a member of Albion Hurricanes FC.
Personal: Born December 28, 2003 in Houston ... the daughter of Carolina Beltran and Fabian Montenegro ... has one brother and one sister ... career goal is to become a physical therapist ... majoring in kinesiology.
