University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Soccer Roster
Makenna Garcia
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Pflugerville, Texas
- High School:
- Hendrickson
- Prev School:
- Auburn
SEC Community Service Team (2022)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
2024 (Redshirt Senior): Appeared in three games, making one start … Recorded six saves after entering at halftime against Georgia State (10/27) … Made three saves in the season ending victory at Marshall (10/31).
2023 (Redshirt Junior): Posted a 1.52 goals against average and a 5-6-1 record in her first season in a Louisiana uniform ... enrolled at Louisiana in the spring and earned the starting job heading into the fall ... started in all 13 matches she played in until a season-ending leg injury against Southern Miss ... logged 1,010 minutes in goal for the Ragin' Cajuns and ranked among the top goalies in the SBC in saves (65) ... earned 4.0 clean sheets on the season beginning with a 2-0 win over regionally-ranked South Florida ... earned shutout victories in following matches against Grambling and Stephen F. Austin ... stopped 12 shots and pitched a clean sheet in a 1-0 win at SBC East Division champion Old Dominion ... stopped 10 shots in a 2-2 draw at regionally-ranked FIU.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made collegiate debut against UMass Lowell (Sept. 8), logging 35 minutes and collecting a save on a Riverhawk shot ... named to the SEC Community Service Team.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see action ... named to the 2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Freshman): Did not see action ... named to the 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
CLUB: Competed for Lonestar SC for 10 years and transitioned to the US Development Academy for the last two seasons ... is rated a four-start recruit and the No. 9 goalkeeper in the country by Top Drawer Soccer ... helped lead Lonestar SC to the 2019 National Championship, not allowing a goal in group play before coming up just short despite making 10 saves in the championship match ... went on to be named to the Girls DA Playoffs Best XI ... turned in 15 shutouts on the season and also pitched in with a pair of assists ... finished each of the last two seasons ranked in the top six in the DA in goals against average.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Hendrickson High School and head coach Rennie Rebe for one season prior to playing in the DA ... helped lead her team to the 2017 Texas 6A State Championship and was named the State Tournament MVP after turning in back-to-back shutouts in the tournament ... was also named Austin American Stateman's Newcomer of the Year ... named Academic All-District and was the Academic Hawk Pride recipient at her school.
PERSONAL: Born June 28, 2002 in Austin, Texas ... a general studies major.
