2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Echezarreta, Maria
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Jersey Number 19
Maria Echezarreta
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Aviles, Spain
- Major:
- Sport Management
- Club Team (Former School):
- Oviedo Moderno CF
Bio
2020 ACC All-Academic Team
2021 TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen (#100)
As a Senior (2023): Started NC State’s first four matches before suffering a season-ending injury against Colorado (Aug. 31)…Made 17 saves with a .810 save percentage…Sported a 1.00 goals-against average…Stopped a season-high five shots against Utah (Aug. 17) and Colorado (Aug. 31)…Finishes her NC State career ranked fourth in program history with a 1.17 goals-against average…Registered a 22-19-11 record in goal with 12 shutouts, 206 saves and a .766 save percentage over her career.
As a Junior (2022): Started all 20 games in goal for the Wolfpack…Posted a career-high 94 saves on the season as a junior…Finished the season with a .752 save percentage and a 1.54 goals-against average…Posted four shutouts in net against Rhode Island (Aug. 18), Campbell (Aug. 25), Nebraska (Sept. 8) and No. 4 South Carolina (Sept. 11)...Recorded a career-high 14 saves against Louisville (Oct. 20)...Registered 10 saves at No. 5 North Carolina (Oct. 9)...Played every minute of every match this season (1820:00).
As a Freshman (Fall 2021): Started all 20 matches in goal in her first fall season with the Pack, logging a team-leading 1,846 minutes (all but 14 minutes on the year)…Compiled a 1.07 goals-against average, .776 save percentage and 76 saves…Her GAA and saves, along with her 5.5 shutouts on the year, rank top three among all freshmen in NC State program history…Finished fourth in the ACC in saves and save percentage, and sixth in GAA…Tallied a career-high eight saves on three separate occasions (October 16 vs. No. 3 UNC, October 28 at Pittsburgh and November 14 at No. 22 South Florida)…in the UNC and USF matches she recorded shutouts while reaching her career high in saves…Was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week on October 19 after her dominant performance in the Pack’s 1-0 win over No. 3 UNC to help the team earn its second top five win of the year and defeat No. 4 Duke and the Tar Heels in the same season for the first time in program history…Tallied six or more saves on six separate occasions.
As a Freshman (Spring 2021): Played every minute in goal (854 total) in her first season with the Pack and was just one of two players to do so…Conceded just six goals in nine matches to compile a .63 goals-against average…Also tallied 19 saves for a .760 save percentage…Recorded shutouts vs. Old Dominion on Feb. 7, Campbell on Feb. 16 and UNCG on Feb. 24…Was featured on TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 100 Freshmen List, checking in at No. 100...was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on April 20.
Prior to NC State: Trained with Real Oviedo FC in Spain...Was an integral part of the Spanish National Team at the U17 and U19 levels...Led Spain to the 2018 UEFA U19 Championship in Switzerland, playing 90 minutes in all four matches...Was also selected to the Spanish squad for the 2019 UEFA U19 European Championships in Scotland before missing due to injury.
Santoro on Echezarreta: "Maria brings a lot of international experience with Spain in addition to her club resume. The goalkeeper position has been a focus in our recruiting, and we believe Maria adds quality to the program. She's a good shot stopper, is excellent with her feet and has a mature and confident demeanor you want in that position."
2021 TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen (#100)
As a Senior (2023): Started NC State’s first four matches before suffering a season-ending injury against Colorado (Aug. 31)…Made 17 saves with a .810 save percentage…Sported a 1.00 goals-against average…Stopped a season-high five shots against Utah (Aug. 17) and Colorado (Aug. 31)…Finishes her NC State career ranked fourth in program history with a 1.17 goals-against average…Registered a 22-19-11 record in goal with 12 shutouts, 206 saves and a .766 save percentage over her career.
As a Junior (2022): Started all 20 games in goal for the Wolfpack…Posted a career-high 94 saves on the season as a junior…Finished the season with a .752 save percentage and a 1.54 goals-against average…Posted four shutouts in net against Rhode Island (Aug. 18), Campbell (Aug. 25), Nebraska (Sept. 8) and No. 4 South Carolina (Sept. 11)...Recorded a career-high 14 saves against Louisville (Oct. 20)...Registered 10 saves at No. 5 North Carolina (Oct. 9)...Played every minute of every match this season (1820:00).
As a Freshman (Fall 2021): Started all 20 matches in goal in her first fall season with the Pack, logging a team-leading 1,846 minutes (all but 14 minutes on the year)…Compiled a 1.07 goals-against average, .776 save percentage and 76 saves…Her GAA and saves, along with her 5.5 shutouts on the year, rank top three among all freshmen in NC State program history…Finished fourth in the ACC in saves and save percentage, and sixth in GAA…Tallied a career-high eight saves on three separate occasions (October 16 vs. No. 3 UNC, October 28 at Pittsburgh and November 14 at No. 22 South Florida)…in the UNC and USF matches she recorded shutouts while reaching her career high in saves…Was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week on October 19 after her dominant performance in the Pack’s 1-0 win over No. 3 UNC to help the team earn its second top five win of the year and defeat No. 4 Duke and the Tar Heels in the same season for the first time in program history…Tallied six or more saves on six separate occasions.
As a Freshman (Spring 2021): Played every minute in goal (854 total) in her first season with the Pack and was just one of two players to do so…Conceded just six goals in nine matches to compile a .63 goals-against average…Also tallied 19 saves for a .760 save percentage…Recorded shutouts vs. Old Dominion on Feb. 7, Campbell on Feb. 16 and UNCG on Feb. 24…Was featured on TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 100 Freshmen List, checking in at No. 100...was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on April 20.
Prior to NC State: Trained with Real Oviedo FC in Spain...Was an integral part of the Spanish National Team at the U17 and U19 levels...Led Spain to the 2018 UEFA U19 Championship in Switzerland, playing 90 minutes in all four matches...Was also selected to the Spanish squad for the 2019 UEFA U19 European Championships in Scotland before missing due to injury.
Santoro on Echezarreta: "Maria brings a lot of international experience with Spain in addition to her club resume. The goalkeeper position has been a focus in our recruiting, and we believe Maria adds quality to the program. She's a good shot stopper, is excellent with her feet and has a mature and confident demeanor you want in that position."