| Jessica Velazquez |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Diamond Bar, Calif.
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| High School:
Diamond Bar HS
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| Height:
5-7
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| Position:
F
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| Experience:
3L
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CAREER: A senior in 2009 ... Has made appearances in 51 matches ... Enters her senior season with career totals of seven goals and 16 points ... Has four career game-winning goals.
OSU 2008: Appeared in 16 contests, starting 10 at midfield and forward ... Ranked third on the team with two goals scored and five points ... Scored a goal, the game-winner, in the 1-0 shutout victory over North Florida ... Connected on the game-winning goal in the victory over nationally-ranked Washington State ... Tallied an assist in the 2-1 win over Utah State ... Posted 18 shots on the season with 12 on goal ... Registered a season-high four shots in the season-opener against Portland State.
OSU 2007: Appeared in 15 contests as a sophomore, starting two ... Tallied seven shots on the season, including three on goal ... Started in the tie against Washington and followed with a start at Washington State.
OSU 2006: Had an impressive freshman season, finishing second on team in scoring ... Had five goals and one assist (11 points) with 24 shots ... Scored goals in four straight games early in the season ... One of only seven OSU players to score goals in at least four consecutive games ... The first two were game-winning goals in wins against Northern Colorado and Alabama-Birmingham, which earned her OSU Nike Invitational Offensive MVP honors ... The next two were against Iona (plus an assist) and New Hampshire, leading to OSU Soccer Classic all-tournament team honors ... Her other goal was in the 89th minute at Long Island and led to a 1-1 tie.
CLUB: Played for the Orange Junior Soccer Club Northstars from 2002-06 and the La Verne Lazers from 1998-2002 ... Was the Northstars' top scorer the last two years ... Team won the 2003 Surf Cup, and she scored five goals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Diamond Bar (Calif.) High School in 2006 ... Played four years on the varsity ... A three-time All-Sierra League first team selection ... Made the All-CIF third team as a junior ... A three-year team captain ... Team
was the 2004-05 league champion.
PERSONAL: Born in El Monte, Calif. ... Daughter of Gilda and Robert Velazquez ... Mother is a real estate agent, father is an engineer ... Siblings are Maritza and Alyssa ... Majoring in civil engineering ... Has a black belt in tae kwon do ... Chose Oregon State because "I loved the environment and the lifestyle, I wanted to experience a true college town and I wanted to compete in the Pac-10."
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the beach and reading ... Favorite soccer player is Ronaldinho ... Favorite soccer team is Brazil ... Favorite book is She's Come Undone ... Favorite movie is Remember the Titans ... Favorite TV show is Dr. 90210 ... Favorite type of foods are ice cream and cookies ... Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough ... Favorite things about soccer are "the ability to forget about everything else and just focus on nothing but the game, and the creativity and the freedom to make decisions."
