2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Biography
2024-25 (SENIOR)
All-ECC Second Team selection…. ranked eighth in the ECC in assists with five and ninth in points with nine… totaled five shots on goal… started and played in 11 matches… averaged 87 minutes per game and played the full 90 minutes in 8 contests… had a season high three pts against Clarion on Oct 12… helped the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the ECC and a trip to the ECC Championship game for the second time in program history.
2023-24 (JUNIOR)
D2CCA All-East Region First Team... United Soccer Coaches Division II All-East Region Third Team... First Team All-ECC... moved from forward to defense this season and earned all-conference honors for the third straight season... one of five players to start all 17 games... headed up a defense that ranked fourth in the ECC in fewest goals allowed (17) and tied the program's NCAA Division II era record for fewest goals allowed in a season... contributed two goals and an assist for five points on the year... helped the Wildcats to a second place finish in the ECC, the program's highest finish since joining the conference in 2013, and a trip to the ECC Championship game for the first time in program history where they finished with a 9-5-3 overall record and 6-1-1 record in conference play.
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)
Second Team All-ECC selection... ECC Offensive Player of the Week following the last week of the regular season after scoring five times in wins over Staten Island and Lincoln... was one of just three players to start all 17 games for the Wildcats... led the team in goals (7) and points (16) -- all of which came in the final seven games of the regular season ... ranked third on the team in assists (2)... sparked the Wildcats to a season-ending 5-1-1 run that earned Daemen its second-straight appearance in the four-team ECC Championship tournament... tallied 30 total shots on goal... posted shots on goals in 11 games this season... scored goals in four games this year... scored her first career hat trick in just 41 minutes of play against Lincoln on October 29... recorded two multi-goal games, first scoring two goals against Staten Island on Oct. 26 then her three goal outing against Lincoln three days later... averaged 74 minutes a game... helped the Wildcats to a fourth place finish in the ECC and the 4th consecutive postseason berth.
2021-22 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in all 16 games (15 starts) for the Wildcats... finished second on the team in goals (6), assists (4), shots on goal (20) and total points (16) along with one game-winning goal... 2021 ECC Rookie of the Year, first player in program history to receive award... also named to All-ECC First Team... Two-time ECC Rookie of the Week recipient... finished sixth among ECC players in goals and total points... most in both categories for Daemen freshman since Jamie Boyar netted six goals and 16 points in 2016... made her collegiate debut Sept. 3 at Wilmington (Del.)... scored first career goal at Sept. 4 at Goldey-Beacom... recorded first multi-goal game of career in a 2-1 win versus Queens on Nov. 6.
BEFORE DAEMEN
Four-year varsity player for the Gates Chili Spartans and coach Bill Hueber... two-time 1st Team Monroe County all-county selection... also was named team MVP as a senior and offensive player of the year as a sophomore... was also named a scholar athlete and a member of the school's National Honor Society chapter... most memorable moments of high school include "practicing outside at night, under the lights and after making ice cream sundaes with my team..." competed in club soccer with NY Rush Select and won the 2020 ESPN Disney Soccer Showcase and the 2019 NJ EDP Cup Fall Showcase.
PERSONAL
Born Alyssa Diaz on April 30, 2003 in New York City, NY... daughter of Joel Diaz and Michelle Genao... has two siblings, Analese and Julian... hobbies include playing soccer, hanging out with friends and shopping... bucket list includes traveling, swimming with dolphins, riding in a hot air baloon and seeing a volcano... favorite TV show is The Vampire Diaries... favorite holiday is Christmas... favorite vacation location is Dominican Republic... chose to attend Daemen because "... when I walked on campus, it felt like the perfect place to continue my studies, play soccer and meet great people!"... majoring in physical therapy.
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Historical Player Information
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2021Freshman
Forward/Defender
5'2"
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2022Sophomore
Forward
5'2"
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2024Senior
Defender/Forward
5'2"
