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2021 Women's Soccer Roster

Kelsey Lang
Bruce Sherwood

00 Yesenia Betancourt

00 Yesenia Betancourt

  • Position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Hometown:
    Carlsbad, Calif.
  • Previous School:
    Carlsbad HS

Summary

Biography

ACADEMIC AWARDS
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District first team (2018)
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2020-21)
  • CCAA All-Academic (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22)
  • CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Mangrum Award for Academic Excellence (Spring 2018, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
  • Big Blue Award (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2021
  • Played in one game against Cal State San Bernardino (Nov. 4).

AS A SENIOR IN 2020
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
  • Played in 11 games with 10 starts.
  • Had a record of 3-5-2 as the Cougar keeper.
  • Tallied 27 saves while allowing nine goals.
  • Made a season-high eight saves against Cal Poly Pomona (Oct. 6).
  • Was part of five shutouts for the season. 
  • Had a save percentage of .750.
  • Goals against average of .809 ranked 53rd nationally and fourth in the CCAA.
  • Career goals against average of 0.77 ranked 20th among active players at the end of the 2019-20 season.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018
  • Appeared in fifteen games with fourteen starts, logging 1,206 minutes.
  • Collected 54 saves for the season.
  • Collected a season-high nine saves against Humboldt State (Sept. 28).
  • .844 save percentage on the year.
  • Recorded six shutouts for the season.
  • Recorded a shutout with five saves in the Cougars’ win against No. 1 UC San Diego (Oct. 3).
  • Tallied a 6-5-2 record on the season.
  • Allowed just 10 goals on the year.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017
  • Appeared in eight games with seven starts, logging in 714:19 minutes.
  • Made her collegiate debut against Cal Poly Pomona (Oct. 1).
  • Collected seven saves in the 1-0 win at Humboldt State (Oct. 15).
  • Made the game-winning save on the third Wildcat attempt in shootout win over Chico State in the first round of the CCAA Tournament (Oct. 31).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated Carlsbad High School in 2017.
  • Had GPA 4.0 or higher all four years.
  • Fiesta Del Barrio Scholarship.
  • Aron Gunner Foundation Scholarship.
  • Graduated with honors.
  • Only played one year of high school soccer, deciding to focus on travel soccer.
  • Also played basketball and softball.
  • Two-time basketball Team MVP (freshman and sophomore).
  • Won CIF Div. 2 Basketball Championship.
  • Won CIF in softball her senior year.
 
TRAVEL SOCCER
  • Oceanside Breakers 2008-2017.
 
PERSONAL
  • Born in Oceanside, California.
  • Daughter of Luz and Margarito Betancourt.
  • Her father played collegiate soccer at United States International University (Now called Alliant International University).
  • Has two older brothers, Adrian and Luis.
  • Enjoys playing any kind of sport, hanging out with her three dogs, runs and walks on the beach and spending time with family.
  • Favorite movies are “The Little Giants”, “Big Daddy” and “The Benchwarmers”.
  • Roots for the US Women’s National Team.
  • Favorite athletes are Sue Bird and Hope Solo.
  • Most memorable moment while playing soccer was competing in her first PK shootout in a championships game and allowing only one of five shots in goal, winning the tournament.
  • Another memorable moment was on the basketball court when she made the wining shot at home against Torrey Pines High School.
  • Can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under 90 seconds.
  • Majoring in Kinesiology.
  • Plans on going to grad school to receive doctoral degree in physical therapy.
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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2021Redshirt Senior

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