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University of Massachusets Athletics
2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Mendoza, Bella
Jersey Number 0
Bella Mendoza
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-8
- Major:
- Psychology
- High School:
- California HS
- Hometown:
- San Ramon, Calif.
Bio
Major: Psychology
2024 (Redshirt Senior): Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (9/9) … Placed her name seventh in the program’s all-time career saves (270) … Tied for fifth in the program’s all-time career shutouts (20) … Earned the start in all 21 games for the Minutewomen … Accumulated 1,890 minutes in net … Finished the year with a 1.100 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .736 save percentage … Put together a 13-5-3 overall record with a career-best nine shutouts … Stopped 64 saves on the season … Made a season-high six saves vs. Saint Louis (9/19) … Recorded nine games with four saves … Registered four straight shutouts at home (8/25-9/15) … Posted six of her nine shutouts at Rudd Field on the year … Ranked eighth in the A-10 with a 1.100 GAA … Tied for third in the league in total shutouts (nine) and averaged .429 shutouts per game … Was seventh in the A-10 with 64 total saves.
2023 (Senior): A two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (9/25; 10/23) … Started in goal in 16 of 18 games played … Finished the season with a 1.00 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .819 save percentage … Put together a 9-5-4 overall record with a career-best eight shutouts, including one combined … Made 77 total saves on the year … Turned aside a season-high nine shots with a first half shutout against Loyola Chicago (10/1) … Recorded four straight shutouts at home (8/31-9/21) … Tallied six of her eight shutouts at Rudd Field on the season .. Ranked third in the A-10 with a 1.00 GAA and a .819 save percentage … Was sixth in the league with eight shutouts and eighth with 77 saves.
2022 (Junior): Two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (9/19; 10/3) … Appeared in 15 games with 12 starts in goal, finishing with a 1.58 goals-against average (GAA) and a .779 save percentage … Had a 3-6 record on the year … Recorded 67 saves on the season with two combined shutouts … Faced a season-high 24 shots, stopping nine, on the road against Loyola Chicago (10/20) … Came up with a career best 10 saves against Saint Louis (10/9).
2021 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games with three starts in goal with a 1.51 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .800 save percentage … Recorded 52 saves on the season with four combined shutouts … Stopped a season high nine shots on the road against Boston College (8/23) … Came up with five saves and a second half shutout in an Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal win over St. Bonaventure (10/31).
2020-21 (Freshman): Started in net in four of eight games played ... Completed the season with a 0.18 goals-against-average and a .909 save percentage ... Held a 3-1-1 overall record with one shutout ... Made 10 saves, while allowing one goal ... Saved a season-best two shots, facing a season-high eight at Rhode Island (3/28) ... Matched a season-best two saves vs. Rhode Island (3/11) and vs. Saint Joseph's (3/25) ... Earned first collegiate win in the 2-1 victory at Fordham (3/21), making one save with four shots faced ... Secured first collegiate shutout at Rhode Island (3/28) with the Minutewomen winning 1-0.
Before UMass: Played club for Pleasanton RAGE under coach Darin Presler … Named to the Cal North State Team, Region IV Team and Costa Rica Interregional Tournament MVP during her career. Attended California High School, where she was a four-year varsity soccer player and three-year team captain.
Dowiak on Mendoza: Bella’s story for me is a different one: we didn’t have her on our radar at all until a tournament in spring 2019 where she happened to catch my eye in a warm up before one of her games. She just completely flew across the goal to make a save during warmups, so I decided to sit down and watch the rest of her warm up, watch her first game, and she blew me away. She is a fantastic shot stopper as a goalkeeper, but she suits the way that we play as good as any goalkeeper that I can imagine. She’s got great feet, she’s comfortable in distribution, she can play outside of her box.
2024 (Redshirt Senior): Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (9/9) … Placed her name seventh in the program’s all-time career saves (270) … Tied for fifth in the program’s all-time career shutouts (20) … Earned the start in all 21 games for the Minutewomen … Accumulated 1,890 minutes in net … Finished the year with a 1.100 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .736 save percentage … Put together a 13-5-3 overall record with a career-best nine shutouts … Stopped 64 saves on the season … Made a season-high six saves vs. Saint Louis (9/19) … Recorded nine games with four saves … Registered four straight shutouts at home (8/25-9/15) … Posted six of her nine shutouts at Rudd Field on the year … Ranked eighth in the A-10 with a 1.100 GAA … Tied for third in the league in total shutouts (nine) and averaged .429 shutouts per game … Was seventh in the A-10 with 64 total saves.
2023 (Senior): A two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (9/25; 10/23) … Started in goal in 16 of 18 games played … Finished the season with a 1.00 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .819 save percentage … Put together a 9-5-4 overall record with a career-best eight shutouts, including one combined … Made 77 total saves on the year … Turned aside a season-high nine shots with a first half shutout against Loyola Chicago (10/1) … Recorded four straight shutouts at home (8/31-9/21) … Tallied six of her eight shutouts at Rudd Field on the season .. Ranked third in the A-10 with a 1.00 GAA and a .819 save percentage … Was sixth in the league with eight shutouts and eighth with 77 saves.
2022 (Junior): Two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (9/19; 10/3) … Appeared in 15 games with 12 starts in goal, finishing with a 1.58 goals-against average (GAA) and a .779 save percentage … Had a 3-6 record on the year … Recorded 67 saves on the season with two combined shutouts … Faced a season-high 24 shots, stopping nine, on the road against Loyola Chicago (10/20) … Came up with a career best 10 saves against Saint Louis (10/9).
2021 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games with three starts in goal with a 1.51 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .800 save percentage … Recorded 52 saves on the season with four combined shutouts … Stopped a season high nine shots on the road against Boston College (8/23) … Came up with five saves and a second half shutout in an Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal win over St. Bonaventure (10/31).
2020-21 (Freshman): Started in net in four of eight games played ... Completed the season with a 0.18 goals-against-average and a .909 save percentage ... Held a 3-1-1 overall record with one shutout ... Made 10 saves, while allowing one goal ... Saved a season-best two shots, facing a season-high eight at Rhode Island (3/28) ... Matched a season-best two saves vs. Rhode Island (3/11) and vs. Saint Joseph's (3/25) ... Earned first collegiate win in the 2-1 victory at Fordham (3/21), making one save with four shots faced ... Secured first collegiate shutout at Rhode Island (3/28) with the Minutewomen winning 1-0.
Before UMass: Played club for Pleasanton RAGE under coach Darin Presler … Named to the Cal North State Team, Region IV Team and Costa Rica Interregional Tournament MVP during her career. Attended California High School, where she was a four-year varsity soccer player and three-year team captain.
Dowiak on Mendoza: Bella’s story for me is a different one: we didn’t have her on our radar at all until a tournament in spring 2019 where she happened to catch my eye in a warm up before one of her games. She just completely flew across the goal to make a save during warmups, so I decided to sit down and watch the rest of her warm up, watch her first game, and she blew me away. She is a fantastic shot stopper as a goalkeeper, but she suits the way that we play as good as any goalkeeper that I can imagine. She’s got great feet, she’s comfortable in distribution, she can play outside of her box.
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