MAX ALVAREZ JUNIOR • FORWARD • 5-10/160 Napa, Calif. (Napa High School)
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2010) Played in 14 games, starting 10 contests...tallied one goal and three assists for five total points...attempted 22 shots, placing nine on frame...scored the game-winning goal against Loyola Marymount on Sept. 17...had assists in the final three games of the season – against Cal State Bakersfield in the MPSF tournament championship and versus Santa Clara and UCLA in the NCAA Tournament...played in just three of eight non-conference games to start the season due to injury...played 720 total minutes, with season-high 88 coming against UCLA. AS A FRESHMAN (2009) Posted a spectacular freshman campaign as team’s leader in goals and points...earned second team all-freshman honors by Soccer America and second team all-MPSF recognition...led the MPSF in scoring with 10 goals and 23 points...the goal total is tied for the third highest single-season mark in program history while ranking fourth in points in a season...scored one of the biggest goals in Hornet history in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against UCLA...connected on an equalizing goal in the 75th minute from nearly 30 yards out to tie the match at 1-1...he totaled two goals in a game on three occasions which included both Sacramento State goals in a 2-1 upset of then No. 15 San Francisco...appeared in all 21 matches, making 18 starts. HIGH SCHOOL A 2009 graduate of Napa HS in Napa, Calif...was a four-year letterwinner for the Indians...three-time all-Monticello Empire League and all-Napa County...2008 Napa County Player of the Year after scoring 42 goals, leading Napa to a 15-9-2 record and the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs...scored 108 goals during the final three years of his career...also a standout on the football field, being named Napa County Special Teams Player of the Year after converting on 39-of-41 PAT’s, five field goals and registering 23 touchbacks...also earned all-league honors in golf...competed for Davis Legacy ‘91 at the club level...led the Legacy to the Disney Soccer Showcase championship in 2009, while earning tournament MVP honors. PERSONAL Born June 16, 1991...parents are Salvador and Antonia Alvarez...major is undeclared. CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2009 2010 TOTAL
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GP GS Min. G 21 18 1276 10 14 10 720 1 35 28 1996 11
A 3 3 6
Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 23 66 .152 30 .455 3 2-2 5 22 .045 9 .409 1 0-0 28 88 .125 39 .443 4 2-2
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