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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

4 Kristel Chaves

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Liceo Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (LINSA)
  • Hometown San Jose, Costa Rica

Biography

Awards:
  • Third-Team All-Lone Star Conference (D) (2024)
  • College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Team (2024)

2024 (Senior):
Named to the 2024 LSC Preseason Players to Watch list... Named Third-Team All-LSC... Started in all 16 of her matches played for the second year in a row... Was one of five Falcons with at least 16 starts on the season... Was third on the team with 27 shots and 14 shots on goal... Helped lead a UTPB defense that recorded four shutouts and held its opponent to one goal or less 10 times... Boasted a shots-on-goal percentage of .519... Totaled a career-high 1,428 minutes played in her third season with the Falcons...  Three-year letter winner at UTPB... Started in 39 of 45 matches in her three seasons at UTPB, including all 32 matches over the last two seasons... Was named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team... Named to the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA for both semesters... Has been named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in each of the last five semesters (all with a 4.0 GPA)... Earned 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2023 (Junior):
Started all 16 games she played … Scored six goals with five assists for 17 points … Had a goal and an assist in three consecutive games: Midwestern State (Oct. 18), St. Edward’s (Oct. 21) and Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 25) … Set the season records for assists, goals and points since UTPB joined the Lone Star Conference … Ranked among the top-10 in the LSC for assists, goals and points per game... Has been an essential part of the Falcons, starting in 23 of 29 matches during her first two seasons at UTPB... Made the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters (4.0 GPA in both semesters).

2022 (Sophomore):
Played in 13 games, drawing the start in seven … Made the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring semester (4.0 GPA).

Louisiana Christian (2021):
Standout defender from San Jose, Costa Rica... Transferred to UTPB as a sophomore from Louisiana Christian... Played in 15 games, drawing the start in 13 … Led a tenacious defense which posted 11 shutouts … Helped the Wildcats go 16-2-1 and win the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament to qualify for the NAIA National Tournament … Was All-RRAC first team... Was a member of the RRAC All-Tournament Team... Was the RRAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Midfield
    0 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    Center Back
    0 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024Senior

    Defender
    5'4" 130 lbs
    4