Igwe comes to Cal as one of the two most-highly touted of the Bears’ 10th-ranked incoming freshman class…plays simple from her central midfield spot…possesses a powerful shot…makes things look easy…good about maintaining possession and calming her team down…plays older than her age.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: U.S. alternate for the 2004 U19 World Championship in November…competed at a U.S. under-19 national team camp in March and played for the U19s at the Philips Lighting U-19 Women’s Soccer Invitational in April against teams from Holland, China and Japan…played for the U.S. at the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament May 28-June 6 in Ottawa, Canada…member of the U17 and U14 national team pools…named a 2004 Parade All-American in 2003, a 2004 NSCAA All-American and a 2004 McDonald’s All-American…selected one of the Top 25 rookies in the country in 2004, according to Soccer Buzz…named Cal High Sports and High School Sports Focus Player of the Year as a senior…picked as league MVP after leading the league in scoring for the third time as a senior at Notre Dame HS…overall during her prep career, posted 88 goals and 61 assists at Notre Dame…has garnered additional experience with the ODP youth national team pool and with the Northstars club team, which is coached by her father…recognized as the San Jose Mercury News’ freshman, sophomore and junior of the year…as a senior, the San Jose Mercury News named her its Player of the Year… undeclared major…her brother, Kelechi, is a junior forward/midfielder on the Santa Clara soccer team…her younger brother, Amaechi, is in the US Soccer’s residency program in Bradenton, Fla…her parents are Tony and Lisa Igwe…her father played soccer for the Nigerian national team following his career at the University of San Francisco (1975-79), where he was a member of two national championship teams…born July 21, 1986 in San Mateo.
