#6
Kristi Loroña
5-2
Forward
Junior
Tucson, Ariz.
Canyon del Oro HS
Club Team: Tucson United / Sereno Classics

General: Team's best attacker and offensive weapon... Great one-on-one abilities... Crafty dribbler... Scored four goals in one game during spring play... Is tied for eighth on the UA career list with five goals scored and is tied for ninth in total points (12)...

1999: Saw time in all but one match... Broke into the starting lineup for eight games... Finished third on the team in scoring with five goals and two assists (12 points)... Her five goals is 10th on the UA single-season list in that category... Had two gamewinning goals... Collected 22 shots... Notched only the fourth hat trick in school history as she led the UA to a 4-1 win over Oregon State (11/5/99)... Notched first goal in 3-2 loss at Washington State (10/29/99)... Scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Pepperdine (10/1/99)... Had season-highs of four shots against both Oregon State and Pepperdine... Assisted the final goal of a 4-3 loss at Texas-El Paso (9/23/99)... Assisted the second goal in a 3-2 overtime win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee (9/11/99)...

1998: Came off the bench in 11 matches... Collected three shots for the year... Had one shot each in games against Washington State (10/25/98), at Stanford (10/11/98) and at Wyoming (9/4/98)...

Prep: Chosen first team All-Southern Conference each of her four years at Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson... Team MVP both freshman and junior years... Three-time All-Tucson selection... Named second team All-Arizona as a senior... Tallied 27 goals and nine assists as a senior, setting a new school record for single season goals scored... Helped the Dorados to the state championship in 1997 and a league championship in 1998... Received Scholar-Athlete recognition and named Luz Hispanic Player of the Year... Played for club team Tucson United with current Wildcat Erin Nelson... Guest-played for club team Tempe Sereno, winning a state championship in 1998...

Personal: Born Kristi Marie Loroña on June 11, 1980 in Kearny, Ariz.... Daughter of Sam and Mary Loroña... Has a younger brother, Sammy... Majoring in nutrition science.

Loroña's Stats at Arizona
Year    GP      GS      Sh      G       A       Pts.    GWG
1998    11      0       3       0       0       0       0
1999    18      8       22      5       2       12      2
Career  29      8       25      5       2       12      2