2004 Women's Soccer Roster

12 Kristi Tanaka

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Torrance, CA
  • High School West Torrance HS

Biography

Career Ended her career ranked sixth in the Highlanders history books for points; ninth in goals; tied for second in assists; fourth in shots; tied for fifth in shots on goal; tied for first in matches played, and first in matches started ...

2004
Named First-Team All-Big West ... Named to the Soccerbuzz All-West Region Third Team ... One of just five Highlanders players to start in all 19 games on the year ... Tied for fifth on the team in assists ... Scored her lone goal of the year in a 1-1 2OT tie at Pacific on Oct. 17 ... Recorded one assist on three occasion - on a Jenna Leonti goal against Fresno State on Aug. 27; on a Kaci McElrath game-winner at Southern Utah on Sept. 27; and on an Amber Plumlee goal at UC Irvine on Oct. 29 ...

2003 Named First-Team All-Big West ... Ranked third on the team in points and goal and fifth in assists ... One of just two Highlanders players to start in all 21 games on the year ... Recorded three goals in a four-game span - the game-winner vs. Central Michigan to open the season on Aug. 29; at Northern Arizona on Aug. 31; and against Hawaii on Sept. 8 ... Assisted Vanessa Chanez' game-winner at Wyoming on Sept. 26 ...

2002 Named Second-Team All-Big West ... Tied for second on the team in assists ... Recorded the first goal of her career vs. Eastern Washington on Sept. 15 and added the second at Long Beach State on Oct. 20 ... Posted one assist on three occasions - on a Jessica Armel goal against Hawaii on Sept. 8; on Kelly Hurley's game-winner against Idaho on Oct. 13; and on the team's game-winning goal at Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 8 ...

2001 Named Second-Team All-Big West ... One of four Highlanders to start all 17 matches on the year ... Dished out her first collegiate assist on a Jessica Armel goal in a 2-1 loss to Cal State Northridge on October 7 ...

High School Played soccer for four seasons at the varsity level ... Was team captain for two seasons ... Was named First-Team All-CIF Division III, First-Team All-Bay and Defensive MVP as a senior ...

Personal Kristi Naomi Tanaka is the daughter of Sam and Terry Tanaka ... Majoring in criminal justice ... Wants to be an investigative district attorney or an FBI agent ... Listens to the Dixie Chicks and New Found Glory ...



Year Team GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT
2001 UCR 17-17 0 1 1 11 .000 4 .364   0 0-0
2002 UCR 19-18
2
3
7
12
.167
6 .500   0 0-0
2003 UCR 21-21
3
1
7
23
.130
11
.478

1
0-0
2004 UCR 19-19
1
3
5
16
.062
8
.500

0
0-0
  Totals 76-75
6
8
20
62
.097
29
.468

1
0-0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2001Freshman

    Defender
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2002Sophomore

    Defender
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2003Junior

    Defender
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2004Senior

    Defender
    5'8"
    12