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8 Megan Santa Cruz

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Burbank, Calif.
  • High School Notre Dame HS
  • Major Undeclared (Business)

Biography

Transferred from WSU to Purdue in spring 2025.
 
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM CAREER
  • Member of the US women’s national team pool
  • Called up for U-17 US Girls National Team virtual camp in February 2021
  • Called up to the U-15 Girls Youth National Team ID camp in October 2019
WASHINGTON STATE CAREEER
Sophomore (2024) – Named All-WCC Honorable Mention…played and started all 19 matches, finishing the season with three goals and five assists, all notched in WCC action…played over 1,300 minutes…all three goals came against conference foes, beginning with a goal and assist at Pepperdine (Oct. 2)…went on to deliver assists in three-consecutive games and four in five games, concluding at Gonzaga, Oct. 19…in final game as a Coug, scored a brace with two goals and an assist in the season finale win over Pacific (Nov. 9)…West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention.

Freshman (2023) – Played in all 19 matches, starting 18 of them, and finished the season with 1,188 minutes played…scored first-career goal against San Diego State, Aug. 31, netting the game-winner in the fifth minute…first-career assist came in win at Arizona, Oct. 5, finding Margie Detrizio for the equalizer in the 55th minute…named to the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list at No. 23…registered second assist in tie at Oregon State, playing fellow freshman Reagan Kotschau late in the first half…garnered Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honors and finished No. 56 in the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 10 Freshmen List.
 
COLLEGE HONORS AND AWARDS
  • 2024 All-WCC Honorable Mention
  • 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Freshmen, No. 23
  • 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100 Freshmen, No. 56
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Two-time First Team All-Sunshine League midfielder out of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. … led the Knights in scoring every season since freshman year … led Notre Dame to a 15-4-3 record during junior season and a second-place league finish … competed for the LA Surf in club soccer … club's leading goal scorer for three seasons … named to the Surf's club showcase, netting the game-winning goal.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2023Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2024Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    8