2018 Soccer Roster

Mark Wagner
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Sun Belt Conference
Mark Wagner

Arola Aparicio Gili #11 M/F

  • Position:
    Midfielder/Forward
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Experience:
    3
  • Hometown:
    St Antoni de Vilamajor, Spain
  • High School:
    Taller Ginebro

Summary

Biography

2016 All-Sun Belt First Team
2017 All-Sun Belt First Team
2018 All-Sun Belt First Team


Career: Played in 72 games with 44 starts during her time at Little Rock...Tallied 16 goals and 11 assists for 43 total points...Ends her career 9th all-time in career goals (16) and 9th all-time in career assists (11)...Finishes her career with 43 points which lands her at 8th all-time...7th all-time in game-winning goals with five in her career...11th all-time in shots with 112...helped the Trojans win their first Sun Belt Championship and earn their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018.


2017 (Senior): The senior earned first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors for the third consecutive season in her final year wearing the maroon and silver..Named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament team...Earned Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week honors twice during the season (Week of Aug. 17, Week of Oct. 23)...Finished with a career high seven goals and four assists to earn 18 points...Scored her team's first goal of the season at Central Arkansas (Aug. 17)...Tallied a goal and assist against SEC opponent Kentucky (Aug. 19)...Scored game-winning goals against ULM, South Alabama and Georgia Southern in her impressive conference campaign...Scored in three consecutive matches from Oct. 14-21...Logged 1,161 minutes on the season, playing 96 minutes in the Sun Belt Conference Championship game.

2017 (Junior): A first team All-Sun Belt Conference selection, becoming the first player in program history to earn a pair of all-Sun Belt honors ... Finished with three goals and two assists on the year for eight points ... Scored the first goal of the year for Little Rock in the 2-1 win over Central Arkansas (Aug. 18) ... Tallied the equalizing goal in the 1-1 tie against Louisiana (Sept. 17) ... Scored the game-tying goal against Arkansas State (Nov. 1) in the Sun Belt tournament ... Notched assists at Texas (Aug. 25) and against Sam Houston State (Sept. 2) ... Ranked third on the team in both shots (35) and shots on goal (21) ... Registered four shots on goal against UCA in the season opener and three at Austin Peay (Sept. 10) ... Logged 1,432 minutes on the season, playing 90 minutes or more on a pair of occasions.

2016 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, becoming the first Trojan to earn that honor since 2009...Tied for the team lead in goals with five...Added five assists...Finished second on the team in points with 13...Tied for the second-most shots on the roster with 35...Scored two game-winning goals during the year...Played in 20 games and started 16...Played more than 1,000 minutes during the season...Scored all five of her goals in conference play...Scored her first goal of the season at Louisiana (Sept. 18)...Had a goal and an assist vs. Georgia State (Oct. 14)...Also scored goals against Appalachian State (Oct. 7), against Coastal Carolina (Oct. 9) and against Georgia Southern (Oct. 16)...Had a streak of four consecutive games with a goal from Oct. 7 to Oct. 16.

2015 (Freshman): Saw action in 10 games and started her final two as a freshman...Played a season-best 85 minutes in a 0-0 shutout against Troy (Oct. 25)...Saw 79 minutes of action and scored the Trojans' goal in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament against Appalachian State (Nov. 4)...Tallied two assists against UAPB (Sept. 8)...Finished seventh on the team with four total points...One of just seven players on the roster to have a goal and an assist during the year...Of her 14 shots on the season, 10 were on target.

Before Little Rock: Played seven years of soccer in high school…Saw the field as a right midfielder or right defender.
 
Personal: Born Sept. 24, 1997…Daughter of Ramon Aparicio and Elisenda Gili…Has an older brother, Marc, and an older sister, Laura…Plans to major in international business and international relations.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2015Freshman

    Midfielder/Defender
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2016Sophomore

    Forward
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2017Junior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'7"
    11