2017 Soccer Roster

Mark Wagner
Nelson Chenault
Chris Brashers
Justin Manning
Justin Manning
Justin Manning

Fali Garuba #20 F

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Experience:
    2
  • Hometown:
    Pflugerville, Texas
  • High School:
    John B. Connally HS

Summary

Biography

2014 All Sun Belt Second Team
2017-18 Little Rock Heart of a Trojan Award winner


Career: Played in 75 games during her Trojan career with 45 starts ... Finished her career with 18 goals and 11 assists for 47 total points ... Ends her Little Rock career ninth in goals (18), tied for seventh in assists (11) and ninth in points (47) ... Her 123 shots rank eighth all-time while her four game-winning goals is tied for eighth all-time.

2017 (Senior): Saw action in 17 games with four starts for Little Rock ... Finished with a pair of goals on the year, finding the back of the net in the win over Sam Houston State (Sept. 2) ... Notched a goal in the 3-1 win over Appalachian State (Oct. 13) ... Posted 13 shots on the year, putting eight on goal ... Logged 604 minutes, including a season-high 92 against Texas State (Oct. 15) ... Named the 2017-18 Kevin Crass Heart of a Trojan Award winner at the annual Senior Honors Luncheon.

2016 (Junior): Played in all 21 games for the Trojans, starting in five...Scored three goals and added three assists to finish tied for fourth on the team with nine points...Scored a goal at Missouri State (Aug. 26) that would prove to be the game-winner...Also scored at UAPB (Aug. 30) and at Coastal Carolina (Oct. 9)...Took 27 total shots including 12 on goal...Played in nearly 900 minutes over the course of the year.

2015 (Sophomore): Finished fourth on the roster with 11 total points and third on the roster with four goals...Also tallied three assists on the season, the third-most among Trojans...Scored two goals against UAPB (Sept. 8)...Tallied a goal at Missisippi Valley State (Sept. 17)...Scored a goal against Georgia State (Oct. 4)...Picked up an assist in the season opener at Tennessee Tech (Aug. 21)...Played in and started in 18 games on the year, seeing more than 1,300 minutes of action...Took 43 total shots on the year and a team-high 23 shots on goal.

2014 (Freshman): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team at the conclusion of her first season with the team...Led Little Rock with nine goals and 23 total points...Also had five assists on the season...Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals...Scored her nine goals in nine different games...Started the season by scoring points in six of her first eight games...Started in 18 games and played in 19 out of 20 in 2014...Tallied the game-winning goal against Nicholls (Sept. 29)...Also had the game-winner at Northwestern State (Sept. 5)...Got the game-winning goal at Missouri State (Sept. 19)...Picked up her first two-assist game at ULM, assisting on the game-winning goal...Took 40 shots on the season including 24 on goal...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2014-15 academic year.

Before Little Rock: Named her high school’s best female athlete two years in a row while serving as captain of her soccer team as a junior and senior…Named the district’s offensive MVP in her sophomore year and the district’s overall MVP in her junior year…Was a two-time all-tournament MVP and named Academic All-District during her high school career…Played club soccer for the Dallas Texans Elite Clubs National League team as well as the Austin Texans and PAYSL United 97.

Personal: Daughter of Zina Garuba…Plans to study nursing and attend medical school.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2014Freshman

    Forward
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2015Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2016Junior

    Forward
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2017Senior

    Forward
    5'8"
    20