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Career Highlights

  • Two-time NCAA Champion (2017, 2019)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Champion (2017-19)
  • Three College Cup Appearances (2017-19)
  • Member of the United States U-23 national team
  • Two-time MAC Hermann Trophy winner (2018-19)
  • Three-time ESPNW Player of the Year (2017-19)
  • Two-time TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year
  • Honda Cup winner for women's soccer (2019)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Forward of the Year (2017-18)
  • Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year (2019)
  • Three-time All-America first team (2017-19)
  • Three-time United Coaches All-West Region first team (2017-19)
  • Three-time College Cup All-Tournament team (2017-19)
  • Two-time MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist (2018-19)
  • Three-time MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2017-19)
  • Two-time MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List (2018-19)
  • Three-time TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2017)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman team (2017)
  • TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI (2017)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America second team (2019)
  • Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 (2019)
  • United Coaches Academic All-America first team (2019)
  • United Coaches All-Pacific Region first team (2018)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic (2018)

As a Senior (2020-21)

  • Forewent her senior season to begin her professional career, signing a contract with Lyon of France's Division 1

As a Junior (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

  • MAC Hermann Trophy winner
  • Honda Cup winner for women's soccer
  • MAC Hermann Trophy finalist
  • ESPNW Player of the Year
  • ESPNW All-America
  • TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year
  • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
  • College Cup All-Tournament team
  • All-America first team
  • United Coaches Scholar All-America first team
  • United Coaches Scholar All-West Region first team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America second team
  • United Coaches All-West Region first team
  • Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7)
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1)
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 27)
  • 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy watch list
  • Set virtually every program record in 2019, scoring 32 goals with 23 assists while starting all 25 games
  • Led the nation in goals, assists, points, shots and game-winning goals
  • Point total (87) is the third-most in NCAA history and the most in program history by 22
  • Scored both of Stanford’s goals in a 2-1 win at No. 6 Penn State
  • Scored twice against Penn (Aug. 30)
  • Career-high seven points against San Jose State with two goals and a career-high three assists (Sept. 1)
  • First career hat trick at San Francisco (Sept. 8), also hitting the crossbar three times
  • Assisted the only goal of Stanford’s 1-0 win at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 15)
  • Scored two goals, including the game winner, and had one assist in Stanford’s 3-2 win at No. 3 USC (Sept. 28)
  • Two goals and two assists against No. 14 Washington State (Oct. 3)
  • Scored against Washington (Oct. 6)
  • Scored at Oregon State (Oct. 10)
  • Scored twice and assisted Madison Haley’s goal at Oregon (Oct. 13)
  • One goal and one assist at Colorado (Oct. 24)
  • One goal and two assists at Utah (Oct. 27)
  • One goal and one assist against Arizona State (Oct. 31)
  • Two goals and two assists against Arizona (Nov. 3)
  • Two assists against California (Nov. 8)
  • Four goals and five assists against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 15)
  • Two goals against Hofstra (Nov. 22)
  • One goal against No. 18 Penn State (Nov. 24)
  • Two goals against No. 4 BYU (Nov. 29)
  • Scored her penalty kick in Stanford’s title-clinching penalty shootout against No. 2 North Carolina (Dec. 8)

As a Sophomore (2018) • Pac-12 Champions

  • ESPNW Player of the Year
  • MAC Hermann Trophy winner
  • TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year
  • All-America first team
  • Pac-12 Forward of the Year
  • College Cup All-Tournament team
  • United Coaches All-Pacific Region first team
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team
  • MAC Hermann Trophy watch list
  • TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI first team
  • Scored 14 goals, including five game winners, with eight assists in 13 starts from 19 total appearances
  • Led Pac-12 play in goals per game (1.12), points per game (2.50), game-winning goals (3) and shots per game (6.38)
  • Scored and had an assist in Stanford's 2-0 win over Tennessee in the NCAA Quarterfinal (Nov. 23)
  • Scored and had one assist in Stanford's 4-1 win over Ole Miss (Nov. 16)
  • Tied a Stanford record with her seventh career postseason assist in the Cardinal's 3-0 win over Seattle University (Nov. 9)
  • Scored an extraordinary volley in Stanford's 1-1 tie at Washington State, the No. 4 play on Sportscenter that evening (Oct. 28)
  • Netted both of Stanford's goals in a 2-0 win at Washington (Oct. 25)
  • Scored twice off the bench in a 7-0 win against Colorado (Oct. 21)
  • Assisted Jordan DiBiasi's goal in a 3-0 win at Oregon State (Oct. 7)
  • Scored a spectacular 25-yard free kick in overtime to deliver Stanford a 1-0 win at Oregon (Oct. 4)
  • Scored twice in a 3-2 win over No. 16 UCLA, including a spectacular volley from outside the box for her second of the night (Sept. 27)
  • Scored and assisted Jordan DiBiasi's goal in a 2-0 win over Arizona (Sept. 21)
  • Had two assists in Stanford's 2-1 overtime win against No. 2 North Carolina, including the assist on Madison Haley's game-winning goal (Sept. 9)
  • Had an assist in Stanford's 3-1 win against Notre Dame (Sept. 7)
  • Scored Stanford's opening goal in a 2-0 win at BYU (Aug. 30)
  • Scored twice in Stanford's 5-1 win against San Francisco (Aug. 24)

As a Freshman (2017) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

  • ESPNW Player of the Year
  • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
  • TopDrawerSoccer Freshman of the Year
  • Pac-12 Forward of the Year
  • All-America first team
  • All-Pacific Region first team
  • MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • College Cup All-Tournament team
  • Led the nation in points (50) and assists (16)
  • Fifty points ranks behind only Kelley O’Hara (2009 – 65) and Christen Press (2010 – 60, 2009 – 58) for fourth on Stanford’s all-time single-season list. Her 16 assists ties Press for most, all-time, and her 17 goals ranks sixth.
  • Had two assists in Stanford’s 3-2 win over UCLA in the College Cup final (Dec. 3).
  • Assisted Jordan DiBiasi’s second goal in a 2-0 win over South Carolina (Dec. 1).
  • Opened the scoring in the second minute of Stanford’s 4-0 NCAA quarterfinal win against Penn State (Nov. 24). Goal came from a 25-yard free kick, also assisting Kyra Carusa’s goal.
  • Scored Stanford’s second goal in a 2-0 win over Auburn in the NCAA second round (Nov. 17).
  • Scored in her playoff debut and added two assists during Stanford’s 9-1 opening-round NCAA win over Utah Valley (Nov. 11).
  • Scored the only goal in Stanford’s 1-0 win over California (Nov. 3).
  • Netted a spectacular 30-yard free kick in a 3-1 win at No. 5 USC, also earning one assist (Oct. 29).
  • Scored and assisted two others in Stanford’s 6-0 win over Oregon State (Oct. 22).
  • Scored twice and had one assist in Stanford’s 4-0 win over Oregon (Oct. 19). One goal was a 35-yard free kick and the other was a full volley from outside the box.
  • Scored and assisted another in Stanford’s 6-0 win over Arizona State (Oct. 1)
  • Had one assist in Stanford’s 2-1 win at Washington State (Sept. 21).
  • Scored her eighth goal of the season in a 7-0 win against Yale, assisting another (Sept. 10).
  • Scored one goal and had one assist in an 8-0 win over San Francisco (Sept. 8).
  • Had one goal and one assist in a 7-0 win against Navy (Sept. 3).
  • Scored in Stanford’s 4-0 win against No. 10 Georgetown, registering her first career assist (Sept. 1).
  • Scored in Stanford’s 3-2 loss at No. 8 Florida (Aug. 25).
  • Scored twice in a 5-0 win against Wisconsin (Aug. 20).
  • Got her first career goal in her first career appearance at Marquette (Aug. 18).
  • Unofficially opener her account with a goal in Stanford’s 2-1 exhibition win at UC Davis (Aug. 10).

National Team Experience

  • Camped with the senior national team twice (Oct. 2020, Jan. 2021)
  • Received her waiver from FIFA to represent the United States senior national team (Jan. 13)
  • Member of the United States U-23 national team
  • Has trained with the United States national setup at the U-14 and U-15 levels
  • U-15 Girl’s National Team Camp in Carson, Calif. (2013)
  • U-15 Girl’s National Team Camp in Chula Vista, Calif. (2013)
  • U-14 Girl’s National Team Camp in Cason, Calif. (2012)

High School/Club

  • Prepped at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego
  • 2014 CIF semifinalist
  • 2014 State semifinalist
  • 2014 All-CIF First Team
  • Broke high school record for more goals scored in a single season (34 in 23 appearances)
  • Played for San Diego Surf Soccer Club (2012-17)
  • Runner-up at the 2017 U-18 championship
  • Third place at the 2016 U-17 championship
  • Third place at the 2013 U-14 championship
  • U-15 Elite Clubs National League champion in 2014
  • All-time ECNL top scorer with 165 career goals
  • Three-time ECNL top scorer with 50 goals in 2012-13, 42 goals in 2013-14 and 43 goals in 2016-17
  • Three-time youth NSCAA All-American (2014-16)

Personal

  • Daughter of Jose and Ana Maria Macario
  • Has an older brother, Steve
  • Cousin played professional soccer in Brazil
  • Organized a collective soccer donation of equipment and clothing for children in Brazil