2012 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Zaina Mayer
- Position:
- MF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lincoln North Star HS
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
2012 -- Appeared in 18 games, while starting in three… Recorded one assist, which came in Kansas City’s 4-1 loss at Western Illinois (9/28)… Took six shots, placing one on-goal… Career wise in UMKC all-time history, sits second in goals (8), third in assists (5), second in points (21), fourth in shots (47), second in matches played (74) and five in minutes played (4469).
2011 -- Appeared 20 games (15 starts) as a midfielder... tied midfielder Ashley Gann for the second most goals scored (3) behind forward Taylor Bare (8)... notched one assist... went 2-for-2 in penalty kicking situations... finished with seven points... named to the weekly College Soccer 360 Primetime Performer Honor Roll on Oct. 10 after scoring the game-winning goal against IPFW (Oct. 7) via penalty kick and an assist against Oakland (Oct. 9)... took 11 shots, placing four on-goal for a .364 shot-on-goal percentage... named a Distinguished Scholar and to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team.
2010 -- Started in all 18 games... recorded two assists for two points... tallied first assist at Youngstown State (Sept. 5) and second at IUPUI (Oct. 3)... took 12 shots, placing six of them on goal... recorded a season-high three shots at South Dakota (Aug. 27)... named a Distinguished Scholar and to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League squad.
2009 -- Started 16 games and appeared in 18 contests as a freshman... scored the program's first goal against Northern Iowa on Sept. 4... led the `Roos in goals (5), points (11), shots (18) and shots-on-goal (10)... recorded a .556 shot-on-goal percentage... recorded one assist against Murray State (Sept. 13)... scored back-to-back goals in the Panther Invitational... named to The Summit League Fall Academic all-League team... recipient of UMKC's Sam Davidson Award, which is presented annually to a student-athlete who best exemplifies the ideals of scholarship, sportsmanship and goodwill.
High School -- Two-time all-city, all-Heartland Conference and Class A all-State honorable mention honoree... also earned Nebraska State Activities Association Academic All-State honors... holds five records at Lincoln North Star High School, including single game goals (5), single season goals (11), career goals (20), single season points (28) and career points (54)... played for head coach Matt Avery... on the honor roll, a convocation recipient and a scholar athlete award winner all four years... received an academic letter for a weighted 4.18 GPA in 2009... a member of the National Honors Society in 2008-09... also a member of the National Forensics League, varsity speech and was the Class A State Speech Finalist in “Informative Public Speaking”... also a member of the volleyball and basketball teams.
Personal -- Born on March 20, 1991, in Galveston, Texas... daughter of Robert and Marcy Mayer... has one younger sister, Elaina... a member and team captain of the Region II ODP Championship team, which was the first team (boys or girls) out of the state of Nebraska to win the championship... majoring in dentistry.
