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2021 Women's Soccer Roster

Andrés Leighton

27 Lece Aviles

  • Class
    Senior
  • Height
    5-4
  • Hometown
    Aztec, N.M.
  • High School
    Aztec HS
  • Position
    Defender
  • Major
    Early Childhood Education

Biography

Honors and Awards
All-WAC Honorable Mention (2020-21)
2019 Academic All-WAC Team
WAC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21)

2021 (Senior) | The leader of the Aggies' defensive corps, closed out her collegiate career by playing - and starting - all 20 of the team's contests...One two players on the team who started each of the Aggies' 20 games...Logged a team-high 1,775 minutes...Finished the season with 17 full games played (every minute of the game)...Took her only shot of the season during a home setback to in-state rival New Mexico (Sept. 16). 

2020-21 (Junior): Season postponed to the spring due to COVID-19...Played in all 19 games for the Aggies and made 18 starts...Anchored the Aggies back line that allowed just 38 goals...Tallied the second-most minutes on the team...Named to the All-WAC Honorable Mention. 

2019 (Sophomore): Started 18 games for the Aggies...Took one shot for the Aggies against Seattle on Oct. 12...Named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 21...Named to the Academic All-WAC Team.

2018 (Freshman): Made 11 appearances as a forward…notched a career-high two shots at against Pacific on 8/26…recorded first career shot on goal at Grand Canyon (10/19).

High School: Was a four-year letter winner at Aztec High School with future teammate Grace Olson…helped guide AHS to an 18-3 overall record and undefeated run (10-0) in district play with 14 goals and 15 assists as a senior, earning first-team all-district and second-team all-state honors…led the Tigers to back-to-back state quarterfinal appearances her sophomore and junior season…picked up second-team all-state and second-team all-district honors as a sophomore…was also an all-district honorable mention recipient her junior year…picked up honorable mention all-state and all-district awards after pacing Aztec High School to an 8-0 district finish with state tournament semifinal appearance…was also a track letter winner for the Tigers…earned back-to-back district championships in the 100m dash the last two years...was also the 200m and long jump district champion in 2017…member of the track & field team that won the state championship in 2015…excelled in the classroom, earning all-academic honors all four years.
 
Personal: Daughter of Jusen and Tia Aviles…has and older sister, Avry, and a younger brother, Anthony…aunt Callie Lovato played soccer at New Mexico Highlands while uncle Nick Lovato played baseball at New Mexico State from 1993-95...majoring in early childhood education.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2018Freshman

    Forward
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2019Sophomore

    Defender
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2020Junior

    Defender
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2021Senior

    Defender
    5'4"
    27