Maleah Evans

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
High School:
Choices Charter
Prev School:
City College of San Francisco

PRONUNCIATION

2024: Played in 20 matches and started in four … scored three points behind a goal and an assist … goal came by penalty kick against Western Illinois on Aug. 29 … Dished an assist in SDSU’s Senior Day victory over Oral Roberts on Oct. 27 … competed for 569 minutes over course of season … appeared for a season-high 51 minutes in Sept. 1 match at Green Bay … played in all three matches part of The Summit League tournament along with the NCAA Tournament contest at Minnesota on Nov. 15.

2023: Played in all 20 matches in debut season for the Jackrabbits … competed for 691 minutes … had season-high appearances of 54 minutes against Kansas City (Oct. 22) and in NCAA tournament game at Nebraska (Nov. 10) … recorded five points behind two goals and an assist … assist came in Aug. 24 victory at Drake … scored game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Grand Canyon on Sept. 7 … registered another goal next game on Sept. 10 in win against Green Bay … accumulated 12 shots with six on goal.

Background: Completed her first two seasons of soccer at the junior college level at City College of San Francisco … spent the past three years at City College of San Francisco with the last two seasons serving as a major contributor for the Rams … in the fall of 2021, Evans spearheaded a conference championship team offensively by scoring 14 goals and dishing out six assists to finish second on the team with 34 points … she finished the year with team highs in shots (55) and game winners (5) while registering a shots on goal percentage of .745 … was named a first-team all-conference performer and her conference's Freshman of the Year … continued her stellar play in 2022 … played and started in 19 games for a second consecutive season and saw her statistics improve … she scored 20 goals and had eight assists for a team-best 48 points … again led her squad in shots (64) and game winners (3), while also owning a strong shots on goal percentage of .734 … the 2022 campaign saw Evans earn her conference's Player of the Year award … was also named to the 2022 All-State and All-Northern California Teams by the CCCSCA .. led a team that finished the 2022 season ranked No. 13 in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches Poll … she ended her tenure at CCSF with 10 multi-goal games, which included four hat tricks, and two games with three assists.