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5-5, JUNIOR – MIDFIELD TUCSON, ARIZ. (SALPOINTE CATHOLIC HS) JESSICA CULVER 2010: Limited to one game played due to injury. 2009: Battled injuries throughout the season, but proved to be a valuable asset when healthy ... Appeared in 15 games and started eight, all in the midfield ... Put a shot in the back of the net vs. UC Santa Barbara, the first of her career ... Picked up confidence as the season went on as evident by her five of seven total shots on the season were taken in her final three games. 2008: Appeared in nine matches for the Wildcats as a freshman playing the midfield position ... Made season debut in a 4-0 win over Weber State (9/5) ... Appeared in seven of the nine Pac-10 games the Wildcats played ... In addition to Weber State, appeared in games against UC Santa Barbara, USC, UCLA, Stanford, California, Oregon State, Oregon and Washington. Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Salpointe Catholic in Tucson, Ariz. ... Captain her senior season ... Scored 14 goals (three game winners) and three assists to lead Salpointe Catholic to a 21-3 record ... Honor Roll in 2006, 2007, and 2008 and Scholar Athlete A1A Honor Roll member 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 ... Honorable mention all-city in 2005 ... Club, Tucson Soccer Academy, 2004 regional semi-finalists. Why did you choose to attend The University of Arizona? It's close to home and a great school academically. What is your favorite quote? "The vision of a champion is someone bent over, drenched in sweat at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching." – Anson Dorrance Do your teammates have a nickname for you? Jess, Jculv What is your favorite movie? Step Brothers What is your best soccer memory to date? My best memory is my goal against Santa Barbara. PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO INDEX 6 5-5, JUNIOR – MIDFIELD/FORWARD NOGALES, ARIZ. (NOGALES HS) SUSANA MELENDEZ 2010: Played in six games as a reserve … Earned a career- high 36 minutes played against Ohio State (Sept. 19) … Played 14 minutes in UA's 4-2 victory over Cal Poly (Sept. 5). 2009: Battled injury but played in seven games with one start ... Registered a shot in 142 minutes played. 2008: Joined the team as a walk-on. Prep: Four-year letterwinner in soccer and cross country and three-year letterwinner at Nogales High School in Nogales, Ariz. ... Team captain for three years ... Two-time first-team all-city selection in 2007 and 2008 ... An all-state honorable mention selection in 2008 ... Three-time cross country regional champion ... Three-time Team MVP in cross country ... Two-time regional champion in cross country in 2007 and 2008 ... Played for club team Calcio/Arizona Rush under Nick Vitale and Sean Ochoa ... Team captain for club team ... Team finished first in Capa Cakio. Personal: Born Susana Renee Melendez on Nov. 16, 1989 in Tucson, Ariz. ... Daughter of Arturo and Lilia Melendez ... Has an older brother, Arturo. Why did you choose to attend The University of Arizona? It's always been home for me and I came to play soccer. Who is your favorite professional athlete? Lionel Messi What is your favorite movie? Finding Nemo or Ocean's Eleven Do you have any game day superstitions to prepare for matches? I have to do the sign of the cross every single time I enter the field. What is your best soccer memory to date? My best memory is beating ASU and singing Bear Down on their field.