Karen De Leon Class: Sophomore Hometown: Las Cruces, New Mexico High School: Mayfield Height: 5-10 Position: F Experience: 1L

2007 Season: Played in all 17 matches, while making nine starts ... finished the season with two goals and two assists for a total of six points ... connected on her first-career goal against UTSA ... also provided her first career assist earlier in the UTSA match ... had the assist on the game-winning goal by Zhaleh Rezaie against Nebraska ... had a career-high three shots against both UTSA and Missouri ... finished the season with 21 shots and 15 shots-on-goal ... her .714 shot-on-goal percentage was second highest on the team ... made her first career start against Texas State.

High School: Helped lead Mayfield High to First Team All-District all four years ... served as team captain 2005 and 2006 ... during her sophomore campaign named All-State Honorable Mention and All-Tourney at the Farmington High Tournament ... led Mayfield High to first team All-State and a second-place finish in the Snicker State Cup in 2005 ... honored with District Player of the Year and team MVP after leading the 5-A State in scoring her junior year ... participated in Regional in 2005 ... named second team All-State and 24kt Gold Student at Mayfield High School as a senior.

Personal: Born September 30, 1988 to Case De Leon and Gloria Marquez ... has a brother, Casey, and a sister, Cassandra ... currently plays for Rio Vista FC 89 who were State Champions in 2005 ... majoring in exercise sports science.