AT DELAWARE
Fifth-year team member • three-year letterwinner • goalkeeper who will battle to become second-year starter after three years as a backup • has played in 17 career games with 14 starts and owns a 7-6-1 record • has played 1,374 minutes and has a 1.0 goals against average • has 55 saves and a .763 save percentage to go with five shutouts.
Played in and started nine games during her junior season • tallied three shutouts - vs. Saint Francis, Marist, and James Madison - and recorded a season and career-high eight saves in 2-2 tie with Northeastern • registered 34 total saves on the season and a 1.27 goals against average(6th in Colonial Athletic Association) • 3.78 saves per game ranked No. 5 in the CAA • split time in goal with sophomore Kailyn Rekos throughout the season and played 849:17 minutes • accrued a .739 save percentage (No. 7 in CAA) • tallied a 4-4-1 record.
Team's No. 2 goalkeeper behind senior Jess Levy • played in three games, starting road contests at Georgetown and George Mason • had 1.40 goals against average and .667 save pct. in 192:43 minutes • earned win in 3-0 victory over George Mason when she posted the shutout and made three saves • had two saves in the loss to Georgetown and had one save in 12:43 minutes in backup role vs. William & Mary. • helped team tie for Colonial Athletic Association lead with just 1.0 goals allowed per game • team went 9-7-3 and advanced to the CAA Tournament quarterfinals for head coach Scott Grzenda.
2012 SEASON
No. 2 goalkeeper behind Levy • saw action in five contests, receiving the starting nod on three occasions • allowed just two goals on 37 shots to register a .882 save percentage • tallied a 0.54 goals against average • earned a 2-1-0 record • recorded first collegiate shutout and win on Sept. 9 at Delaware State • stopped a season-high eight shots against William & Mary on Oct. 12 • team went 9-8-1 and advanced to the CAA Tournament quarterfinals for Grzenda.
2011 SEASON
Did not see action for the Blue Hens • team went 10-7-4 and advanced to CAA Tournament semifinals for Grzenda.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year member of the Mainland Regional High School team as a goalkeeper • guided her team to a Cape Atlantic league championship • holds school record for most shutouts • three-time CAL first team selection • named third team All-South Jersey twice • played with former Blue Hen player Kelsea Kneisel • named to Merit Roll.
PERSONAL
Jessica "Jess" Figueroa ("fig-you-row-uh") • daughter of Victor Figueroa and Alejandra Pedraza • born Apr. 24, 1993 • health & physical education major at Delaware • has an older sister, Adriana, and younger brother Victor Manuel Figueroa Jr. • first member of her family to attend college in America • Spanish was her first language • hobbies include coaching soccer and lacrosse, going to the beach, hanging out with friends, traveling and baking • began playing soccer at age five as a field player and switched to keeper at age 10 • chose the University of Delaware because of its atmosphere, the team, and the coaches.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP/GS | Min. | GA (Avg.) |
Save (Pct.) |
Record | Shutouts |
| 2014 | 9/9 | 849:17 | 12 (1.27) | 34 (.739) | 4-4-1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3/2 | 192:43 | 3 (1.40) |
6 (.667) |
1-1-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5/3 | 332:33 | 2 (0.54) |
15 (.882) |
2-1-0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 17/14 | 1374:33 | 17 (1.00) |
55 (.763) |
7-6-1 |
5 |
CAREER HIGHS
Saves: 8 vs. William & Mary (10/12/12); Northeastern (10/24/14)
Minutes: 110:00 vs. Northeastern (10/24/14)
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Height: | 5'5" |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Linwood, N.J. |
| High School: | Mainland Regional |
| Major: | Health & Physical Education |
| Experience: | 3 Letters |
