2017 Soccer Roster
Roster
Mayra Pelayo
- Position:
- MF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- The Benjamin School
2015 SEC All-Freshman Team
2018:
· Slide in to score 10th collegiate goal in 6-0 win at Kentucky
· Led Florida with six assists
· Made season debut versus Southern Cal due to spring shin surgery.
2017:
· Hit only goal of match three minutes remaining in opening half in NCAA Second Round win versus South Florida
· Goal in fifth minute was game-winner versus No. 24 Mississippi
· Tied for third among Gators with four goals and 10 points
· Provided assist on Gabby Seiler’s tying goal versus then No. T-1 Stanford
· Started 22 matches, playing entirety of overtime matches at Florida Atlantic and versus No. 11 Texas A&M
· Traveled to Sweden in June with U.S. Under-23 National Team for 2017 Four-Nations Nordic Tournament
· Started first match (3-0 win versus Norway) and U.S. was unbeaten at event
· Called into March 2017 U-23 camp, held in Orlando
2016:
· Appeared in every match, with 19 starts at attacking midfield
· Fourth among Gators with four goals and 17 points and tied for second with nine assists – all collegiate season-high totals
· For second consecutive year, scored Florida’s first goal of season (versus Iowa State)
· Turned in first multi-goal match with a pair of goals at Oklahoma State
· Provided only goal of match in 1-0 win versus Mississippi State
· Called in two U.S. Under 19 (March 12-19 & May 14-21) and U-20 (Jan. 3-10, April 1-8) National Team camps in 2016
2015:
· Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team
· First shot of collegiate career scored from 22 yards for game-winner at No. 17 UCF
· Provided assist on Savannah Jordan’s final goal at Miami and Jordan’s goal versus then No. 6 Texas A&M
· Also registered assist on Brooke Sharp’s goal at Florida International
· Drew penalty kick which started Gators’ scoring at Auburn
· Started 12 matches at attacking midfield
· Listed at No. 22 on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Postseason Top 100 Freshman list
High School:
· 2015 TopDrawerSoccer.com Winter All-America Second Team
· Florida Athletics Coaches Association All-State 2A selection as a senior
· Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Post 3A-2A-1A Player of Year as a senior after scoring 18 goals and adding eight assists
· First-team all-county as a sophomore and junior
· Member of The Benjamin School as a junior and senior – reaching Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A regional semifinals in 2014 and regional quarterfinal in 2015
· Part of Sun Sentinel’s Class 2014 3A-2A-1A first team after scoring 13 goals and turning in 21 assists
· Played for American Heritage-Delray High School as an eighth-grader, freshman and sophomore, scoring 16 goals and 34 assists as a sophomore
· American Heritage H.S. won 2011 and 2012 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 2A title and reached 2013 regional final
Club:
· TopDrawerSoccer.com Four-star recruit
· Member of U.S. Under 15 Girls National Team in 2012
· Part of U.S. Youth U17 National Team roster
· Attended 96/97 national identification camps in 2011
· Five-year member of Palm Beach Magic Jack 96/97 club team, winners of 2014 Under 18 Gator Soccer Showcase, 2012 and 2011 Disney Soccer Showcase and 2012 and 2011 Florida State Cup titles
· 2013 Disney Showcase and 2014 Florida State Cup runner-up
· Coached by Jayson Chung at Magic Jack
Major: Family Youth and Community Sciences
| Pelayo’s Collegiate Statistics | ||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Min. | Shots | G (GW) | A | Pts. |
| 2015 | 23/12 | 1,036 | 25 | 1 (1) | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 23/19 | 1,451 | 38 | 4 (1) | 9 | 17 |
| 2017 | 23/22 | 1,566 | 35 | 4 (3) | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15-13 | 1,054 | 22 | 1 (0) | 6 | 8 |
| Totals | 84/63 | 5,107 | 120 | 10 (5) | 20 | 40 |
