Bio

As a Junior: First team All-SSC…Daktronics first team All-South Region…NSCAA first team All-South Region…First team Daktronics All-America…Ranked Fifth in Division II with 2.19 points per game…Ranked ninth in goals per game with 0.857…Ranked 23rd in D2 in total assists with 10…Fourth in the country with 18 total goals…Ranked fourth with 46 total points…Scored nine game winning goals which was top in all of Division II… SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Appeared and started all 21 matches for UT, while logging 1732 minutes of action…Fired off 107 shots and averaged 5.1 shots per game, while boasting a shots on goal percentage of .561 she racked up 18 goals, 10 assists, and 46 points on the season… Cashed in nine game winning goals on the season…Lead the SSC in: goals, game winning goals, shots, shots per game, points, and points per game…Finished the season ranked 2nd in the SSC in goals per game…Also finished 8th in assists, and assists per game in the SSC… Logged 110 minutes or more on three separate occasions: Tusculum (9/12, Eckerd (10/22), and Barry (11/7)…Registered a shot in all 21 matches for the Spartans reach double digits three times Webber International (9/6), Georgia Southwestern (9.16), Warner(10/28).

As a Sophomore: First-team all-Sunshine State Conference...NSCAA second-team all-South Region...Daktronics first-team all-South Region...SSC Offensive Player of the Week (9/30)...SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Started all 21 games for the Spartans...Scored 15 goals and added four assists...Had a season high three goals in a 5-2 win against conference opponent Saint Leo(10/23)...Posted a total of 91 shots including 16 against Georgia Southwestern (9/7) and 13 against Florida Memorial (9/8)...Recorded 38 shots on goal including games with three or more shots on goal on 6 occasions...Was top six on the Spartans with a total of 1612 minutes played.

As a Freshman: First-team all-Sunshine State Conference…SSC Freshman of the Year…NSCAA first-team all-South Region…Daktronics first-team all-South Region…Daktronics honorable mention All-American…SSC Offensive Player of Week (9/24, 10/8, 10/29)… Started in 22 games while playing in 23 for the Spartans…Recorded a team-high 10 shots against Eckerd (9/15) and Nova Southeastern (10/16)…Had a team high five game winning goals on the year…Registered 89 shots on the year with 30 on goal…Had a season high four shots on goal on three occasions against Andersen (8/31), Florida Memorial (9/4), and Eckerd (9/15)…Attempted a shot in 19 of 23 games on the year including a season high six consecutive games (10/13-11/4)…Tallied nine assists on the year with a season high three against Saint Leo (10/24)…Appeared in five matches for 90 minutes or more including 102 minutes in SSC Championship against Rollins (11/4)…Played 1,753 total minutes on the year.

Club Highlights: Played club soccer for Tampa Bay United U18…Led team to Disney Qualifier championship…Club was finalists at the Disney Showcase.

High School: Attended Steinbrenner High School, playing for coach Teresa Patterson…Was named the 2011 4A Dairy Farmer Player of the Year…Also named 2011 Lutz News Player of the Year…Team leader in goals all four years…Four-time district champion…2011 regional and state champions…Captured state title in game played at UT’s Pepin Stadium…Three-time first-team all-Hillsborough county selection…Honored in 2011 as ESPN Florida all-star…Three-year team captain finish high school career with 97 goals and 67 assists…Set school records in career goals, assists and points.

Personal: Member of the Honor Roll…Volunteered at Feed the Homeless, summer soccer camps with Lutz Rangers and as a coach with U-10 Rangers girls team…Full name is Ciera Alyse Gonzalez…Daughter of Frank and Dana Gonzalez…Has two sisters, Miranda and Maresa...Criminology major...Birthdate: 10/30/1993.