Texas Tech University Athletics
2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Faith Nguyen
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mater Dei
- Hometown:
- Costa Mesa, Calif.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
โข 2025 Second Team All-Big 12 selection
โขย 2025 Second Team Collegiate Sports Communicators All-American
โขย Two-time 2024 Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 25; Oct. 2)
โขย Went 27-7-7 in her 41 games played
โขย Allowed just 34 goals (0.83 GAA) in her 41 starts
โขย Also made 127 saves, recording a career save percentage of .789
โขย Finished 10th all-time in saves (127) despite playing just two seasons
โขย Tallied 19 clean sheets, the fifth-most in school history
โขย Ended her career with a career GAA of 0.83, the fourth-lowest in program history.
FIFTH YEAR SENIOR SEASON (2025):
โขย Started and played all 21 games
โขย Went 14-2-5 in those 21 starts allowing just 16 goals
โขย Recorded a career-best GAA of 0.75 and a career-best 80.5 save percentage
โข Had nine clean sheets including six in Big 12 play
โขย Made at least four saves in eight matches
โข Allowed one goal or fewer in 18 of her 21 matches
โขย Opened the season with three saves and a clean sheet in the Red Raiders 4-0 win over San Diego State (Aug. 14)
โขย Made five saves in the Red Raiders 2-1 win over RV Santa Clara (Aug. 21)
โขย Made just one save in back-to-back shutout 2-0 wins over SMU (Aug. 28) and New Mexico State (Sept. 4)
โขย Made five saves in the Red Raiders 2-1 win over Utah State (Sept. 14)
โขย Had four saves to preserve a clean sheet in the 1-0 win to open Big 12 play at Baylor (Sept. 19)
โข Was forced to make just two saves in a clean sheet effort at Iowa State (Sept. 28)
โขย Recorded her second of three-straight Big 12 clean sheets in the 4-0 win over Oklahoma State (Oct. 2)
โขย Stopped all five shots on-goal (five saves) in the impressive 2-0 win over No. 21 Kansas (Oct. 5) lowering her GAA to 0.50
โขย Recorded back-to-back three save efforts in the wins over Arizona State (Oct. 16) and Arizona (Oct. 19)
โขย Made three saves in a bounce-back performance in the Senior Day win over Kansas State (Oct. 26)
โขย Had a season-best seven saves in game action and a pair of PK saves in the 1-1 draw of the Quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament against No. 23/18 Baylor
โขย Made six saves and one save in PKs in the 1-1 Round of 32 draw against North Carolina (Nov. 21)
JUNIOR SEASON (2024 Season):
โขย Missed a pair of contest due to injury
โข Recorded 13 total wins and 10 clean sheets en route to being named First Team All-Big 12
โขย Made four saves in her Red Raider debut at No. 4 Penn State (Aug. 15)
โขย Had three saves and earned her first career win in the 4-0 win over CSUN (Aug. 18)
โขย Recorded three straight Big 12 clean sheets at TCU (Sept. 12), vs. Utah (Sept. 19) and at No. 14 Oklahoma State (Sept. 22).
โขย Made six key saves in the 2-0 win at Houston (Sept. 29)
โข Kicked off a streak of 3+ saves of the final five games with a four save performance against BYU (Oct. 25)
โข Had three clutch saves in the Big 12 Quarterfinals win over Baylor (Nov. 2)
โขย Had four saves in the Big 12 Semifinals against Kansas (Nov. 6)
โขย Made five clutch saves in the 2-1 NCAA Tournament win over LSU (Nov. 15)
โขย Had a career-high nine saves in the Round of 32 matchup at No. 1 Duke (Nov. 22).
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PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH:
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2023 Season (Sophomore):
โขย Played in three games and recorded shared shutouts in each game, helping to blank CSUN, Oregon State and Utah
โข Played in a career-high 27 minutes vs. Oregon State. ย ย
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2022 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
โขย Saw her first collegiate action in the 6-0 win over CSUN, playing 11 second-half minutes and earning a shared shutout. ย ย
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2021 Season (Freshman)
โข Did not play in her first season, but was on the roster for the Bruins National Championship squadย
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High School/Club
โขย Team captain who led her SoCal Blues team to two league titles
โขย Named to the IMG Top 150 and to the Best XI at the 2019 playoffs
โขย Holds the Development Academy record with a 29-game unbeaten streak in 2019.
โขย Invited to U.S. U-19 National Team virtual meetings in April 2021.
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Personal
โขย Graduated high school early and enrolled at UCLA Spring 2021
โขย Full name is Faith Hoang Anh Nguyen
โขย Born in Fountain Valley, Calif.
โขย Daughter of the late Hanh Nguyen and Alex Nguyen
โขย Athletes she admires are Hope Solo and Luka Modric
โขย Hobbies include playing piano and musical instruments, playing other sports, surfing and skateboarding
โขย Sociology major
โขย Career objective is to be a surgeon.
