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