AS A SENIOR IN 2007: Started all 21 contestsfor the Broncos mainly as a defender ... named to All-WCC SecondTeam (Nov. 14) ... attempted on shot against San Francisco (Nov. 4)... netted her fifth career goal and first of the season against CSFullerton (Oct. 12) ... helped the Broncos defense to a 0-0 tie ofthen-No. 1 Stanford ... received Soccer America team of the weekhonors (Sept. 24) ... played start to finish as a defender in bothshutouts against Arizona and Arizona State (Sept. 21 & 23) ...had one shot against then-No. 20 Missouri (Sept. 16) ... saw actionin all 110 minutes against then-No. 12 Rutgers (Sept. 14) ...played a crucial role in limiting both Notre Dame and Virginia'sshots in the Santa Clara adidas Classic (Sept. 7-9) ... had oneshot against San Jose State (Aug. 31) in the season operner.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2006: Transfer from Cal started16 of the 18 matches she saw action in this season ... assisted ongoal against Gonzaga on Oct. 22 ... recorded second assist of theseason Oct. 13 at Loyola Marymount ... assisted on team's thirdgoal against UCLA on Sept. 22 ... scored first goal as a Bronco onSept. 8 against Connecticut ... headed in Amanda Poach's cornerkick for game-winner in double-OT ... named to Notre Dame adidasClassic All-Tournament team for her solid performance at midfield... named to Soccer Buzz Elite National Team of the Week and theSanta Clara adidas Classic All-Tournament team for her OpeningWeekend performance.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT CAL IN 2005: Named All-Pac-10Honorable Mention for second year in a row ... started 20 of the 22matches in which she appeared ... notched a goal and three assistsin 2005 ... assisted on game-winner in overtime of Cal's 2-1 winover Saint Mary's on August 26 ... put a shot on frame Sept. 25 atUtah ... assisted on game-winner Oct. 23 in 1-0 win at ArizonaState ... set up first goal in a 5-0 rout of Oregon on Nov. 4 inEugene, Ore. ... capped scoring of a 4-0 win over Oregon State withher only goal of the season on Nov. 6 in Corvallis, Ore.
AS A FRESHMAN AT CAL IN 2004: Earned honorablemention All-Pac-10 honors and was named to the Soccer BuzzAll-Freshman West squad ... started 13 of the 19 games she playedin ... scored on a penalty kick in Cal's 1-0 win at WashingtonState ... shared team-high honors with five assists (tied for 9thin Pac-10), including one assist off a corner kick in the firstround of the NCAA Tournament at Santa Clara ... tallied agame-winning assist against Oregon ... also connected withgoalkeeper Ashley Sulprizio on a corner kick goal in a 1-1 tieagainst Stanford in the final three minutes of regulation.
NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE: Attended the U.S.Under-20 national team camp in May 2005 in Carson, Calif. ... U.S.alternate for the 2004 U-19 World Championship in November ...competed at a U.S. under-19 national team camp in March 2004 andplayed for the U19s at the Philips Lighting U-19 Women's SoccerInvitational in April 2004 against teams from Holland, China andJapan ... played for the U.S. at the CONCACAF Qualifying TournamentMay 28-June 6 in Ottawa, Canada ... member of the U17 and U14national team pools.
CLUB TEAM: Played with the Northstars clubteam, which is coached by her father, Tony. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004graduate of Notre Dame High School in Belmont, Calif. ... Named a2004 Parade All-American in 2003, a 2004 NSCAA All-American and a2004 McDonald's All-American ... selected one of the Top 25 rookiesin the country in 2004, according to Soccer Buzz ... named Cal HighSports and High School Sports Focus Player of the Year as a senior... picked as league MVP after leading the league in scoring forthe third time as a senior ... overall during her prep career,posted 88 goals and 61 assists at Notre Dame ... recognized as theSan Jose Mercury News' freshman, sophomore and junior of the year... as a senior, the San Jose Mercury News named her its Player ofthe Year.
PERSONAL: Full name is Chioma Igwe ... born inSan Mateo, Calif. ... her parents are Tony and Lisa Igwe ... herfather played soccer for the Nigerian national team following hiscareer at the University of San Francisco (1975-79), where he was amember of two national championship teams ... older brother,Kelechi, played for Santa Clara from 2002-05 ... her youngerbrother, Amaechi, is a member of the New England Revolution (MLS)... majoring in combined sciences.
Igwe's Career Statistics
| Year | M-S | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | GWGoals |
| 2004 (CAL) | 19-13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005 (CAL) | 22-20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18-16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| 2007 | 21-21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 80-70 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 70 | 1 |
