AS A SENIOR IN 2005: Team captain ... named toSoccer Buzz' All-West Region third team ... an All-WCChonorable mention performer ... named to Academic All-District VIIIthird team ... president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council... started all 22 games in which she appeared ... netted a pair ofgoals and had four assists ... netted the equalizer at Cal on Sept.18, a game SCU eventually won in overtime ... assisted on JordanAngeli's game-winner in third round against Boston College ...netted her second goal at Penn State in NCAA Quarterfinalround.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2004: Started 24 contests atdefender and saw action in all 25 contests... netted one goal andfour assists for six points... scored the game-winner against RhodeIsland at the Rutgers Classic... scored off a deflection in the17th minute... assisted on two goals at the SCU adidas Classic...added an assist on the game-winner against Gonzaga... assisted onthe game-winner in the NCAA quarterfinal against Illinois.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2003: An honorable mentionAll-West Coast Conference honoree... honored by teammates as thesquad's Most Inspirational Player... started all 21 contests shewas available for... began season at midfield, but played mostly atleft back... missed start against USC due to a red card that wasissued against Notre Dame... sprained medial collateral ligament inright knee midway through second half against Pepperdine... did notplay at San Francisco or Saint Mary's... scored two goals and fourassists for eight points... scored both goals at San Jose State,the second on a steal in the penalty box... assisted on thegame-winner against Cal Poly... assisted on game-winner againstTCU... named to Soccer America and Soccer Buzz Teams of the Weekfor performances at Stanford Invitational, holding opponents toonly 10 shots and no goals... earned assist against LMU... returnedto action against Portland after missing two matches and earned anassist off a free kick... was part of a defense that allowed onlyfour goals during the WCC season.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2002: A Soccer AmericaFreshman All-America honoree... a first team Freshman All-Americafrom Soccer Buzz... earned freshman All-West Region honors fromSoccer Buzz... an honorable mention All-WCC team selection... SCU'sRookie of the Year... made first collegiate start against Stanfordand started the first 19 contests... had 25 total starts... did notstart on senior night against Gonzaga, but saw second-halfaction... despite never playing fullback, started on the right sidefor the first seven contests... returned to midfield for 10consecutive matches, but moved again to the defense againstPortland and remained there through the NCAA Tournament.. finishedwith six goals and three assists for 15 points... earned firstcollegiate goal against Notre Dame, gathering a loose ball off acorner kick at the top of the arc and chipping a shot in...registered first on SCU's third goal against Oklahoma... scored thegame-winner in conference opener against San Diego... also scoredagainst San Jose State... registered an ESPN highlight-worthy goalagainst Saint Mary's, with a bicycle kick... added a break-a-waygoal against San Francisco... scored against Pacific... made NCAATournament debut in the first round against Creighton, and postedfive shots... prevented a goal in the College Cup semifinal with adiving save in first-half action against North Carolina.
OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM EXPERIENCE: A memberof New Mexico's Olympic Development Team for the past five years...a member of the national pool in 1998 and '99... selected to theadidas Elite Soccer Program in 2000.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played under head coach Bill Weirat the Albuquerque (N.M.) Academy... named the NSCAA/adidas NewMexico Player of the Year and the Albuquerque Tribune/MaloofAthlete of the Year as a junior and senior... led her prep team tothe state championship in 2000 and '01 while placing second in1999... scored five goals in the 2001 title match... team won thedistrict championships all four years... named a New MexicoAll-Star midfielder three times, while also earning first-teamAll-State and All-City honors four straight years... a three-timeAll Rocky Mountain Region honoree... was the team captain as asenior... led the squad in goals and assists, including sevenscores in the state tournament as a junior... finished prep careerwith 98 goals and 61 assists, including a 26-goal, 21 assist senioryear... won eight state championships with her club teams,including six with Albuquerque United... starting point guard onthe Academy's varsity basketball squad and is a three-timeAll-District 3 AAAA honoree... is also an accomplished trackathlete, earning state titles in the 300-meter hurdles, as well asthe 800-meter and 1600-meter relays... won the 800-meter event asan eighth-grader... led team to state title in 2002... is also afour-time all-Academic honoree... a 2001 National Hispanic MeritScholar... volunteered for the Special Olympics and the AmericanCancer Society.
PERSONAL: Full name is Micaela MarieEsquivel... born in Albuquerque, N.M... parents are Tony andGeraldine Esquivel... has three sisters, Maria, Milinda andMarisa... Milinda, 22, plays soccer at Trinity University...majoring in biology.
Esquivel's Career Statistics
| Year | M-S | Shots | Goals | GWGoals | Assists | Points |
| 2002 | 26-25 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2003 | 21-21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 25-24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 22-22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Career | 94-92 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 37 |
