Briefly... Tawni Martino begins her third year at LMu in 2012... hard-working, athletic forward with an eye for the goal with and without the ball... 2011 Honorable Mention All-WCC... 2010 First Team All-WCC and WCC All-Freshman Team... named LMU Freshman Female Athlete of the Year for 2010-11...
At LMU...
2011... All-WCC Honorable Mention... CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers of the Week recognition on Aug. 22... WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll... led the team with four goals... also added two assists for 10 points... in just two seasons now ranks in a tie for #8 in LMU's career record book with 12 goals... attempted 44 shots, including 14 on frame... first goal of the season was in LMU's season-opening, 3-1 win over #18 Texas... scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win over Long Island (Aug. 26)... put LMU up 1-0 against #2 UCLA (Sept. 17) before the Bruins rallied for a 3-1 win... final goal of the season was in a 2-1 loss at UNLV (Oct. 2)... assists came in back-to-back matches on Sept. 2 (versus Rutgers) and Sept. 4 (versus Cal State Bakersfield)... National Scholar-Athlete...
2010... First Team All-WCC... Honorable Mention TopDrawerSoccer.com National College All-Rookie Team... WCC All-Freshman Team... WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll... National Scholar-Athlete... LMU Freshman Female Athlete of the Year... #20 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's Freshman National Top-100... #9 on TopDrawerSoccer.com WCC Players to Watch List... two-time WCC Player of the Week (Aug. 30 and Nov. 1)... CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week (Oct. 25-31)... played in all 18 games, starting 16... led LMU with eight goals and 19 points... supplied three assists... attempted team-high 54 shots, putting 34 on target (.630 SOG%)... eight goals were tied for third-most in a single season at LMU... 19 points tied for fourth-most... set new school-record with five game-winning goals... scored first and second career goals vs. Denver (Aug. 27), including the game-winner in a 2-1 victory... had the game-winning-goal plus an assist in 2-0 win over Arizona (Sept. 24)... scored lone goal in 1-0 win vs. Saint Mary's (Oct. 22)... netted opener, which proved to be the game-winner in 2-0 upset at #10 Santa Clara (Oct. 31)...
High School... Four-year letterwinner at Beckman High School in Irvine, Calif., for Coach Stacy Colon... Pacific Coast League MVP and First Team All-League selection... earned all-league honors all four seasons... two-time All-Irvine City team... named All-Orange County as a senior... named league's Most Valuable Player as a junior... led PCL in scoring in three of her seasons... totaled more than 85 goals in her four-year career... helped lead BHS to CIF and state regional finals... played club soccer for So Cal Blues, where she was a teammate Etajha Gilmer... member of Cal South ODP state team, winning national championship in 2008... invited to be member of national pool for Under-15 and Under-17 age groups... Scholar-Athlete... member of Principal's Honor Roll for all four years...
Personal... Tawni Rose Martino was born on June 22, 1992 in Santa Ana, Calif... daughter of Timothy and Michelle Martino... oldest of three daughters, along with younger sisters Nikki and Brooklin... nickname is "Pete"... chose LMU over UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Santa Clara, and San Diego... volunteered with Rachel's Challenge and Pink Ribbon... business marketing major...
