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Jersey Number 29
Roya Khaleeli
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Letters:
- 2
- Hometown:
- Rancho Palo Verdes, Calif.
- High School:
- Palos Verdes Peninsula
EMU: 2025: Played in all 17 games with starts in the final eight… Scored eight points on seven goals and one assist… Posted multiple goals in two games, including two each against Canisius (March 1) and Youngstown State (March 23)… Finished with two points on one goal and one assist in the win over Akron (April 20) that clinched a share of the MAC title… Posted 13 ground balls, nine caused turnovers, and 17 draw controls… Recorded a season-best three ground balls against YSU… Tallied at least one draw control in the final five games of the season, including a season-best four at Kent State (April 13)… Posted two caused turnovers in three games, including YSU, Akron, and Marquette (April 25)… Earned Academic All-MAC honors… 2024: Appeared in all 16 games with two starts… Tallied three goals and two assists for five points while collecting 19 ground balls, five caused turnovers, and 28 draw controls… Made her collegiate debut at No. 7 Notre Dame (Feb. 9) where she collected four draw controls and two ground balls… Earned her first start Feb. 15 at Duquesne where she matched her draw control total and set a career-high with three ground balls… Scored her first collegiate goal and her first collegiate point in the win at Howard (Feb. 25)… Added a career-high two goals in the next game at Delaware State (Feb. 28)… Tallied her final two assists with one each at Detroit Mercy (April 7) and at Youngstown State (April 21)… HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.… 2023 US Lacrosse Magazine All-American (California-Los Angeles Region) and All-Academic honoree… Three-time CIF-South Section Girls Lacrosse Team Award recipient… Three-time Bay League First-Team selection and 2023 Bay League Most Outstanding Player… Competed in the 2021 and 2022 Under Armour All-America Tournament… Earned several honors from PVPHS, including team MVP, 2021 offensive player of the year, PVPHS Most Inspirational Athlete, and a three-time captain… At the club level, played a combined 14 years for Fire Lacrosse, LA United, and Under Armour West Highlight… Also ran on the school's cross country team, reaching the CIF-SS Finals in 2021... Earned the Four-Year Dedication Award for cross country as well as the Link Crew Leadership Award… Member of the National Honor Society (2021-23) and recipient of the California Scholarship Federation (2020-23)… PERSONAL: Full Name: Roya Elizabeth Khaleeli... Parents are Emad Khaleeli and Erica Buck-Khaleeli... Has two brothers, Cyrus and Kiyan... Pre-Veterinary Biology major.
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