San Diego Athletics

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

• WCC Goalkeeper of the Year (2019)
• United Soccer Coaches All-West Region second team (2019)
• All-WCC second team (2017 and 2019)
• 2016 WCC All-Freshman Team

• Named the WCC Goalkeeper of the Year, the first in program history
• Earned All-WCC second team honors
• Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region second team
• Recorded 94 saves throughout the season, posting three shutouts
• Earned a .770 save percentage and a 1.68 GAA
• Ended her career as San Diego’s all-time leader in saves (364)
• Ranks seventh all-time in NCAA Division I for career saves
• Ended her career also ranked fifth all-time in wins, eighth in GAA, sixth in shutouts, second in games played and first in games started
• Recorded her first career assist against Cal Poly on the game-winning goal
• Recorded a season-high 12 saves twice against BYU and Pepperdine

• Made 91 saves and held a 1.45 GAA and 0.778 save percentage
• Limited opponents to 26 goals in 1621:45 minutes
• Made seven saves against No. 6 Santa Clara to force the match into OT (Oct. 25)
• Record seven saves to secure a 2-1 win in double overtime at LMU (Oct. 13)
• Made nine saves facing 22 shots against No. 4 USC (Sept. 9)
• Made a career-high 13 saves on 19 shots against Georgia at Virginia Tech (Aug. 19)
• Played in all 18 matches, making 17 starts

• All-WCC second team
• Made 95 saves and held a 1.62 GAA and .754 save percentage
• Limited opponents to 31 goals in 1719:12 minutes
• Made 10 saves in a 2-0 victory at Gonzaga (Oct. 28)
• Registered seven saves against No. 13 Pepperdine (Oct. 21)
• Recorded five saves in a 3-2 victory against LMU (Oct. 19)
• Made a then-career-high 11 saves on 31 shots to help San Diego preserve a 2-1 victory at BYU (Sept. 29)
• Made seven first-half saves, including one on penalty kick, to preserve a 2-0 victory at CSUN (Sept. 24)
• Stopped three shots against No. 12 USC (Sept. 17)
• Made five saves against UC Irvine (Sept. 15)
• Made a then-career-high 10 saves against Texas A&M (Aug. 20)
• Started all 19 matches

• Named to the WCC All Freshman team
• Started 18 games at goalkeeper
• Posted six shutouts
• Held a 9-8-1 record
• Registered 83 saves, 24 goals and a 1.28 goals-against average
• Recorded a .776 save percentage

• Utilized redshirt season

• Prepped at Christian High School
• As a senior, she was named first-team All-CIF
• Named team MVP and best offensive award as a junior
• First-team All-CIF as a junior
• Helped lead her team to the CIF championship as a sophomore
• Played club soccer for the Surf ECNL
• Helped lead her club team to Surf Cup Championships in 2012 and 2013
• Helped lead her team to the 2013 ECNL National Championship

• Amber Kristin Michel was born on May 30, 1997 in San Diego, Calif
• She is the daughter of Joe and Rebecca Michel
• Chose to attend USD because of the size of the school, the atmosphere and the soccer coaches
• Her mother Rebecca Michel played volleyball and softball at Victor Valley College
• Her father, Joe, played soccer at Victor Valley College
• Notes that she has played the clarinet for eight years (first chair)
• Completed 13 years of Awana and received her Awana Citation in 2015
• She was awarded the 2015 Triple Crown Award for displaying excellence in academics, athletics, and character (awarded at graduation to one female and one male student)