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GIRLS SOCCER

Mai Mateaki

Midfielder/Forward
DIMOND HS
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

26

Goals (Season)

18

Assists (Season)

85

Goals (Career)

36

Assists (Career)
“Mai works incredibly hard and is the most technically sound player in the state. I’ve personally seen her putting in the effort in the offseason to become a better player. She also incorporates her teammates into the play and doesn’t try to do everything herself.”
Jeremy Johnson
Head Coach - head coach of Colony High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-3 senior midfielder and forward led the Lynx to a 14-2 record and the Division I state championship this past season. Mateaki scored 26 goals and passed for 18 assists including seven multi-goal games—five of them hat tricks. A member of the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Region IV team, Mateaki is a four-year First Team All-State selection. She concluded her prep soccer career with 85 goals and 36 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Mateaki has maintained a weighted 4.35 GPA in the classroom. She will attend the United States Air Force Academy, where she will play soccer, beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A four-year member of the Dimond High Key Club, Mateaki has volunteered locally as part of community beautification projects, and she has donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.