Dariana Mihalache

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
College Park
Hometown:
Concord, Calif.

CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 110 (2x, Most Recent: 10/10/19 at Eastern Illinois)
Saves: 13 (9/06/19 at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne)
Save Percentage: 1.000% (4x, Most Recent: 10/10/19 at Eastern Illinois)
Shots Faced: 30 (9/06/19 at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne)
Goals Allowed: 5 (3x, Most Recent: 3/21/21 vs. Northern Iowa)

2020-21 SEASON

Played in two games, starting against Northern Iowa ... played 113 minutes, most against UNI with 69 ... recorded six saves on 21 shots faced ... registered four saves against UNI ... posted a season-best .500 save percentage against Loyola-Chicago.

2019 SEASON

Appeared in 17 games, starting 16, and played in 1,252:42 minutes, good for second on the team ... recorded 101 saves on 254 shots faced ... registered a save percentage of 75.9% ... earned her first career victory against Illinois Springfield on Aug. 23 ... registered her first career shutout against Belmont on Aug. 30 ... registered her second career shutout against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 10 ... recorded a career-high 13 saves against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 6 ... corralled 11 saves against SIUE on Oct. 18.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Participated in U.S. Soccer Development Academy ... played for Lamorinda Soccer Club and helped team win the 2016 Surf Cup ... started 27 games in 2017-18 and had a 96.4 save percentage ... played varsity basketball as a freshman and set the school record for rebounds.

PERSONAL

Last name is pronounced Muh-HOLL-uh-kay ... daughter of Liviu and Corina Mihalache ...father is a maintenance manager and mother is a floral designer ... born Oct. 18, 2000 in San Jose, Calif. ... has a Romanian heritage and speaks the language fluently ... was the first third-year sports medicine student at her school and treated everything from ankle sprains to second-degree burns ... received a Science Achievement award for sports medicine ... convinced four of her high school teachers to go skydiving with her.

WHY I CHOSE SIU

“It’s not every day you get the opportunity to make history by being a part of the first Division I soccer team. I want to help pave the way for future players and set the standards as high as I can. Plus, who wouldn’t want to be a Saluki?”