California Lutheran University

Melgoza (Oxnard) headlines an experienced group of returning starters for the Kingsmen. The midfielder has logged three scores and 17 shots on goal in the team’s first seven matches of 2024, including CLU’s lone tally in a 1-1 draw against Gettysburg College on Sept. 7 and another in the team’s 4-2 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Wednesday. An All-SCIAC selection in 2022 and 2023, Melgoza is critical to the program’s hopes of earning its first NCAA postseason berth since 2017. Said head coach Miguel Ruiz: “I think this is a year we can do some damage offensively.”