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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

11 Diego Maynez

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior
  • Position MF
  • Hometown El Paso, Texas
  • High School Lone Star

Biography

2023: Earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators … Appeared in 16 matches, making 14 starts … Scored one goal, the opener at Bowling Green in the conference tournament quarterfinals (Nov. 5) … Tallied one assist, on Taisei Arima’s goal at Milwaukee (Sept. 12) … Recorded five total shots … Played 936 total minutes … Played a season-high 74 minutes against Belmont (Oct. 22) and at Bowling Green in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals (Nov. 5). 

2022: Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team … Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Appeared in 16 matches, making eight starts … Scored one goal, tallying at Chicago State (Oct. 17) … Recorded four total shots, including one on target … Played 565 total minutes … Played a season-high 85 minutes against Chicago State (Oct. 17). 

2021: Earned Academic All-MAC recognition … Appeared in 18 matches, making 11 starts … Scored three goals with two assists … Scored a goal against Western Illinois (Sept. 18) and two against Oakland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 18) … Became the first player in NIU history to score two goals in a NCAA Tournament game … Recorded assists against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 7) and Georgia State (Oct. 23) … Had 19 total shots, including 10 on target … Played 855 total minutes … Played a season-high 72 minutes against Oakland (Nov. 18). 

2020-21: Appeared in 11 matches, making seven starts … Scored two goals with two assists for six total points … Made his collegiate debut against Marquette (Feb. 7), playing 61 minutes … Scored a goal and recorded an assist against Chicago State (Feb. 26) … Also scored against Akron (March 14) … Also recorded an assist against Western Michigan (March 17) … Had 11 total shots, including a season-high three against Bowling Green (March 21) … Played a season-high 77 minutes against West Virginia (April 11) … Played a total of 569 minutes. 

Prior to NIU: Played club soccer with the FC Dallas Academy in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy … Appeared in 10 matches, making eight starts with one goal, for the FC Dallas U-18/19 team during the 2019-20 season … Helped FC Dallas to a playoff position, and second in the U-18/19 Frontier - Red Division, in 2019-20 before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Played in 27 matches, making 21 starts, for the FC Dallas U-16/17 team in 2018-19, scoring five goals, helping FC Dallas reach the Development Academy Quarterfinals.

Personal: Majoring in business.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2020-21Freshman

    MF
    5'9" 0 lbs
    8
  • 11

    2021Sophomore

    MF
    5'9" 155 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2022Junior

    MF
    5'9" 155 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2023Senior

    MF
    5'9" 160 lbs
    11