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Daniel Ibarra
- Position:
- GK
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Monterrey, Mexico
- High School:
- UANL Prepa Abierta
- Prev School:
- UW-Milwaukee
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Grand Canyon |
Career Accolades
- All-WAC Tournament Team - 2025
- WAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Week - Oct. 21
- Appeared in 20 games making 19 starts in goal for the Lopes
- Finished among the best in the nation in multiple goalkeeping stats, including ninth in save percentage (.833), 12th in goals against average (.710), 27th in goalie minutes played (1,774) and 26th in total saves (70)... all stats ranked number one in the WAC
- Ended the season with 11 wins, five draws, seven shutouts and 3.5 saves per game, 35th most in the country and second best in the WAC
- Recorded 13 games with at least three saves including five games with five or more stops
- Earned his first shutout against Santa Clara (9/8), making three saves in a 4-0 win
- Followed that up with 13 saves in a two game stretch, tallying six saves at CSU Fullerton (9/14) and seven saves at UC Santa Barbara (9/21)
- Made four saves in a 5-0 shutout win over Utah Tech at home (11/12)
- Was a key piece in GCU's NCAA Tournament run, stopping six shots and allowing zero goals vs. UCLA (11/20) in the First Round... made a key save in the penalty kick shootout, ultimately helping the Lopes to a 0-0 (3-1 PKs) advancement over the Bruins
- Followed that up with six saves in a 2-1 in over San Diego in the NCAA Tournament Second Round (11/23)
- Made two saves against Portland in the Sweet 16 (11/29), totaling 14 for the NCAA Tournament
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UW-Milwaukee |
Milwaukee, Wisc. |
Career Accolades
- 2024 All-Horizon Third Team
- 2024 Horizon League All-Tournament Team
- Horizon League Player of the Week - Oct. 7, 2024
- Appeared and started in all 18 games
- Totaled 76 saves and a 1.06 goals against average
- Recorded a .800 save percentage with 9-5-4 record and five shutouts
- Allowed only 19 goals off of 269 shots in 1,611 minutes played
- Had 15 games with three or more saves, including four or more in each of his last four contests
- Had a season-high eight stops vs. Oakland (10/5)
- Tallied three games with seven saves, including two in a three game span from Nov. 1 to Nov. 10 vs. IU Indy and Purdue Fort Wayne
- Totaled 16 saves in a three game stretch from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8
- Finished the season with two assists
- Appeared and started in all 17 games
- Recorded 73 saves and a 1.76 GAA with two shutouts and a .709 save percentage
- 14 of his 17 games played ended with at least three saves, including six games with five or more stops
- Had a season-high eight saves at Butler (10/10)
- Finished with no fewer than three stops per game over his last seven matches played from Oct. 7 to Nov. 1
- Had a stretch of three games totaling 22 saves from Oct. 10 to Oct. 21
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Otero College |
La Junta, Colo. |
Career Accolades
- Region 9 Goalkeeper of the Year in 2022
- Started every single contest during his sophomore season
- Totaled 58 saves, a .90 GAA, and a .853 save percentage
- Logged 1,000 minutes
- Made 10 starts during his true freshman campaign
- Had 33 saves and a .082 Goals Against Average
- Registered a .805 save percentage
High School |
UANL Prepa Abierta |
- Attended UANL Prepa Abierta
- Played club soccer for Club Tigres for three seasons
Personal |
- Son of Juan de Dios and Rebecca Almaguer
- Dad played professionally for team Rayados in Mexico
Senior Reflections
Wednesday, April 15
Baptized at GCU
Tuesday, April 14
Singles off BOTH bags. ONE inning. 🤯 #baseball
Sunday, April 12
HOMER from the DRONE 🥎 #collegesoftball
Saturday, April 11
