About Coach Cardenas: Native of Denver, Colorado, where she attended Wheat Ridge High School as a three sport athlete. Played collegiate soccer as a goalkeeper at Eastern New Mexico University (NCAA DII). Currently in 7th year of coaching at the collegiate level, including a season as an assistant coach at Eastern New Mexico and four years at Otero Junior College prior to joining the ThunderWolves in the spring of 2018. Selected to United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 2017-18 Class Which recognizes the top 30 soccer coaches under the age of 30 in the country at all levels. United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma  2015 NJCAA Region IX Coach of the Year Overall Coaching Record: 46-20-8 (Head Coach) & 42-25-4 (Assistant Coach) Most Recent Team GPA of 3.53 in Spring 2019 - This was the best team GPA at CSU-Pueblo for that semester.  Injury Prevention: Zero ACL Tears on teams over the last 5 years About CSU-Pueblo Womens Soccer: The mission of CSU-Pueblo Womens Soccer program is to use soccer as an engine to promote strong character traits, encourage personal development, & to help players achieve success in all areas of life on and off the field. ·         Our family-centered culture is focused on character development, communication skills, relationship building & designed to ensure that all members have a positive experience. ·         The student-athletes development as a person & player is our highest priority and we will ensure that the student-athlete will be taken care of as a person first during their time at CSU-Pueblo. ·         The relationships that our student-athletes cultivate with each other along with their commitment & love of the game will propel us to be highly competitive year in & year out. ·         Our mission is to graduate every player that comes through our program and to compete for championships in the RMAC and to be nationally recognized on a yearly basis. ·         Our style of play is possession-oriented with an emphasis on creativity & off-the-ball movement ·         We pride ourselves on playing quality soccer with a high work rate, aggressive defense, quick ball movement and combination play. ·         We have a high pressing, tight defense that uses all 11 players ·         Our high intensity practice sessions push our players physically but an emphasis on recovery has our players peaking at the right time and staying fresh for game day and minimizing injuries.