Texas State Athletics

CAREER ACCOLADES
- 2019 Texas State Bobcat Pride Award
- 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
- 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
- 2017-18 Texas State Star of Excellence Recipient
- 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
- 2016-17 Texas State Cream of the Crop Recipient

2019: Played in six matches, all off the bench... Finished with 0-1-1 record... Made 12 saves... Recorded a .857 save percentage... Posted a 0.68 GAA with two goals allowed... Played 264:46 minutes in goal... Made two saves against Incarnate Word (8/23)... Stopped a shot against Prairie View A&M (8/25)... Made a career-high seven saves in a season-high 65 minutes of action to earn the draw at New Mexico State (9/8)... Stopped a shot at Northwestern State (9/13)... Played final 19:46 on Senior Day against Georgia Southern (10/27), recording a save in first career Sun Belt action.

2018: Played in six matches with three starts... Finished with 0-3-0 record... Made 16 saves... Posted a .727 save percentage... Recorded a 1.65 GAA... Played 327:26 minutes between the posts... Made a season-high four saves in the second half at LSU (8/26)... Stopped four shots at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8/31)... Posted third consecutive appearance with four saves in the second half at Prairie View A&M (9/2)... Stopped a shot in the first half at Texas (9/7).

2017: Played in six matches with three starts... Finished with 1-2-0 record... Made 13 saves with 1.13 GAA and .722 save percentage... Made season-high five saves in final 45 minutes against Northern Arizona (8/18)... Recorded two stops over the final 65 minutes against Louisiana Tech (8/20)... Made first start of the season against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8/25)... Earned lone win of the season versus Northwestern State (9/1)... Made three saves at Stephen F. Austin (9/3)... Posted two stops in 4-0 victory over Prairie View A&M (9/8).

2016: Played in seven matches, starting three... Finished 1-1-1 between the posts... Made 14 saves with 0.44 GAA and .875 save percentage... Earned lone win of the season in season opener at Lamar (8/19) while recording a save... Made a stop in the second half against Prairie View A&M (8/21)... Set season-high with six saves in first career start against Houston (8/28)... Stopped a shot in first half at New Mexico State (9/2)... Recorded three saves and allowed a goal in third consecutive start of the year at UTEP (9/4)... Made two saves against Northwestern State (9/11).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended East Central High School... Coached by Shawn Muenster... Named district’s Newcomer of the Year in 2013... Earned all-district academic honors... Served as an assistant coach at Heritage Middle School for the seventh and eighth grade soccer teams... Played club soccer for Classics.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Melissa Esparza and Brent Budde... Has one sibling, Kyle... Her brother, Kyle, played soccer (2014) and ran track (2015) at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas... Favorite hobbies include playing the guitar and piano... Picked Texas State over Incarnate Word and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.