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Jersey Number 6
Chai Cortez
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Maui HS
- Hometown:
- Kahului, Hawaii
Bio
CAREER
Finished her career tied for seventh in career assists (11) and 10th in games played (79).
2022 (5TH YEAR)
Started 18 games ... Had two assists ... Attempted nine shots ... Assisted True Dydasco's goal against San Francisco (8/21) ... Assisted Kess Elmore's goal against California (10/23) ... Tied a career high with three shots versus Oregon State (11/4) ... Was second on the team in minutes played (1,590).
2021 (SENIOR)
Honors
All-Pac-12 Third Team
Pac-12 Player of the Week (Sept. 26)
Started all 19 games at outside back in 2021 for a Duck team that had a 0.97 goals against average (fourth-best in program history) ... Tied for the team lead with five assists ... Had a career-best two assists against Fresno State and assisted on the game-winning goals against the Bulldogs and California ... Also registered assists versus UC Santa Barbara and USC ... Was named Pac-12 defensive player of the week for her efforts in holding No. 3 UCLA scoreless in a 0-0 tie ... It was the first time UCLA had been shutout at home in more than three years.
2020 (JUNIOR); played in spring of 2021
Outside back helped Oregon establish a program record for lowest goals-against average (0.69) ... Started 14 games, missing two due to injury ... In the 14 games that she played, the Ducks surrendered just eight goals ... Had seven shots on the year with one goal and two assists ... Was one of Oregon's corner kick specialists as her goal and both assists came off corners ... Scored the game-winner early in the match at California when her corner slipped through the goalkeepers' hands and deflected into the goal ... It was Oregon's first-ever win in Berkeley ... Had the corner kick assist on Ally Cook's goal in the season opener versus Gonzaga (1-0) ... Had the corner kick assist on Cook's golden goal in the season finale versus Oregon State (1-0).
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Outside back played in and started all 19 matches ... Played the second-most minutes among field players (1,649) ... Recorded a pair of assists ... Assisted on Jordan Wormdahl's goal at Arizona and Emma Eddy's game-tying score at No. 17 Colorado ... Attempted 10 shots ... During the spring season, found the net against Portland State.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Made her Oregon debut against Idaho (Sept. 16) ... Saw action in nine games ... recorded a total of 172 minutes for Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB/ODP
A junior National Team member with experience on teams at the U-18, U-17, U-16 and U-14 levels … Named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com national top 150 ... Was also named one of the nation's top 50 defenders by TopDrawer ... Led Maui High School in scoring her final three years when she was named all-league first team … An Olympic Development Program player for both the state of Hawaii and the Region 4 pool … Won the Surf 98 and Surf 99 club team championships.
PERSONAL
Parents are Chris and Shannon Cortez … Comes from the same island (Maui) as the greatest player in the modern era of UO soccer, Oregon Hall of Famer Nicole Garbin ... Major is general social science.
Finished her career tied for seventh in career assists (11) and 10th in games played (79).
2022 (5TH YEAR)
Started 18 games ... Had two assists ... Attempted nine shots ... Assisted True Dydasco's goal against San Francisco (8/21) ... Assisted Kess Elmore's goal against California (10/23) ... Tied a career high with three shots versus Oregon State (11/4) ... Was second on the team in minutes played (1,590).
2021 (SENIOR)
Honors
All-Pac-12 Third Team
Pac-12 Player of the Week (Sept. 26)
Started all 19 games at outside back in 2021 for a Duck team that had a 0.97 goals against average (fourth-best in program history) ... Tied for the team lead with five assists ... Had a career-best two assists against Fresno State and assisted on the game-winning goals against the Bulldogs and California ... Also registered assists versus UC Santa Barbara and USC ... Was named Pac-12 defensive player of the week for her efforts in holding No. 3 UCLA scoreless in a 0-0 tie ... It was the first time UCLA had been shutout at home in more than three years.
2020 (JUNIOR); played in spring of 2021
Outside back helped Oregon establish a program record for lowest goals-against average (0.69) ... Started 14 games, missing two due to injury ... In the 14 games that she played, the Ducks surrendered just eight goals ... Had seven shots on the year with one goal and two assists ... Was one of Oregon's corner kick specialists as her goal and both assists came off corners ... Scored the game-winner early in the match at California when her corner slipped through the goalkeepers' hands and deflected into the goal ... It was Oregon's first-ever win in Berkeley ... Had the corner kick assist on Ally Cook's goal in the season opener versus Gonzaga (1-0) ... Had the corner kick assist on Cook's golden goal in the season finale versus Oregon State (1-0).
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Outside back played in and started all 19 matches ... Played the second-most minutes among field players (1,649) ... Recorded a pair of assists ... Assisted on Jordan Wormdahl's goal at Arizona and Emma Eddy's game-tying score at No. 17 Colorado ... Attempted 10 shots ... During the spring season, found the net against Portland State.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Made her Oregon debut against Idaho (Sept. 16) ... Saw action in nine games ... recorded a total of 172 minutes for Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB/ODP
A junior National Team member with experience on teams at the U-18, U-17, U-16 and U-14 levels … Named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com national top 150 ... Was also named one of the nation's top 50 defenders by TopDrawer ... Led Maui High School in scoring her final three years when she was named all-league first team … An Olympic Development Program player for both the state of Hawaii and the Region 4 pool … Won the Surf 98 and Surf 99 club team championships.
PERSONAL
Parents are Chris and Shannon Cortez … Comes from the same island (Maui) as the greatest player in the modern era of UO soccer, Oregon Hall of Famer Nicole Garbin ... Major is general social science.
Tracy Joyner | Postgame vs. Grand Canyon
Sunday, August 31
Tracy Joyner | Postgame vs. New Mexico
Friday, August 29
Carly Cormack: "All focused on mentality."
Wednesday, August 27
Sydney Chura: "The energy was all there."
Wednesday, August 27
