University of California Athletics

A two-time first-team All-Pac-10 performer, Maite Zabala was an outstanding goalkeeper for the Bears from 1997-2000. She helped Cal to three NCAA Tournaments, including a school-record 17 wins in 2000, and finished her career as the program’s all-time leader in shutouts (26.5) and saves (277). Also named team MVP on two occasions and second-team All-Pac-10 in 1997, she was a three-year team captain and a second-team Pac-10 All-Academic choice in 1999. Zabala’s high in shutouts came as a senior when she recorded 9.5 and ranked 10th in the NCAA in goals-against average (0.64). She finished with a career goals-against average of 0.88 in over 6,200 minutes of play. She was a first-round draft pick and played professionally with three teams in the WUSA before spending the 2004 season in Spain with Athletic Bilbao. She served as an assistant coach at Cal from 2001-06, the first three seasons as a volunteer. Zabala is currently an assistant coach at Portland.