Vanessa Ibewuike

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-5
High School:
Texas
Hometown:
Plano, TX

Ibewuike In The C-USA Rankings
• T5th in assists (6), T4th in assists per game (.35).

North Texas 2013
• Named Third-Team All-C-USA.
• Posted a career-best four-point game at Tulsa with a goal and two assists, which earned her C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors.
• Cross to Lynda Hercules opened scoring in MTSU win.
• Sparked NT[apos]s comeback effort at Colorado College with a goal in the 29th minute.
• Scored the go-ahead goal in NT[apos]s C-USA opener against Southern Miss.
• Assisted on a goal in NT[apos]s 5-0 win over Oklahoma.
• Disrupted TCU[apos]s defense with a game-high six shots and an assist in the 2-0 win.
• With a goal against Sam Houston State, Vanessa recorded her 2nd goal in just her 3rd Mean Green appearance.
• Also tallied a pair of assists against SHSU.
• Scored her first goal in a Mean Green uniform against Virginia Tech.
• Earned a start in her first appearance at No. 10 Wake Forest.

Texas
• Started eight games for Texas in 2011, and tallied three goals and five assists for 11 points, which ranked third on the team.
• Scored the game-winning goal in second overtime to give UT a 2-1 victory over USC.

Purdue
• Spent her freshman year at Purdue, where she was named to the Big-Ten All-Freshman Team.
• As a freshman, she led the Boilermakers in assists (5) and led all newcomers in minutes played.
• Ranked third on the team in shots (49), fourth in points (11) and tied for fifth in goals (3).
• Sat out the 2012 season with an injury.
• Apart of the FC Dallas 91 club squad that won the 2008 U.S. ODP National Championship.

Personal
• Born Vanessa Ibewuike on March 26, 1991.
• daughter of Victor and Mabel Ibewuike.

Career Accolades
• Third-Team All-C-USA
• C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (10/21/13)

Career Goals:
9/1/13 vs. Virginia Tech (49[apos])
9/6/13 vs. Sam Houston State (60[apos])
9/27/13 vs. Southern Miss (12[apos])
10/6/13 at Colorado College (29[apos])
10/18/13 at Tulsa (43[apos])