Briefly...
Christian Alvarado concluded his four-year career at LMU in 2013... appeared in 74 total matches and 3,064 total minutes... departed with three career goals, including two game-winners, and four career assists...
At LMU...
2013...
Appeared in all 20 matches during his senior season... earned 16 starts... logged 1,264 minutes of action... took 21 shots... assisted the game-winning goal in a 3-2 final over San Diego (Nov. 13)...
2012...
Made 13 starts and appeared in all 20 matches... took a team-high 33 shots, including 14 on goal... first point of the season was an assist in a 2-1 loss to Portland (Oct. 7)... scored twice in the Lions[apos] season-ending 4-2 win over Saint Mary[apos]s (Nov. 11)... netted the first and third (game-winning) goals in the match... logged 1,034 minutes...
2011...
Appeared in 14 matches, making two starts... took 14 shots on the season, including a career-high seven in a 4-1 win over Gonzaga (Nov. 6)... eight of his 14 shots were on frame... totaled 214 minutes played...
2010...
WCC All-Freshman Team selection... scored one goal with two assists... played in all 20 games, starting seven... only goal was game-winner in WCC-opening win at San Francisco (Oct. 1)... registered assists in back-to-back wins vs. Gonzaga (Oct. 8) and #25 Portland (Oct. 10)...
High School...
Two-year varsity letterwinner at Anaheim High School for Coach Joe Chavez... scored 30 goals with 15 assists in his two seasons... team Offensive MVP... two-time All-Orange League... two-time All-CIF selection... played for the Los Angeles Galaxy Youth Academy, where he was the 2008 adidas ESP All-Star and Golden Boot winner...
Personal...
Christian R. Alvarado was born on April 22, 1992 in Anaheim, Calif.... son of Jose and Maria Alvarado... has two older brothers, Jose and Bryan... chose LMU because it is not too far nor too close to home and has small class sizes... also recruited by UCLA, UC Irvine, Kentucky, Harvard, Princeton, New Mexico, and Cal Poly... majoring in communications...
