Alicia Cardenas Season 2020-21

Honors & Awards

• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Fall 2022; Spring 2020*, 2021, 2022)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021)

2021 (Sophomore)
Alicia Cardenas did not play for the Huskers in the 2021 season.

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Cardenas was injured and missed the 2020 season. 

2019 (Redshirt)
Alicia Cardenas redshirted for the Huskers in 2019.

High School
Cardenas joined the Huskers from Erie High School in Colorado, where she played for two seasons under Coach Jeff Vigil. An all-state and all-conference performer, Cardenas scored 22 career goals and tallied 17 career assists to help Erie to the playoffs each season. She was also an honor roll student and all-state academic athlete award recipient.

Other Information
Cardenas played club soccer for FC Boulder under Coach Fields Brown. Cardenas helped the team finish runner-up at the State Cup in 2016 and 2018. In 2017, she earned State Cup MVP honors in helping FC Boulder to the semifinals of the State Cup. Cardenas also earned All-Star Tournament MVP accolades.

Personal Information
Alicia is the daughter of Alexandra Mitrovic, and was born on Jan. 3, 2001. Alicia has three younger brothers, Dominic, Elias and Christian. A criminology and criminal justice/psychology major, Cardenas earned her bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2023.

Cardenas on Nebraska
“I chose Nebraska because I wanted to be challenged on the soccer field and have to play for my spot on the team. I also love the environment around Lincoln.”