Honors & Awards
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award (2021, 2022)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020, 2021)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021; Spring 2019, 2020*, 2021)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019, 2021)
2021 (Junior)
Maldonado appeared in three games, and amassed 30 minutes, during the 2021 season. Her season high of 19 minutes came in the regular-season conference opener against Purdue on Sept. 19.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Adriana Maldonado was injured and missed the 2020-21 season.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Maldonado played in all 18 games, making 16 starts, and compiled 1,225 minutes. She scored one goal and tallied seven shots, three of which were on goal. On Sept. 22 at Indiana, Maldonado found the back of the net in the 81st minute to help NU to a 2-0 triumph over the Hoosiers. She played at least 45 minutes in 17 games, including 14 games of 60 or more minutes. Maldonado played a season-high 96 minutes at Minnesota on Oct. 17.
2018 (Redshirt)
Maldonado redshirted during her first year at Nebraska. The Huskers went 9-7-5 overall.
High School
Maldonado attended Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif., but did not play soccer for the school. A member of the National Honor Society, Maldonado was a principal’s honor roll member, NAIA Scholar-Athlete and 2016 Central Academic All-Star. She played basketball for Clovis West, and helped the team capture a state and national title in 2016-17.
Other Information
Maldonado played club soccer for Northern California ODP under Coach Brandi Chastain and for the Central California Soccer Alliance (CCSA) under Coach Jasara Gillette. In 2016, Maldonado captured Region IV Costa Rica MVP honors. CCSA won the NPL Nor Cal League title and attended nationals in 2016. The team was a Nor Cal ODP State Team Finalist in Arizona in 2016. Maldonado led the Nor Cal NPL League in goals and assists in 2016. Her teams also made the finals of the 2016 ODP Regionals in Florida.
Personal Information
Adriana is the daughter of Jesse G. and Maria Greer Maldonado, and was born on July 22, 2000. Adriana has one sister, Bella, and one brother, Donovan. Adriana is majoring in psychology and is a seven-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection.
Maldonado on Nebraska
“I chose Nebraska because the feeling of family still surrounded my heart 1,250 miles away from my home. This particular program was a reflection of my childhood dream and is nothing less than remarkable.”