Malina Yago

Class:
Senior
Position:
Midfielder/Forward
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Culver City, Calif.
High School:
Marymount

2021: Played in 11 games ... Recorded one goal and one assist for three points on the year ... Served as a team captain ... Helped Brown win its second straight and league-leading 14th Ivy League title.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Played 12 games … Tallied four points on one goal and two assists on the year … Scored the game-winning goal vs. Connecticut (Sept. 5) … Registered one assist apiece vs. UMass Lowell (Sept. 1) and vs. Hartford (Sept. 12) … Played a season-high 31 minutes at Texas A&M (Sept. 8) … Helped Brown win its first Ivy League title and make its first NCAA Championship appearance since 1994 … Helped the Bears set single-season program records for wins (14), home wins (11), and shutouts (13).

2018: Played in all 17 games with nine starts … Tallied five points on one goal and three assists on the year … Registered 13 shots and five shots on goal on the season … Made three starts in Ivy play … Totaled a goal and an assist vs. Delaware State (Oct. 30) … Notched one assist vs. Holy Cross (Sept. 9) and vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 16) … Earned the team’s Dobson-Kay Coaches’ Award.

Before Brown: Earned First Team All-Sunshine League as a junior and senior and Second Team honors as a sophomore … Won team’s Most Inspirational Award as a senior and Coaches Award as a sophomore … Played for head coach Manu Appelius … Competed on the club level for Culver City Football Club and Westside Breakers … Also competed in cross country and track & field … Gained Sunshine League All-Academic Team accolades … National Honor Society student.

Personal: Malina is the daughter of Shannon O’Neill … Has one younger sibling, Kaelin … Middle name is Kealohamailani, which means “love from Heaven” in Hawaiian … Enters Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “After visiting Brown for the first time in November of my junior year, I immediately knew this was the university for me. Academically, Brown offers such a wide range of majors and concentrations. For someone undecided, like me, having so many choices of classes to choose from allows me to find a specific major that intrigues me and encourages me to learn more each day. From an athletic standpoint, I am so excited to play soccer at Brown! I love the chemistry of the team; no matter what grade or where someone is from, the whole team enjoys each other's company and bonds over their passion for soccer. I cannot wait to attend Brown for the next four years and experience all it has to offer!”