Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: First-year player at FMU....Graduate transfer from Ohio Valley University, where she played two seasons....Also attended ASA College Miami, where she played two seasons....Excited to add her to our program....Will bring the experience needed in some key areas.....Has quite the resume playing on the junior college, NCAA Division II, and NAIA levels, making a national tournament appearance in the NAIA as well as winning a regular-season championship.....Dedicated and hard working.....Her technical skill, vision, and defending skills will help us in 2021....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2023....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring).....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (fall), 2023 (spring).

OVU: Appeared in 16 matches in 2021, recording two assists and 12 shots, as the Fighting Scots went 13-2-1, won the River States Conference regular-season title with a perfect 11-0-0 mark, and earned a berth in the NAIA National Tournament.

ASA: Played two seasons, and was a teammate of current FMU forward Valentina Restrepo.

PERSONAL:

• Born Alejandra Mesa Eusse in Medellin, Colombia
• Graduate of La Salle Envigado, where she played for coach Juan Esteban Osorio 
• Part of a championship squad
• Also played with Atletico Nacional and Molino Viejo amateur clubs
  Nicknames are Ale and Aleja

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional soccer player 
• Favorite Superhero: Wonder Woman 
• Favorite Athlete:  Cristiano Ronaldo 
• Favorite Sports Team:  Real Madrid 
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: los Simpson 
• Favorite Food:  My mom's food 
• Favorite Vacation Spot: The beach 
• Favorite Musical Artists: Andrew Cepeda and Karol G , Camilo 
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The soccer team  
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Cooking and spending time with my friends in nature 
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Be the regular-season and conference champions
• Why you first chose your sport: Soccer 
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: I worry that others teammates don’t trust me