Possesses a relenteless work rate ... Has excellent field awareness ... Works to create and develop play from the midfield on both the defensive and offensive ends ... A crafty player with a nice touch on the ball ... A solid passer ... Helped the Colorado Rush win the 2006 USYSA National Championship, along with Aztec sophomores Millie Allen, Carrie Blankenbuhler and Erika Sutton.
2005 Season: Was one of only four players to play in all 22 games for the Aztecs in 2005 ... Had 19 starts to her credit, second-most of all freshmen ... Was third on the team with three assists and nine points ... Tied for third on the team with three goals ... Finished third with 33 shots and 13 shots on goal ... Tallied a goal and an assist in SDSU[apos]s 3-0 shutout over TCU on Oct. 16 ... Scored the game-winning goal in an Aztec 2-0 win over San Diego on Sept. 28 ... Assisted on Jen Mello[apos]s game-winner against UC Riverside ... Had her first career goal versus Northern Arizona (Aug. 28) ... Had a season-high seven shots at New Mexico on Oct. 14 ... SDSU finshed the season with a 4-1 record when she tallied at least one point ... Named to the MWC all-academic team.
High School: Played four years at Mid-Pacific Institute ... President of her senior class and vice-president of her school[apos]s National Honor Society ... Wendy[apos]s High School Heisman Award state finalist ... A scholar-athlete.
Other Information: Five-year member of the ODP state team and three-year member of the Regional IV team ... Led HSC Bulls club team to three consecutive USYNC Hawaii state titles (2001-03) ... Bulls advanced to the semifinals of far west regionals ... Member of the Leahi Soccer Club USYNC team in 2004, which won the Hawaii state cup.
Personal Information: Mariko Jan Strickland ... Is a kinesiology major.
Career Stats
| Year | G-GS | Sh | G | A | Pts. |
| 2005 | 22-19 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 9 |