College At
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Oceguera was selected as the
Big West Conference Player of the Year in 1997.
Club In 2000 Oceguera played for
Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team
Sacramento Storm. She was drafted by
San Diego Spirit ahead of the inaugural
2001 season of the
Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). When
Joy Fawcett returned to San Diego from
maternity leave in mid-season, Oceguera was cut from the roster to accommodate her. She had totaled 18 minutes of action across two games. The
Bay Area CyberRays then picked up Oceguera, who was delighted to be signed by her local team. Her $1,000-per-month contract was small compared to the league average which was in excess of $40,000-a-year. An
anterior cruciate ligament injury sidelined the CyberRays' Australian defender
Dianne Alagich and gave Oceguera an opportunity to play. She contributed to the team's success in winning the first ever WUSA Founders Cup. In 2002, Oceguera quit soccer to pursue a career in teaching.
International A promising forward for
Cal Poly Mustangs in
college soccer, Oceguera was converted to a defender by
Mexico's
coach Leonardo Cuéllar. She was one of several Californian players with Mexican
eligibility to be called up by Cuéllar. She played as a
sweeper for Mexico at the
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, captaining the team in their opening 7–1 defeat by
Brazil. ==See also==