Mariah Bullock

Bullock was born in Huntington Beach, California to Doreen Meaalii Nogueira and Rubens Nogueira, and was raised in the fellow Orange County city of Westminster. She earned NSCAA Youth All-America and High School Scholar-Athlete All-America honors and was named an ESPN All-American while captaining the team for three years. While playing for Cal South, she won three State Cups with the team. 15 of the 21 goals she scored throughout her time with the Cardinal were equalizer goals or put Stanford ahead in the match. She was also named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region first team, All-Pac-12 first team, and Pac-12 All-Academic second team selection. ==Club career==

Boston Breakers, 2013 Bullock was selected in the second round (13th overall) of the 2013 NWSL College Draft by the Boston Breakers for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League draft. As a midfielder, she played in 20 of the team's 22 matches during the 2013 season with 16 starts. She scored her first goal of the season in a match against the Seattle Reign FC in which the Breakers lost 1–2. She scored two additional goals in matches against Sky Blue FC and Washington Spirit helping the Breakers win both games. Seattle Reign FC, 2014–2015 In October 2013, Bullock was traded to the Seattle Reign FC in exchange for two third round draft picks. Of the trade she said, "I'm grateful for everything the Boston Breakers provided me in my first professional season and am excited for the new challenge and growth potential that Seattle offers." During the 2014 season, the Reign set a league record unbeaten streak of 16 games during the first part of the season. During the 16 game stretch, the team compiled a 13–0–3 record. The Reign finished first in the regular season clinching the NWSL Shield for the first time. After defeating the Washington Spirit 2–1 in the playoff semi-finals, the Reign were defeated 2–1 by FC Kansas City during the championship final. Bullock finished the 2014 season with one assist and started in 6 of the 13 games in which she played. During the 2015 season, the Reign finished the regular season in first place becoming the first team to win the NWSL Shield two consecutive years. The team advanced to the playoffs where they faced Washington Spirit in a semi-final match on September 13, 2015 in Seattle. Bullock's goal two minutes before stoppage time lifted the Reign to a 3–0 win. The team faced FC Kansas City in the final and was defeated 1–0. In September 2015, Bullock announced her retirement from professional soccer choosing to pursue a doctorate degree in Psychology. After completing her PhD in 2020, she returned to the club as its sports psychologist and mental health counselor. ==International career==

Bullock was eligible to play for the United States, Brazil, Samoa and American Samoa. Bullock represented the United States at various youth levels. She was selected to participate in the U.S. under-15 camp in 2006. Bullock played with Samoa women's national football team at 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup and 2019 Pacific Games. ==Personal life==

Bullock's father is Brazilian and her mother is Samoan. She has a younger brother Matheus and is married to former Stanford Cardinal basketball player Elliott Bullock. After retirement from professional soccer, Bullock earned a PhD in clinical psychology in 2020 from Brigham Young University. She now works as a sports psychologist for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and—on a contract basis—for her former club OL Reign. ==See also==