UTA Softball Adds Pair of Transfers for 2027 Season
7/10/2026 2:45:00 PM | Softball
ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington softball head coach Kara Dill announced the addition of two transfers, Ciana Arguijo and Audrey Lopetegui to the Mavericks' 2027 roster.
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ABOUT THE RECRUITS
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CIANA ARGUIJO
OF/UTL, 5-2, Sophomore
Round Rock, Texas/Rouse HS—Abilene Christian
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Arguijo arrives at UTA after a standout freshman campaign at Abilene Christian. The versatile utility player started 45 of 47 games, posting a .271 batting average and a .343 slugging percentage while recording 38 hits and 24 runs scored. She also set ACU's single-season stolen base record with 18 steals.
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Off the field, Arguijo earned Dean's List honors and maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA.
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A 2025 graduate of Rouse High School, Arguijo earned recognition on the 2025 PGF Senior All-American Regional Watch List and was a finalist for the 2024 Regional All-American Watch List. She helped Blaze United Robertson capture the Summer Cup title in 2023 and was named the 2022 District 25-5A Newcomer of the Year. Arguijo also garnered four First Team All-District selections, NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, the Merit Scholar Award and Austin American-Statesmen All-Central Texas Honorable Mention recognition. In track and field, she helped set the school record in the 4x100-meter relay at Rouse.
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Arguijo plans to pursue a degree in business management and marketing at UTA.
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AUDREY LOPETEGUI
RHP, 5-7, Sophomore
Torrance, Calif./Torrance West HS—Long Beach State
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Lopetegui, comes to UTA after spending her freshman season at Long Beach State, where she appeared in 17 games and made three starts in the circle. The 5'7 right-handed pitcher posted a 2-3 record with one save across 28.1 innings pitched, recording 12 strikeouts while facing 160 batters.
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The Torrance, California native was a standout performer at West High School, earning Athlete of the Year honors as a senior. She is also a 2x Pioneer League MVP and earned All-CIF honors as a junior while collecting four All-League selections throughout her prep career. In the classroom, Lopetegui was a 4x Honor Roll student and graduated with both the California States Seal of Biliteracy and the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma.
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Lopetegui will continue her studies as a biology major at UTA.
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ABOUT THE RECRUITS
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CIANA ARGUIJO
OF/UTL, 5-2, Sophomore
Round Rock, Texas/Rouse HS—Abilene Christian
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Arguijo arrives at UTA after a standout freshman campaign at Abilene Christian. The versatile utility player started 45 of 47 games, posting a .271 batting average and a .343 slugging percentage while recording 38 hits and 24 runs scored. She also set ACU's single-season stolen base record with 18 steals.
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Off the field, Arguijo earned Dean's List honors and maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA.
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A 2025 graduate of Rouse High School, Arguijo earned recognition on the 2025 PGF Senior All-American Regional Watch List and was a finalist for the 2024 Regional All-American Watch List. She helped Blaze United Robertson capture the Summer Cup title in 2023 and was named the 2022 District 25-5A Newcomer of the Year. Arguijo also garnered four First Team All-District selections, NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, the Merit Scholar Award and Austin American-Statesmen All-Central Texas Honorable Mention recognition. In track and field, she helped set the school record in the 4x100-meter relay at Rouse.
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Arguijo plans to pursue a degree in business management and marketing at UTA.
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AUDREY LOPETEGUI
RHP, 5-7, Sophomore
Torrance, Calif./Torrance West HS—Long Beach State
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Lopetegui, comes to UTA after spending her freshman season at Long Beach State, where she appeared in 17 games and made three starts in the circle. The 5'7 right-handed pitcher posted a 2-3 record with one save across 28.1 innings pitched, recording 12 strikeouts while facing 160 batters.
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The Torrance, California native was a standout performer at West High School, earning Athlete of the Year honors as a senior. She is also a 2x Pioneer League MVP and earned All-CIF honors as a junior while collecting four All-League selections throughout her prep career. In the classroom, Lopetegui was a 4x Honor Roll student and graduated with both the California States Seal of Biliteracy and the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma.
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Lopetegui will continue her studies as a biology major at UTA.
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