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27 time. In MLS Cup, he came on for the injured Omar Gonzalez late in regulation and played all of extra time at right back. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS A two-time National Champion at the University of Maryland, DeLaGarza appeared in 88 games during his college career, making 81 starts and recording two assists. He helped the Terrapins reach the NCAA Tournament in all four of his years in College Park, while also claiming the ACC Championship in 2008. The Terps' Co-Most Valuable Defensive Player award along with Omar González as a senior in 2008, DeLaGarza was also named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team and was Second Team All-ACC that season when he helped his team keep 15 clean sheets in 26 games, including seven in eight ACC and NCAA Tournament games. In the 2005 NCAA Tournament, he replaced the injured Kenny Bertz in the second half of the quarterfinal win over Akron and then started in the NCAA Semifinal and Final as Maryland won their first National Championship since 1968. Both of his assists at Maryland set up goals for fellow MLS players. His first assist came during his sophomore year in 2006 when he set up Jeremy Hall (now with Toronto FC) for a goal in a 2-0 win over Mt. St. Mary's. Then as a senior in 2008, he set up Graham Zusi (now with Sporting Kansas City) for the game-winning goal in the regular season finale against North Carolina. NATIONAL TEAM DeLaGarza collected the first two caps of his international career in January 2012, playing the full 90 minutes for the USMNT at right back in a pair of 1-0 wins, beating Venezuela at home and also winning in Panama. This was the second straight season that DeLaGarza had been called in to the U.S. team for their annual January camp, though he did not play for the team against Chile in January 2011. In 2013, DeLaGarza committed his international allegiance to Guam, where he has since made multiple appearances, including EAFF East Asian Cup 2015 Semifinal matches REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: GOALS 1, 2 times, last: May 1, 2010, LA vs. PHI ASSISTS 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 4, 2014, LA vs. TOR SHOTS ON GOAL 2, Sept. 12, 2009, LA vs. DAL SHOTS 2, Sept. 12, 2009, LA vs. DAL FOULS COMMITTED 5, Mar. 8, 2014, LA vs. RSL FOULS SUFFERED 5, May 11, 2014, LA at POR

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