University of California, Santa Barbara

2023: Appeared in 18 matches, making 10 starts... Big West All-Academic selection... Scored two goals, one against Pacific (Aug. 27) and the other against UC San Diego (Oct. 5). 

2022: Appeared in 15 matches, making eight starts...Recorded her lone goal of the season against UC Riverside on Oct. 16...Recorded an assist against Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 13.

2021: Appeared in five matches for the Gauchos...Took a total of two shots on goal.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Folsom High School...Competed in soccer and basketball...Played her freshman season at Folsom and then focused on her club program...Competed for Placer United...Part of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy...Twice in her final three seasons, Alwis led the team in goals scored and ranked second in the third season...Part of the 2017 ODP National Camp and the Region IV Team...Attended 2016 and 2017 ODP Region IV Camp...A part of the Cal North ODP from 2015-17...Four-year member of the California Scholarship Federation...Won first place in the Folsom High School Engineering Challenge when she and a partner created an electronically scored game of rock, paper, and scissors. 

PERSONAL: Manuri Alwis was born Dec. 13, 2002, in Morristown, N.J... Her Father is Prabath Alwis and her mother is Chintanie Wettasinghe...Her favorite athletes include Brandi Chastain and Suarez...Hobbies include sewing, cooking, and baking...Her favorite movies are Aladdin and Mamma Mia...She enjoys sunsets and long walks on the beach...Alwis hopes to major in statistics and data science.