Former ACCAC standouts Esthefanny Barreras and Greta Espinoza helped lead Mexico to the semifinals of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup in San Diego, Calif.

Barreras, who played at Phoenix, got the start between the sticks in Mexico's 3-2 win over Panama in the quarterfinals while Espinoza, who played at Arizona Western, started both games in the knockout stages of the Gold Cup tournament in San Diego, Calif.

While at Phoenix, Barreras played in 20 games in her lone season with the Bears, allowing just 16 goals and recording 81 saves to help lead the Bears to the NJCAA Women's Soccer Championship, recording a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Lewis & Clark in pool play. Following her time at Phoenix, Barreras played two seasons at West Florida before embarking on her professional career with Pachuca.

Espinoza played two seasons at Arizona Western, scoring eight goals in 16 games for the Lady Matadors. All eight goals came in her sophomore season to help the Lady Matadors to an 11-win season. As a sophomore, Espinoza tallied a pair of two-goal games and scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win over GateWay. Following her two seasons at Arizona Western, Espinoza went on to star at Oregon State University and then began her professional career with Tigres UANL.