2024: Named Third-Team All-Horizon League after an impressive senior campaign ... started all 18 games he appeared in, posting a 1.06 goals-against average, .800 save percentage, and 76 total saves overall ... posted an overall record of 9-5-4 with five shutouts ... finished second in the Horizon League in GAA, first in both total saves and saves per game (4.22), second in save percentage, and third for third in shutouts ... on the offensive side of the ball, became the first MKE goalkeeper with two assists in a season since 1986 ... named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 7 and Oct. 21 ... made five saves in the season opener against Lindenwood Aug. 22, picking up the shutout in the 0-0 draw ... collected seven saves the next outing in a 3-2 win over Bradley Aug. 25 ... recorded the first assist for a Panther GK since 2013 when his goal kick set up the lone goal in a 1-1 draw with St. Thomas Sept. 2 ... blanked Chicago State with a pair of saves Sept. 9 ... made four saves to help the Panthers claim the "LeWang Cup" in a 2-0 clean sheet of Northern Illinois Sept. 24 ... tied his career-high with an eight-save performance against Oakland in the 4-1 win Oct. 5 ... also recorded his second assist of the season against the Golden Grizzlies that day ... played a major role in Milwaukee's 1-0 win over Cleveland State Oct. 19, making three saves in the 1-0 victory ... seven saves in a 3-1 win over IU Indianapolis Nov. 1 ... helped the Panthers to a 1-0 victory in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament against Purdue Fort Wayne Nov. 10, making seven saves in the 1-0 shutout of the Mastodons ... recorded four more saves in a tough 1-0 loss in the postseason semifinals against Robert Morris Nov. 14 ... named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team for his efforts.
• 2024 game-by-game in PDF Format
2023: Earned the starting goalkeeper job in the preseason and started all 17 contests, playing all 1,530 minutes in net ... one of only two players to start all 17 games ... posted a 1.76 goals-against average, .709 save percentage, 73 total saves, and a pair of shutouts ... led the Horizon League with his 73 saves, while also leading in saves per game at 4.29 ... upped that average to a league-best 4.67 per game in conference contests ... made a pair of saves in his MKE debut against Chicago State in the opener Aug. 27 ... posted first shutout in the 3-0 victory at Dayton Sept. 4, making six saves ...made three saves - one on a penalty kick - against Northern Illinois Sept. 12 to help Milwaukee claim the LeWang Cup for the first time since 2017 ... recorded three saves to help the Panthers to a 1-1 draw against #23 Marquette Sept. 19 ... posted a four-save clean sheet in the 1-0 decision over Detroit Mercy Oct. 7 ... season-high eight saves in a 2-2 draw at Butler Oct. 10 ... made seven more saves in a 1-1 deadlock at Cleveland State the next game Oct. 14.
• 2023 game-by-game in PDF Format
Prior to MKE: A transfer into the program from Otero College in La Junta, Colorado … the full-time starter in net in 2022, he posted a 1.12 goals-against average, .778 save percentage, and six shutouts … in his three seasons with the Rattlers, started 37 games, going 22-12-3 with a 0.97 GAA, .811 save percentage, and 15 clean sheets … named Goalkeeper of the Year in Region 9.
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High School: Spent two seasons with the soccer program at UANL … played club soccer for Club Tigres (3 years).
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Personal: Son of Juan de Dios and Rebecca Almaguer … full name is Daniel Osmar Ibarra Almaguer … dad played professional soccer for team Rayados in Mexico … a communications major with a business minor …  chose Milwaukee because he liked the campus and the city and because the MKE coaching staff trusted in him from the first day he was recruited … career goal is to finish his degree, get his Masters degree, play soccer as long as he can … most memorable sports experience was winning the regional final with his junior college team and going to nationals … lists photography, games, and movies as his hobbies … born July 12, 2001.
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Pronunciation: Eee-BAR-ah
