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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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12 Jessica Gengler

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position MF
  • Hometown St. James, NY
  • Prev School Smithtown H.S.

Biography

R-Senior Highlights (2024)
  • Returned from injury to start and play in 13 games
  • Assisted on the game-tying goal with a minute to play at Presbyterian College
  • Assisted on game-tying goal in the 86th minute in a 1-1 draw against Radford
  • 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Selection
Senior Highlights (2023)
  • Missed the season due to injury
Junior Highlights (2022)
  • Missed the season due to injury
Sophomore Highlights (Fall - 2021)
  • Started all 14 games she appeared, making the move to outside back
  • Finished tied for 4th on the team in scoring with five points
  • Named the Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 23)
  • Scored the golden goal in the 103rd minute in a 3-2 win over Alabama State on Aug. 20 (first collegiate goal)
  • Picked up an assist in three consecutive games (all vs. Big South opponents)
  • Assisted on the first goal in a 2-1 win at Gardner-Webb on Sept. 22
  • Assisted on the game-winning goal against USC Upstate (Sept. 25)
  • Assisted on first goal in 3-2 loss at High Point on Sept. 29
  • Finished third on the team in total minutes (1,097)
Freshman Highlights (Spring - 2021)
  • Started seven of the eight games she appeared
  • Made first collegiate start on Feb. 21 vs. High Point
  • Played a season-high 93 minutes at Campbell on Apr. 3
Prep Highlights
  • Lettered in soccer at Smithtown High School East (4 years)
  • Captain of Smithtown East girls' varsity soccer her junior and senior year
  • Earned section XI Smithtown High School East MVP in 2018
  • Selected to all-division 1 team 
  • Named Suffolk County girls' varsity soccer top ten goal scorer with 19 goals and 3 assists 
  • Named Smithtown Booster Club MVP
  • Earned Division 1 Offensive Player of the Year
  • Selected to the Division 1 All-County Team
  • Earned a spot on the first-team NYSSCOGS all-state girls' soccer selection
  •  Selected to the all-state girls' soccer selection
  • Named to United Soccer Coaches all-region team selection
  • Earned a spot on the Newsday's All-Long Island Girls' Soccer Team Selection
Personal Info
  • Born Mar. 12, 2002 in Port Jefferson, N.Y.
  • Is the daughter of Stephanie and Matthew Gengler
  • Is seeking a degree in biochemistry

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2020Freshman

    Midfield
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2021Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2022Junior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2023Senior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    12