University of Delaware Athletics
2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Jessica Kennett
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Byram Hills
- Hometown:
- Armonk, NY
- Major:
- Exercise Science
AT DELAWARE:
• Fourth-year member of the squad as a midfielder
• Will look to build on a successful junior season and compete to remain a starter
• 2017 ECAC Academic Honor Roll Selection
• 2019 Third Team All-East Region
• Named Captain for her senior season
2019 SEASON:
• Third Team All-East Region
• Second Team All-CAA
• Scored the first 2 goals of her career
• Tied for the team lead with 4 assists
• Started all 19 games as a defensive midfielder
• Tallied a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win at Lafayette on Aug. 25
• Scored her second goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Richmond on Sept. 1
• Registered an assist in each of the first three games of the season
2018 SEASON:
• Played in 17 games, making 15 total starts
• Tallied 11 shots and two shots on goal
2017 SEASON:
• Played in all 18 games, making 13 total starts
• Tallied a pair of assists
• Attempted the second-most corner-kicks on the season (19)
• Recorded her first career point at St. Joseph's (8/27)
• Fired a career-high three shots against Towson (9/24)
2016 SEASON:
• Started in and appeared in 17 games during her freshman campaign
• Registered six shots on the season including two shots on goal
• Played a season-high 100 minutes vs. Drexel (Oct. 23) while totaling 1146 minutes of game action on the season
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HIGH SCHOOL:
• Four-year varsity starter as a midfielder at Byram High School for head coach Mike Martino
• Two-time team Most Valuable Player and 2015
• Two-time All-State, all-region, and all-section selection and a four-time
• Played for New York Soccer Club team for three
• Served as captain for both high school and club team
• Member of CFC ECNL Club team
• Was a peer leader and member of the student leadership board
PERSONAL:
• Jessica Anne Kennett ("ken-it")
• Born July 29, 1998
• Exercise science major at Delaware
• Would like to become a doctor or physical therapist
• Daughter of Graham and Gioia ("joy-uh") Kennett
• Has two older brothers
• Mother earned her MBA from Cornell and is a retired managing director at Goldman Sachs
• Father earned his MBA from Columbia and master's degree in physical education from Ball State and is currently in his third season as women's soccer head
• Father was captain of the East Anglia (UK) men's soccer team as an undergraduate
• Father was named 2010 National High School Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America while at Byram High School
• Enjoys swimming, skiing, and watching Netflix during her free time
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• Trained at Arsenal and Chelsea ladies clubs in
• Won a world 3x3 tournament title as a
CAREER STATISTICS:
| Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | PK-Att | Corners |
| 2019 | 18/18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18/13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 19 |
| 2016 | 17/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 70/63 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2-2 | 19 |
