Gabriella Pena '25 Recruiting Profile

My passion for the sport of soccer began when I was six years old, and my parents

signed me up to my first soccer league. Playing at that young age I enjoyed

playing the game and knew this was something that I wanted to do at the

collegiate level. Currently at the level that I am playing the challenges are more

intense and my passion for the game grows more at every level.

Through the years I have been able to build on my physical attributes. Some of

those attributes are becoming a strong and physical player as I am a dominant

defender. This position has assisted in developing my leadership skills as well as

my communication skills with my team(s). The building of my leadership skills has

allowed me to be a very determined person on and off the field. As time passes

by each year, I see that there is always room for improvement and knowing this

drives me to become a hardworking person.

Aside of having a strong passion for soccer, I strive to be highly academically

successful and focus on accomplishing all that I can to maintain a high-level GPA.

Understanding that my academics are a main driver to get me to the next level I

focus strongly on holding my current GPA which is a 3.9. Accomplishing this goal

has allowed me to make the Honor Roll consecutively throughout the year. In

conclusion, outside of my academics and soccer I utilize my time as well to

volunteer within my community. This allows me to continue to grow as an

individual.