2026 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Kelly Gende
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Crystal Lake, IL
- High School:
- Prairie Ridge High School
- Prev School:
- Stetson
2025 at Stetson: Appeared in eight matches with five starts … Recorded a career-high two goals, including two game-winning goals … Finished the season with four points while logging 353 minutes … Registered 12 shots with five on goal.
2024 at Stetson: Appeared in 17 matches with 11 starts … Logged 703 minutes while recording one assist … Finished the season with 15 shots, including eight on goal.
2023 at Stetson: Started 17 of 18 matches … Recorded her first collegiate goal and added two assists for four points … Logged a career-high 1,304 minutes while recording 23 shots, including 14 on goal.
2022 at Stetson: Appeared in six matches with one start as a freshman … Logged 114 minutes while recording three shots.
High School/Personal: Four-year standout at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois … Distinguished graduate, Illinois State Scholar and AP Scholar … Member and president of the National Honor Society … Earned the Kiwanis Top Scholar Award, William Chandler Scholarship and Souther Company Excellence Scholarship … Also served as a Medical Club Board member and Link Crew leader … Earned Academic All-Conference honors and was selected to the Illinois Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team … Competed for Sockers FC, helping the club to a 19-1-4 record, an Illinois State Championship and a President’s Cup semifinal appearance in 2021-22 … Also played for FC United Girls Academy and Crystal Lake Force … Helped Prairie Ridge’s basketball team to a 27-3 record … Daughter of David and Stacy Gende … Pursuing a master’s degree in biology.
