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2025 Women's Soccer Roster

Steve Simoneau

11 Kelly Gende

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Crystal Lake, IL
  • Highschool Prairie Ridge HS
  • Major Molecular Biology
  • Twitter kellygende99
  • Instagram kellyygende

Biography

JUNIOR (2024)
  • Appeared in 17 games, starting 11 
  • Totaled 703 minutes 
  • Assisted 1 goal on 8 SOG 
SOPHOMORE (2023)
  • Appeared in 18 games, starting 17 
  • Scored 1 goal on 14 shots on goal
  • Totaled 1304 minutes 
FRESHMAN (2022)
  • Appeared in 6 games, starting in one
  • Totaled 114 minutes
  • Recorded 3 shots
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Prairie Ridge HS in Crystal Lake, IL, where she was a distinguished graduate
  • Was an honor roll student and an Illinois State Scholar
  • Was a member and president of the National Honor Society
  • Was a member of the Medical Club Board
  • Was a Link Crew leader
  • Was an AP Scholar and a Kiwanis Top Scholar Award winner
  • Earned the William Chandler Scholarship as well as the Souther Company Excellence Scholarship
  • Played for coach Ahman Gad for the Sockers FC om 2021-22, helping that club to a 19-1-4 record
  • Was an academic All-Conference and ODP Illinois State team selection
  • Helped her team to the semifinals of the President's Cup and to a 2021 Illinois state title
  • Scored the winning goal in games against Chicago Rush and FC Evolution
  • Played for coach Fabrice Gautrat for FC United Girls Academy in 2020-21
  • Played for coach Mark Lewis for Crystal Lake Force in 2019-20
  • Played for Sockers FC for coach Rudy Cleveland from 2014-19
  • Played basketball at Prairie Ridge for coach Tim Taege, helping that team to a 27-3 record
  • Earned Academic All-Conference honors
PERSONAL 
  • Full name is Kelly Kathleen Gende
  • Was born on Octobe 18, 2003, in Barrington, Ill.
  • Daughter of David and Stacy Gende
  • Has a brother - Drew (22)
  • Has a cousin, Katy Miller, who played collegiate soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
  • Chose Stetson over Miami, Michigan, Loyola-Chicago, Denver and many other schools
  • Was attracted to Stetson by the team chemistry, the coaching staff and the academics
  • Enjoys playing basketball, hiking, water sport and going to the beach
  • Majoring in Biochemistry with plans to go to medical school to become an orthopedic surgeon

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2022Freshman

    Forward
    5'11"
    25
  • 25

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    5'11"
    25
  • 11

    2023Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11"
    11
  • 11

    2024Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    11
  • 11

    2024-25Junior

    Forward
    11
  • 11

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    11