#17 Rachel Deresky Season 2022

Forward

Class Junior

Hometown Dunkirk, Md.

High School Northern

Bio Stats

Honors:

2023 CSC Academic All-District
2022 SEC Honor Roll
2021 SEC Honor Roll

As a Junior (2023):

Appeared in all 18 contests (all starts) and played over 1,100 minutes
Led team in goals (seven) and posted four assists to tally a team-high 18 points on the season
Registered seventh goal of season in draw against Florida (Oct. 22)
Tallied second multi-score game in 6-0 victory against Texas A&M (Oct. 5)
Scored a goal against Ole Miss in SEC home opener (Sept. 21)
Had first multi-goal game in victory against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 10) and registered an assist
Dished one assist in draw against No. 20 Northwestern (Sept. 3)
Scored first goal of season in shutout against Belmont (Aug. 27)
Registered two assists in season opener against Chattanooga (Aug. 17)

As a Sophomore (2022):

Appeared and started in 10 contests for the Dores before missing remainder of season due to injury
Totaled 13 points (tied for second-highest on team) from five goals and three assists
Recorded Dores’ first goal of the 2022 season at Evansville (Aug. 18)
Tallied game-winning goals in first two games of the season
Named SEC Forward of the Week (Aug. 22)
Collected four points off two assists and a goal against ETSU (Sept. 2)
Netted fourth goal on the season at MTSU (Sept. 11)
Scored game-winning goal vs. Kentucky (Sept. 22)

As a Freshman (2021):

High School

Ranked as the nation’s No. 156 overall player and No. 51 forward by TopDrawerSoccer
Washington Post All-MET Player of the Year (2019)
Broke the league’s career scoring record as junior with 122 goals in three seasons
Back-to-back First Team All-State (2018, 2019)
Back-to-back 3A state champions, scoring four of the team’s five goals in the finals (2018, 2019)
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region (2019)
Set new league single-season scoring record with 49 goals (2019)
Top scorer in the D.C. metroplex two consecutive years (2018, 2019)
U.S. Girls National Team ID Center invitee (2019)
Part of the Washington Spirit/U.S. Soccer Player Development Program (2019, 2020)
Leading scorer on club team throughout prep career
Trained at the U.S. Soccer Training Center from 2013 to 2017
Participated in the U.S.Soccer National Combine (2015, 2016)
Three-time Maryland Futsal State Cup champion, serving as the leading scorer each year
Club team ranked No. 1 in Maryland and No. 3 nationally by youthsoccerankings.us
Earned the Superintendent Scholastic Recognition Award
Recognized with the MPSAA Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Award

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