2009 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 23
Jessica Ross
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Carlsbad HS
- Hometown:
- Carlsbad, Calif.
Rice --
Creative player who is dangerous in front of the goal... Has an extremely powerful shot... Has increased playing time every year with the program. 2008: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Recipient of the Iron Owl Award for the second year in a row, a team honor presented by the strength & conditioning staff for dedication and commitment in the weight room... Improved performance allowed her to set new personal highs for games played (15) and minutes played (216) in a season... Scored first career goal against C-USA foe UAB on the road in Birmingham... Made first career start on opening day against Sam Houston State as a defender and helped contribute to the shutout victory... Registered a shot in a career-long 49 minutes of action against the Bearkats... Also took shots against Colorado College and Marshall... Maintained a .500 shots-on-goal percentage (2-of-4)... Played 13 or more minutes six times. 2007: C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Recipient of the annual Iron Owl Award... Appeared in eight games, including on the road at nationally-ranked Texas A&M... Registered 156 minutes... Played 30 or more minutes three times... Tied a career-high with four shots against Lamar... Maintained a .429 shots-on-goal percentage (3-of-7). 2006: Appeared in eight games, including four Conference USA matches... Played 155 minutes... Longest appearance was 46 minutes against crosstown foe Texas Southern... Provided the assist on a goal against Texas Southern... Took a career-high four shots against Houston Baptist... Maintained a .429 shots-on-goal percentage (3-of-7). Club --
One of the top players for the U-18 Nomads... Coached by Brian McManus. High School --
2006 graduate of Carlsbad High School in California... Coached by Carl Higham... Four-year varsity soccer letterwinner (including one year at Fallbrook High school and her final three years at Carlsbad)... Carlsbad female MVP for the fall semester... First team all-Avocado League... Served as team captain... Three-time Union Tribune all-Academic team... Four-time North County Times Scholar Athlete... Union Tribune Carlsbad High School Scholar Athlete of the year. Personal --
Full Name: Jessica Mary Lee Ross. Born: May 18, 1988, in Carlsbad, Calif. Parents: Mark and Donna Ross of Carlsbad. Major: Economics. Minor: Business. College: Will Rice
Creative player who is dangerous in front of the goal... Has an extremely powerful shot... Has increased playing time every year with the program. 2008: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Recipient of the Iron Owl Award for the second year in a row, a team honor presented by the strength & conditioning staff for dedication and commitment in the weight room... Improved performance allowed her to set new personal highs for games played (15) and minutes played (216) in a season... Scored first career goal against C-USA foe UAB on the road in Birmingham... Made first career start on opening day against Sam Houston State as a defender and helped contribute to the shutout victory... Registered a shot in a career-long 49 minutes of action against the Bearkats... Also took shots against Colorado College and Marshall... Maintained a .500 shots-on-goal percentage (2-of-4)... Played 13 or more minutes six times. 2007: C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Recipient of the annual Iron Owl Award... Appeared in eight games, including on the road at nationally-ranked Texas A&M... Registered 156 minutes... Played 30 or more minutes three times... Tied a career-high with four shots against Lamar... Maintained a .429 shots-on-goal percentage (3-of-7). 2006: Appeared in eight games, including four Conference USA matches... Played 155 minutes... Longest appearance was 46 minutes against crosstown foe Texas Southern... Provided the assist on a goal against Texas Southern... Took a career-high four shots against Houston Baptist... Maintained a .429 shots-on-goal percentage (3-of-7). Club --
One of the top players for the U-18 Nomads... Coached by Brian McManus. High School --
2006 graduate of Carlsbad High School in California... Coached by Carl Higham... Four-year varsity soccer letterwinner (including one year at Fallbrook High school and her final three years at Carlsbad)... Carlsbad female MVP for the fall semester... First team all-Avocado League... Served as team captain... Three-time Union Tribune all-Academic team... Four-time North County Times Scholar Athlete... Union Tribune Carlsbad High School Scholar Athlete of the year. Personal --
Full Name: Jessica Mary Lee Ross. Born: May 18, 1988, in Carlsbad, Calif. Parents: Mark and Donna Ross of Carlsbad. Major: Economics. Minor: Business. College: Will Rice
Rice Stats Year GP/GS Shots Goals Asst. Points GWG 2006 8/0 7 0 1 1 0 2007 8/0 7 0 0 0 0 2008 15/1 4 1 0 2 0 Totals 31/1 18 1 1 3 0
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