2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Gianna Yurchak
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Conestoga Valley
- Hometown:
- Leola, PA
- Major:
- Occupational Therapy
2021: Appeared in all 20 games and earned 14 starts in her final season in the blue and white… Recorded three goals and an assist on the season… Scored a game-tying goal in a big win at Yale (8/27)… Scored a goal in a dominating win over Duquesne (9/12)… Assisted on the game-winning goal at UConn (9/18)… Converted a penalty kick goal to force overtime in a win over Western Michigan (10/14)… Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the fourth time in her career.
2020: Appeared and started in seven games for the Bulls as a senior… Named Second Team All-MAC… Recorded three goals, four assists and a career-high 10 points on 10 shots… Scored two goals and added an assist in a dominating win at Miami (3/7)… Assisted on both goals in a big win over Bowling Green (3/14)… Scored a goal and added an assist in a win over Ohio (3/21)… Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the third time in her career.
2019: Appeared in 19 games, earning three starts as a captain for the Bulls during her junior campaign… Recorded two goals and two assists on 12 shots… Scored UB’s lone goal at Bowling Green (9/29)… Recorded a goal in the 5-0 win over Northern Illinois (10/18)… Notched two multi-shot games... Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the second time in her career.
2018: Had a breakthrough year as a sophomore starting in all 19 games for the Bulls… Set career-highs in goals (4) and shots (33) while tying a career-high in points (9)… Notched a season-high four shots, two points and a goal in a 3-0 win at Youngstown State (8/24)… Tied a season-high with four shots, two points and the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Toledo (10/18)… Recorded a goal on three shots at Ohio (10/7)… Had 10 games with at least two shots… Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the first time in her career.
2017: Made an immediate impact up top for the Bulls during her freshman campaign as she started all 19 matches at striker... earned MAC All-Freshman team honors after a strong first season... compiled three goals, three assists and nine points while ranking third on the squad with 26 shots... recorded her first career point, an assist, on the game-winning goal against St. Bonaventure (9/15)... recorded one assist in victories over Western Michigan (9/22) and Eastern Michigan (9/29)... notched her first career goal, a game-tying goal in the 85th minute, in a road win over Ohio (10/5)... scored a goal and had two shots in a loss at Bowling Green (10/13)... scored a goal in the regular season finale draw against Akron (10/26)... had four games with a career-high three shots.
High School: She joins the Bulls after a very successful high school career in Pennsylvania at Conestoga Valley where she set the program record for goals in a career (70), goals in a season (30), assists in a season (19) and ranked second in school history in assists in a career (38)... the crafty forward led her team to a 18-3 record during her senior season as she netted a career-high 30 goals, eight assists and 68 points... following her senior season, Yurchak earned NSCAA All-America team honors along with being named Pennsylvania Soccer Player of the Year... she is also a three-time All-State team member and two-time NSCAA All-Region selection while playing four years of varsity soccer for Keith Nagley... the lethal scorer led her team to three Lancaster Lebanon Section I championships during her impressive career... she also played for one of the top club teams in the nation, Penn Fusion Soccer Academy, for the last four seasons.
Personal: Born on October 5, 1998... daughter of Nancy and John Yurchak... has three sisters, Rachel, Jocelyn and Samara... other hobbies include watching movies and traveling... her favorite athlete of all-time is Mia Hamm... lists her favorite movie of all-time as She''s The Man... enjoys listening to country music and her favorite musician is Taylor Swift... Occupational therapy major at UB.
