2024 Soccer Roster
Skorka, Gessica
Jersey Number 7
Gessica Skorka
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
- High School:
- The Colony HS
Bio
Career AccoladeÂ
- 2024 USC Second Team All-RegionÂ
- 2024, 2023 First Team All-SEC
- 2024, 2023 CSC Academic All-America HonorsÂ
2024
- Named a United Soccer Team Second Team All-Region honoree
- CSC Academic All-America third team honoreeÂ
- Selected as a First Team All-SEC recipient for the second consecutive yearÂ
- Paced the Alabama defense and aided the team in five shutouts
- Despite playing on the backline, tied as the team leader in assists (5)
- Ranks third all-time at Alabama in career assists
- Concluded the conference tournament with 104 career game appearances, ranking her fifth nationally among active Division I players
- Set the Alabama record in career starts with 96
- A two-time College Sports Communicator Academic All-American honoree (2022, 2023)
- A three-time College Sports Communicator All-District honoree (2022, 2023, 2024)
2023
- Named to TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week (8/21) for leading the Crimson Tide to a pair of shutout wins over DePaul and UABÂ
- Held eight teams scoreless through 90 minutes
- Held 11 teams to three or less shots on goal
- Despite playing on the backline, ranked second on the team in assists with fourÂ
- Tallied two assists in the 4-1 win against LSU
- Assisted Itala Gemelli's game-winning goal against Ole Miss in addition to tallying an assist against KentuckyÂ
- Named TopDrawerSoccer's MidSeason Top 100 List
- Named First Team All-SEC
- Has started all 22Â games for the Tide
- 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America HonorsÂ
2022
- Led the backline to a program-record 12 shutouts and 23 winsÂ
- Tallied two goals and seven assists during the seasonÂ
- Ranks fourth on the team in assists with sevenÂ
- Held 16 teams to 10 shots or less with seven teams being held to five or less shotsÂ
- Helped hold No. 5 South Carolina and No. 18 Clemson scoreless through 90 minutes Â
- Scored a goal against Arkansas and North AlabamaÂ
- Started all 27 games for the TideÂ
- College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-AmericanÂ
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (11/29)
2021
- Tallied two assists on the year, assisting on goals against Lamar and Missouri
- Helped UA to seven shutouts as a member of the back lineÂ
- Saw action in 22 games, making 18Â starts
- Registered 90-plus minutes 10 times on the year
- Totaled 14Â shots
- Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor RollÂ
2020-21
- Recorded five shutouts with the Alabama defense
- Tallied an assist in the team's win over South Alabama
- Competed in 13 games, starting in 10 for the Crimson Tide
- Recorded three shots on goal as a member of the back line
- Played 929 minutes this season, exceeding 90 minutes in eight games Â
High School
- Attended The Colony High School and played under coach Tommy Ray
- Played club soccer for Solar Club under coaches Derek Missimo, Ben Williams, and Adiran Solca
- 2019 National Champions
- Named All-Academic and First-Team All-District
- Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman and was the only rookie on the varsity team that year
- National Honors Society Member
Personal Information
- Born August 20, 2002 in Plano, TexasÂ
- Daughter of David and Lynette Skorka
- Has one younger brother, Anson
- Major is biologyÂ
NCAA Tournament - North Carolina Preview: Coach Hart
Wednesday, November 15
NCAA Tournament - North Carolina Preview: Marianna Annest & Sasha Pickard
Wednesday, November 15
Soccer NCAA Tournament RD 1 Postgame: Coach Hart
Friday, November 10
Soccer NCAA Tournament RD 1 Postgame: Itala Gemelli, Macy Clem & Cameron Silva
Friday, November 10
