The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-8 senior midfielder and forward led the Kingsmen to a 23-0-1 record and the Class 3A state championship this past season. Lynch scored 44 goals and passed for 19 assists, setting up both goals in Penn’s 2-0 win over Guerin Catholic High in the state final. Lynch recorded 11 goals and nine assists in Penn’s seven-game postseason run to the state title. The Indiana Soccer Coaches Association’s Miss Soccer, Lynch was the 2017 United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year. She concluded her prep soccer career with 130 goals and 68 assists.
Lynch maintained an unweighted 4.16 GPA in the classroom. Taking advantage of NCAA early signing rules, Lynch inked a financial-aid agreement that paved the way for her to enroll at Florida State University. She graduated from high school in January and attended classes this past spring semester.
Lynch has volunteered locally at a center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and as a youth soccer coach. She has also donated her time to Kingsmen Against Cancer and the Handwritten Hearts Club, writing letters to both hospital and cancer patients.
