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GIRLS SOCCER

Tessa Knapp

Forward
BAY HS
BAY VILLAGE, OHIO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

64

Goals

14

Assists
“Tessa is a level above the rest. She has a great mix of high-level tactical awareness, she’s technically gifted, has raw athletic ability and she’s a great leader and team player.”
Wally Senk
Head Coach - Copley High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior forward led the Rockets to a 20-0-2 record and the Division III state championship this past season. Knapp scored 64 goals and passed for 14 assists, setting up the lone goal as Bay beat Highland High, 1-0, in the state title game. She became the leading goal-scorer in state history this past season graduating with 212. The 2024 Miss Ohio Soccer honoree, she was also the 2023-24 Gatorade Player of the Year and earned her third consecutive United Soccer Coaches All-American selection last fall.

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Academic Achievement

Knapp has maintained a 4.21 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Knapp has volunteered locally with The Village Project, an organization that provides meals and extended support to families dealing with a cancer patient. She also founded her own training program, TEK Soccer Training, through which she trains younger athletes and develops their skills.