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2024 Soccer Roster

10 Abby Lynch

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brownsburg, Ind.
  • High School Brownsburg
  • Instagram __abby.lynch
  • Twitter abbylynch04

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Senior - 2024

  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree
  • Appeared in 13 games, making one start.
  • Logged a total of 230 minutes on the season.
  • Fired away a total of two shots...one on Sept. 29 vs. Maryland and one on Oct. 27 vs. Northwestern.

Junior - 2023

  • Academic All-Big Ten.
  • Appeared in 15 games, all coming off of the bench...logged a season-high 35 minutes on Sept. 24 vs. No. 19 Michigan.
  • Won a penalty on Sept. 24 vs. No. 19 Michigan...Sarah Foley's goal on the ensuing rebound from the spot-kick was the match-winner.
  • Picked up her lone assist of the season on Oct. 19 at No. 14 Michigan State.

Sophomore - 2022

  • Academic All-B1G
  • Appeared in 16 games, making four starts.
  • Recorded a season-high two shots on Sept. 25 at No. 17 Penn State and on Oct. 16 vs. No. 20 Ohio State.
  • Logged a season-high 66 minutes on Sept. 25 at No. 17 Penn State.

Freshman - 2021

  • Appeared in 11 games for the Illini.
  • Recorded two goals and one assist.
  • Made her Illini debut at Missouri, 8/19/21, recording her first-career goal.

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-year letterwinner at Brownsburg High School in both soccer and track, two-year letter winner in cross country.
  • Played for coach Joshua George.
  • Played in 56 career games, amassing 3,341 minutes, 72 points, 27 goals and 18 assists.
  • Two-time Hendricks County Player of the Year.
  • Second-team All-State 2018.
  • First-team All-State 2020.
  • Two-time HCC All-Conference.
  • Scored game-winning goal to win sectionals in 2020.
  • Played club for FC Pride.
  • Ohio Valley All-Conference 2018-19.

PERSONAL

  • Born November 16, 2002 in Springfield, MO.
  • Daughter of Steve and Amy Lynch.
  • Has one brother, JD (15).
  • Mother swam at Illinois.
  • Majoring in Finance.
  • Hobbies include tie dying, waterskiing, paddle boarding, and sailing.
  • Favorite athletes include Emma Coburn and Julie Ertz.
  • Also a member of the Fighting Illini Track/ XC team.
  • Credits her high school track coach as the biggest influence on her athletic career.
  • Chose Illinois because “of the opportunity to compete in both soccer and track- my two passions.”

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2021Freshman

    F
    5'3"
    34
  • 10

    2022Sophomore

    F
    5'3"
    10
  • 10

    2023Junior

    F
    5'3"
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    Forward
    5'4"
    10