Jessica Young, a senior at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is among the top players in the America East Conference in women’s soccer. While playing soccer at UMBC, the 5’4” forward led her team in scoring and was named team MVP in 2005. Young has earned America East All-Conference First-Team honors, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team honors and was named America East Player of the Week in 2006. She made 24 career goals with eight career assists. In 2005, she scored 25 points and made the eighth best single-season total in UMBC history. A resident of Waldorf, Md., Young is a political science major who earned a 4.0 fall grade point average and maintains a 3.9 cumulative GPA. She holds a Public Policy & International Affairs Fellowship, among other honors, and was a Habitat for Humanity and Head Start volunteer. Young has been on the Dean’s List since 2006 and is a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society.
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