2025-26 Women's Soccer Roster

#11 Tessa Knapp Women's Soccer Roster

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Class Freshman
Eligibility Freshman
Hometown Bay Village, OH
Last Team Bay High
Height 5-7
Tessa Knapp - Women's Soccer - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

PREP/CLUB

  • Ranked 22nd nationally in her class by Top Drawer Soccer
  • Broke the all-time OHSAA goals record of 192 on October 9. Finished her career with 212 goals
  • Scored a single-season record of 64 goals this past season (2024)
  • Led Bay High to a State Championship and undefeated season (22-0-2) as a senior
  • Produced 58 goals and 17 assists in 23 games as a junior, leading the Rockets to the State Semifinals
  • Two-Time Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year (2023-24 and 2024-25)
  • Three-Time United Soccer Coaches All-American honoree
  • Four-Time OSSCA All-Ohio First Team selection
  • Four-Time All Greater Cleveland First Team with Player of the Year honors as a sophomore and senior
  • Plays for Internationals Soccer Club
  • Two ECNL National Final Four appearances
  • Three-Time ECNL All-American (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • ECNL Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in both 2022 (U15) and 2024 (U17)
  • U.S. WYNT member since eligible at the U15 level. Has competed at the U15, U16, U17 and U19 levels
  • Played with the U.S. WYNT in Montaigu, France and were Mondial Montaigu Tournament Champions

COACH NORMAN ON KNAPP

“Tessa is an extremely creative and dynamic attacking player. She can beat players off the dribble and also by combining with her teammates. She can create goals for herself, and she can create goals for her teammates. She is able to beat opponents in a variety of ways. She is very dangerous attacking from central areas and also from wide areas. She will definitely add excitement to our team in terms of what she can do on the ball.”