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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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18 Kennedy Bell

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position D
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Charlotte, NC
  • High School Hough
  • Instagram Kennedyvbell
  • Twitter Kennedy_Bell26
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Biography

Accolades

  • 2023 Big Ten All-Freshman Team Selection
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/5)

As a Sophomore (2024):

  • Played and started 18 matches, playing 1,500 minutes
  • Tallied three goals and two assists on the season
  • Took two shots against Rutgers (10/27)
  • Took one shot on net against Minnesota (10/17)
  • Scored two goals and notched an assist against VCU (9/8)
  • Got an assist against Towson (9/5)
  • Took two shots against American (8/22)
  • Scored one goal against Lehigh (8/15)


As a Freshman (2023)

  • Played and started in all 18 matches, playing the third-most minutes on the team with 1,545.
  • Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team
  • Became Maryland's first Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection since the program moved to the conference in 2014.
  • Played 80 or more minutes in 16 out of 18 matches played in freshman season.
  • Had one assist on the season.
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/5).
  • Picked up first career assist on game-winning goal against Towson (9/3).
  • Had three shots against Ohio State (9/24).
  • Put two shots on frame against Michigan State (9/28).


Before Maryland

  • Top Drawer Ranked #34 prospect in the Nation
  • 2019 Youth National Team Training Camp Participant
  • Captain of her team at Charlotte Soccer Academy
  • Two time ECNL Conference Champion
  • Named ECNL Mid-Atlantic Co-Conference Player of the year
  • 2021-2022 ECNL All American
  • Two year varsity member at Hough High School
  • Tallied 25 goals and 20 assists for the Huskies
  • Queen City 3A/4A Conference Player of the Year
  • Also made All-Conference, All-Mid Atlantic, All-State, and All-American teams.
 

Personal

  • Daughter of Myron and Kimberly Bell
  • Father played football at Michigan State and for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 90’s
  • Father played in Super Bowl XXIX in 1995
  • Has two siblings Corey and Major Bell
  • Corey played football at University of North Carolina
  • Made Honor Roll 2018-2022
  • Volunteered at the Special Olympics
  • Intends to major in Kinesiology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2023Freshman

    Defender
    18
  • 18

    2024Sophomore

    Defender
    18