Jenna Kalwa

Meet Head Women's Soccer Coach Gary Higgins

Friday, December 20

EmpowHER - NC State Women's Soccer's Book Club

Wednesday, February 07

EmpowHER: Women's Soccer

Tuesday, February 06

2023 NC State Women's Soccer Season Recap

Monday, December 11

Late Goal the Difference as Wolfpack Falls to No. 6 Notre Dame

Thursday, September 11

NC State Opens ACC Play Against No. 6 Notre Dame

Wednesday, September 10

Pack Offense Erupts as Higgins Earns First Win

Sunday, September 07

NC State Welcomes Campbell Sunday for Nonconference Finale

Saturday, September 06

Photo by: Greg Mintel

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Pennington, N.J.
High School:
Hopewell Valley Central

As a senior at NC State (2015): Named a team captain in May ... Played in all 19 matches, starting 17 … Recorded two assists on the season, one at Miami on October 11 and one against No. 1 Virginia on October 28 … Registered nine total shots, two of which were on target … Played in 1350 minutes throughout the season and only accumulated one yellow card.

As a junior at NC State (2014): Started all 19 matches throughout the season ... Scored one goal and distributed two assists to finish with four points ... Played 1589 of a possible 1756 minutes throughout the season ... Recorded 19 total shots, eight of which were on target ... Scored in the Nov. 4 season finale at Princeton ... Recorded an assist on Aug. 31 at Maryland and Sept. 11 vs. Western Carolina ... Recorded a season-high six shots against Pittsburgh on Oct. 4.

2013 at Penn State: Played in four games throughout the season for a total of 112 minutes ... Recorded two total shots, one of which was on goal.

2012 at Penn State: Played in eight games as a reserve ... Netted her first collegiate goal against Central Michigan (8/26) ...Tallied assists against Pitt (9/2) and Michigan State (10/19) ... Played a season-high 59 minutes against St. Johns (8/18).

BEFORE COLLEGE: Was a three-year letterwinner and was coached by John McGinley and Jeff Newman at Hopewell Valley Central High ... Led her high school squad to conference championships in 2009 and 2010, as well as a state runner-up finish in 2010 ... Has been a NSCAA All-Region, All-CVC, All-South Jersey and All-State honoree ... Was also a state champion in the track, helping HVC to the Group 3 Indoor Track State championships in 2009 and 2010 ... Has also participated in several ODP camps in the past.

CLUB EXPERIENCE: Played her club ball for Mike Pollar on the MFC `93 Wildcats ... Helped the Wildcats to multiple tournament championships, including the Atlanta Final Four Showcase in 2011 ... Served as captain in 2011.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jenna Kalwa ... Born on Dec. 28, 1993 in Trenton, N.J ... Parents are Andrew and Juli Kalwa ... Has two older brothers, Jonathan and Christian, as well as a twin brother, Dylan.