University of Miami Athletics
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Kyla Gallagher

position

Forward

Height

5-7

Class

Graduate Student

Hometown

Farmington, Conn.

High School

Miss Porter's School

Previous School

Providence

Instagram

@kyla.gallagher

Kyla Gallagher - Soccer - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors & Accolades

  • NEWISA All-New England Second Team (2023)
  • NEWISA All-New England Third Team (2022)
2023 (Senior at Providence)
  • Started in all 20 games for the Friars
  • Tallied 1,419 minutes at forward
  • Recorded 13 points on four goals and five assists
  • Received NEWISA All-New England Second Team honor
  • Received BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors (Aug. 21)
  • Earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2022 (Junior at Providence)
  • Played in 18 games for the Friars, with 11 appearances in the starting lineup
  • Led the Friars in scoring with eight points on two goals and four assists
  • Registered 1,013 minutes at forward
  • Earned NEWISA All-New England Third Team honors
2021 (Sophomore at Providence)
  • Played in all 20 games for the Friars, including 10 starts
  • Finished the year ranked second on the team in goals (four)
  • Scored the game-winning goal against Creighton (Sept. 26)
  • Tallied 1,002 minutes at forward
2020-21 (Freshman at Providence)
  • Fall 2020 season was moved to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Appeared in 11 games for the Friars and cracked the starting line-up three times
  • Her first collegiate start came against Georgetown (3/25)
  • Finished the year ranked second on the team in assists (three) and tied for fourth in points (five)
  • Credited with the game-winning goal against Bryant (2/21)
  • Played 597 minutes at forward
  • Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 22
High School
  • Played for Miss Porter’s School
  • Recorded a program-record 73 goals and 34 assists over four years
  • Earned High School All-America and All-New England honors in 2019
  • Named CGSCA Player of the Year and New England Soccer Journal Player of the Year in 2019
  • Was a three-time All-NEPSAC and All-State honoree (2017-19)
  • Helped guide her team to three Founder’s League Championships (2016, 2018, 2019)
  • Led team to its first NEPSAC Class A finals appearance in program history
  • Captained the soccer team for her senior campaign
  • Member of the Connecticut FC and Connecticut FC Academy team the past three seasons
  • Also played four years of varsity basketball
Personal
  • Born Jan. 14, 2002
  • Daughter of Ericka and Brian Gallagher
  • Has one brother, Caden
  • Majoring in Finance