2025 Soccer Roster
Roster
Rucka, Ella
GK
/ SoccerGK
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerM
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerM
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerM/F
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerF/M
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerM
/ SoccerM/F
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerD/M
/ SoccerM/D
/ SoccerD
/ SoccerF
/ SoccerM/D
/ SoccerM/D
/ SoccerF/M
/ SoccerD
/ Soccer
Jersey Number 18
Ella Rucka
- Position:
- D/M
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Channahon, Ill.
- Previous School:
- Minooka Community HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2024: Played in 16 matches and started 14… went full-time on eight separate occasions with five straight 90-minute performances to end the year… totaled 1,248 minutes on the pitch… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2023: Played in 13 matches as a true freshman… tallied her first career shot against Western Illinois (Oct. 1)… Made her college debut in the home opener against App State (Aug. 24)… Played a season-high 23 minutes against Little Rock (Oct. 27) in the first round of the OVC Soccer Championship… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Starred at Minooka High School under head coach Chris Brolley, helping the Indians go 31-17-6 (.630 winning percentage) with a .688 winning percentage (20-8-4 record) in conference play over her final three seasons...Posted 33 career goals and 51 assists over three prep seasons...Earned Herald-News all-area first team accolades to go along with All-Southwest Prairie Conference and all-section honors following a senior campaign where she accounted for 17 goals and 12 assists…Was a standout performer for Chicago Inter Soccer Club, where she was a two-time state champion, two-time conference champion and 2022 national championship semifinalist.
PERSONAL: Born on April 25, 2005...Daughter of Robert and Kristen Rucka...Has three siblings, Calie, Keira and Lainey...Majoring in Health & Human Performance...Father played collegiate football at Western Illinois.
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023-24)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall, 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025)
2024: Played in 16 matches and started 14… went full-time on eight separate occasions with five straight 90-minute performances to end the year… totaled 1,248 minutes on the pitch… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2023: Played in 13 matches as a true freshman… tallied her first career shot against Western Illinois (Oct. 1)… Made her college debut in the home opener against App State (Aug. 24)… Played a season-high 23 minutes against Little Rock (Oct. 27) in the first round of the OVC Soccer Championship… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semester... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Starred at Minooka High School under head coach Chris Brolley, helping the Indians go 31-17-6 (.630 winning percentage) with a .688 winning percentage (20-8-4 record) in conference play over her final three seasons...Posted 33 career goals and 51 assists over three prep seasons...Earned Herald-News all-area first team accolades to go along with All-Southwest Prairie Conference and all-section honors following a senior campaign where she accounted for 17 goals and 12 assists…Was a standout performer for Chicago Inter Soccer Club, where she was a two-time state champion, two-time conference champion and 2022 national championship semifinalist.
PERSONAL: Born on April 25, 2005...Daughter of Robert and Kristen Rucka...Has three siblings, Calie, Keira and Lainey...Majoring in Health & Human Performance...Father played collegiate football at Western Illinois.
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