Kylen Grant

Shea Vanderbosch

/ Women's Soccer

Photo by: Pitt Media Relations

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario

Senior Season (2024): Grant was named one of four captains ... She has not missed a minute of play in the first 16 matches ... Grant logged one shot in a tie match against NC STATE ... Started all 18 matches and lead the squad with 1,612 minutes played ... She was named to the Academic All-America All-District Women's Soccer Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (3.5 cumulative g.p.a., played in 90% of matches) ... Grant earned a spot on the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Athletic Director's Honor Roll and was named to the 2024 ACC All-Academic Team.

Junior Season (2023): Grant was one of two Syracuse performers to log complete-game efforts (90 minutes) in all 18 matches ... She managed shot attempts against AUBURN, BINGHAMTON, HARVARD and PITTSBURGH ... Grant earned Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (2022): Grant started exhibition contests at ARMY and versus NIAGARA ... She participated in the season-opening victory against NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Grant assisted on a goal when the Orange defeated SIENA, 2-0 ... She started and played all 90 minutes versus EASTERN MICHIGAN ... Grant was also with the first string in the MERRIMACK triumph ... She began a string of 10 straight starts when Syracuse hosted DUKE ... She had complete-game performances (90 minutes) at WAKE FOREST, at BOSTON COLLEGE and at VIRGINIA ... Grant had a shot attempt at BOSTON COLLEGE ... She continued her key defensive efforts at VIRGINIA TECH and against NC STATE, playing all 90 minutes in both ... Grant started 12 of the 17 matches played during the season ... She was one of 13 teammates that were named to the 2022 All-ACC Academic Team (3.0-or-better fall semester g.p.a., 3.0-or-better cumulative g.p.a., played in half of the teams contests) ... Grant was also named to the 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).

Freshman Season (2021): She made her Syracuse debut in the season-opener against ALBANY ... Grant's first collegiate goal was the game-winner at NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Her playing time increased as the season went on ... Grant was one of 19 teammates named to the 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... She was named to the 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School: Grant was a three-sport athlete at Sir Wilfred Laurier, competing in soccer, basketball, and track & field ... She played for Ottawa TFC travel club ... Her club team finished fourth at the 2018 Under-15 Toyota National Championship and won the title at the 2019 Under-17 Championship ... Grant was the starting center back on the title team ... She was also a member of the Student Council at Sir Wilfred Laurier.

Personal: Kylen Jessica Grant was born in June of 2003 in Ottawa, Canada ... She is the daughter of Brian and Michelle Grant ... She has one brother, Tyson ... She is majoring in health and exercise science in the David B. Falk College of Sport & Human Dynamics.