Paula Ruess - 2022 - Women's Soccer - FDU Knights Athletics

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2021-22

Named to the Second Team All-NEC for the second consecutive season for her work as a key member of the Knights' stout defense
Played in, and started, 19 games for a total of 1,650 minutes
Played in each of the Knights shutout victories, logging at least 90 minutes played on 11 different occasions during the season
Over a five-game stretch from 10/17 to 11/5 Ruess logged a total of 499 minutes played in the Knights defense, which was every available minute over that span, emphasizing her quality and her importance to the Knights cause

2020-2021

Was named to the Second Team All-NEC for her effort on the defensive end of the pitch
Started seven matches on defense and dished out an assist
Ruess' assist came in FDU's final match of the season on a goal that was scored by Robbins
Ruess led a back line that only allowed six goals all season in the NEC, which came out to only 0.86 goals against average per match
The Knights defense registered three clean sheets on the season

2019-20

Ruess played in 13 games and earned 11 starts for the Knights backline in her sophomore season
The sophomore was tied for fifth on the team with five points on the year
Ruess netted her lone goal of the season in the Knights 2-0 victory in the NEC Semifinals to reach the NEC Championship
In the season-opener, Ruess dished out a pair of assists to help propel FDU to a 6-1 win
The sophomore also recorded an assist in the Knights 2-1 win over Saint Francis University
The Knights defense posted eight shutouts and allowed an average of 0.90 goals per contest
Ruess was also named to the NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (min 3.20 GPA).

2018-19

Made the NEC Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll (min. 3.75 GPA)
Started five of 15 games played on the backline as a freshman
Played a total of 619 minutes with a season-high of 88 minutes against Army (9/9)
Totaled five shots on the season, including shots on goal against Saint Francis U (10/20) and Sacred Heart (10/28).

Prior to FDU

Played club soccer for VFL Sindelfingen
Received 11 commendations from class 5-10 and 12 along with a class 11 book prize
High school and club teammate of classmate Lea Egner.

Personal

Parents are Susanne and Stefan
Brother named Hannes
Interests outside of soccer include music, dance, meeting friends, and cooking
Favorite sports memory is scoring a goal against Bryant in the 2019 NEC Semifinal
Favorite professional sports team is Liverpool
Favorite movie is Guardians of the Galaxy

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