Jenna Hall
- position Goalkeeper
- height 5-6
- class Senior
- Hometown Huger, S.C.
- Previous School Bucknell
- position Goalkeeper
- height 5-6
- class Senior
- Hometown Huger, S.C.
- Previous School Bucknell
Jenna Hall Bio
Career (Bucknell): Two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year (2022, 2023) … three-time All-Patriot League goalkeeper (First Team 2022 and 2023; Third Team 2021) … two-time United Soccer Coaches All-North Region (Second Team 2023; Third Team 2022) … Academic All-Patriot League (2023) … Patriot League Tournament MVP (2023) … three-time Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2021, 2022, 2023) … played in seven career Patriot League Tournament games and conceded only one goal (that coming with 0:14 left in a 3-0 game vs. Boston University in 2023) while leading Bucknell to three straight league titles … broke the school record with 26 career shutouts and also ranks 2nd in goals-against average (0.99), 2nd in save percentage (.848), and 4th in saves (351).
2023 (Bucknell): Cemented her legacy as one of the top goalkeepers in Bucknell and Patriot League history with a big senior year … repeated as Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year, becoming just the fifth two-time honoree in league history and the first from Bucknell … United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-North Region goalkeeper … earned First Team All-Patriot League honors and then backed that up by being named MVP of the Patriot League Tournament … also named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team … in the PL championship match at Army, made 13 saves in regulation and OT and then saved three more shots in the PK shootout to clinch Bucknell’s third straight league title … played every minute in goal over the team’s 21 matches and tallied 139 saves with 22 goals against, resulting in an .863 save percentage and 1.03 goals-against average … led the Patriot League in save percentage and saves per game (6.62) and tied for the league lead with nine shutouts … on Bucknell’s single-season charts, ranked T-3rd in shutouts, 3rd in save percentage, 4th in total saves, and 5th in GAA … the 139 saves were the most by a Bucknell goalkeeper since 1997 … among the NCAA leaders, ranked 4th nationally in total saves, 10th in saves per game, 16th in save percentage, and 24th in GK minutes (1930) … posted shutouts in 6 of 9 Patriot League regular-season games … season-high 16 saves in an early-season loss at No. 24 Pittsburgh … recorded a 10-save road shutout win over Ivy League power Princeton … made a flurry of last-minute highlight-reel saves to preserve a 1-0 road win over Loyola … tallied seven saves in a 3-1 Patriot League Tournament semifinal win over Boston University, with the only goal conceded coming with 14 seconds left in the match … stopped nine shots in a 2-0 overtime loss at Iowa in the NCAA Tournament.
2022 (Bucknell): Enjoyed a record-setting junior year on the way to Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and PL All-Tournament Team honors … later named to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Third Team … played in 18 games with 17 starts, leading the Bison to their second straight league title … posted nine solo shutouts and shared two more with Kaylee Donnelly, helping the Bison tie the school record with 11 clean sheets on the season … the nine shutouts were third-most in a season at Bucknell, two shy of Jessica Ratner’s record set in 2015 … shattered the school mark for goals-against average, with her 0.64 bettering Ratner’s previous record of 0.82 … .872 save percentage is second-best in school history, trailing only Becky Snover’s .877 in 1995 … led the Patriot League in shutouts, save percentage, and goals-against average … ranked 10th among all Division I goalkeepers in save percentage and ranked 24th nationally in GAA … two of her clean sheets came in 0-0 overtime draws with Boston University and Army in the Patriot League Tournament … made seven saves against Boston U. and then scored herself in the penalty-kick shootout to help the team advance … tallied six saves in the championship match at Army, and then added another diving stop on a PK to set up Rylee Donaldson’s clincher … made eight saves in the NCAA Tournament at Ohio State before finally seeing a ball go into her net in the 107th minute … made several highlight-reel saves in a 0-0 draw with Loyola … posted six shutouts in a seven-game span late in the year.
2021 (Bucknell): Started all 22 games and solidified her standing as one of the Patriot League’s top goalkeepers … Third Team All-Patriot League selection … named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team after becoming the first goalkeeper in league history to post three PL Tournament shutouts … blanked Lehigh, Navy and Boston University en route to the championship … led the Patriot League with eight shutouts on the season … that is the third-highest total in team history, and her 11 wins is the fourth-highest … ranked third in the league with a .786 save percentage and seventh in goals-against average at 1.27 … allowed 29 goals on the season, but 13 came against four teams that were nationally ranked during the season … another seven goals against came on own goals (4) and penalty kicks (3) … turned in a 12-save shutout of Lehigh in a 1-0 overtime win in the regular-season finale, then had the three straight clean sheets in the postseason … was brilliant in the NCAA Tournament game at No. 1 seed Rutgers … logged a season-high 15 saves, including one on a penalty kick, in a 2-0 loss … the two goals were the fewest Bucknell has allowed in an NCAA Tournament game … named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week after opening the season with two strong performances against Youngstown State and Towson … played all but 45 minutes in goal on the season … ranked 17th nationally in goalkeeper minutes played (2000:08) and 38th in shutouts … also recorded an assist on Rylee Donaldson’s goal in the West Virginia game.
2020-21 (Bucknell): One of the Patriot League’s top newcomers in the abbreviated spring 2021 season … played in all five games in goal, coming on for the start of the second half in every contest … allowed only one goal in 265 minutes of action while making 23 saves … tallied a .958 save percentage and 0.34 goals-against average, leading the Patriot League in both categories … made 10 saves in her collegiate debut against Lafayette and was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week and Rookie of the Week after helping the Bison preserve a 0-0 draw against the Leopards … teamed with Kaylee Donnelly for three combined shutouts in five games, helping Bucknell to a league-best 0.37 team GAA.
Personal/High School: Born June 11, 2002 … parents are Robert and Gina Hall … has two younger siblings, Taylor and Trey … 2018-19 NEPSAC Class A/B Player of the Year at Miss Porter’s School … 2018-19 All-NEPSAC Team … 2018-19 Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team … 2018-19 WWNEPSSA All-Star Selection … 2018-19 Connecticut PREPS All-State Team … helped team to 2016, 2018 and 2019 Founder’s League championships … team captured 2016 and 2018 Class B regular-season titles and 2019 Class A regular-season crown … 2016 and 2018 NEPSAC Semifinalist … 2017 NEPSAC Quarterfinalist … team captain in 2019-20 … owns an overall high school record of 66-5-9 with 54 shutouts … played club soccer with CFC United 2002 … helped the team to 2017-18 and 2018-19 ECNL Champions League National Playoffs … team was the 2018 ECNL New England Conference champion … also plays varsity softball and was an All-WWNEPSSA selection in 2018 … High Honor Roll student … participated in the 2018 Junior Advisor Program … has volunteered with Amnesty International, Children to Children, Head of Possums, Head of Comedy … major is global management … member of the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.