Ranya Senhaji
- position Forward
- height 5-8
- class Freshman
- Hometown Tinton Falls, N.J.
- High school Monmouth Regional High School
- position Forward
- height 5-8
- class Freshman
- Hometown Tinton Falls, N.J.
- High school Monmouth Regional High School
Ranya Senhaji Bio
AWARDS:
Freshman season (2020-21)
· First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021: Appeared in 18 games, coming off the bench in 17 of those… Made her second career start against NC State (8/29)… Played a season-high 52 minutes off the bench against Clemson (9/9)… Tallied a shot on goal four different times, College of Charleston (8/22), East Carolina (8/26), Ole Miss (10/7), and Penn State (11/21)… Appeared in all four matches in the NCAA Tournament… Missed time during the season to play for the Moroccan National Team.
2020-21: Played in 14 of the Gamecocks 16 matches during the shortened season while making one start… Made her debut against Georgia, playing 30 minutes for Carolina… Scored twice for the Gamecocks during her rookie campaign, scoring her first career goal against Mississippi State, an insurance goal, to help the team win 2-0 on Senior Day… Scored in a 2-1 loss to Arkansas in the SEC Tournament semifinals… Registered a career-high five shots against Coastal Carolina during the spring portion of the 2020-21 season… Played a career high 59 minutes against College of Charleston in a 3-0 win over the Cougars… Was a part of one of the most offensively productive freshmen classes in Carolina history, aiding the class to score 15 goals during the season, over half of the total goals (29) the team scored during the season.
INTERNATIONAL DUTY: Made her first career start with Morocco while out on duty during a pair of international friendlies… Scored twice against Mali during her first career start with Morocco.
PRE-COLLEGE: Three-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com… 2018-19 ECNL National Champion… 2018-19 U17 Team Top Scorer with club team PDA… 2018 Allstate All-American… 2017-18 U16 Top 11 scorer in the U.S. Developmental Academy league with 24 goals… 2016-17 ECNL Division Champions… Was a Short Conference All-Star at Monmouth Regional High School in 2019… Holds record for goals in a season at Monmouth Regional High School with 30, crushing the previous record of 18… Holds career goals record at Monmouth Regional High School with 58 in three seasons… Played and won three letters with varsity soccer before playing just club soccer
PERSONAL: Father Driss played soccer in Morocco in college and high school… Mother Cathy played basketball and softball in high school… Has one sibling, Naim… Daughter of Cathy Levin and Driss Senhaji
Chose the University of South Carolina because: “I chose USC because of the great family atmosphere. After being with the coaches, the players, and being on campus, it just felt right to me. I wanted to go to one of the elite soccer programs in the country.”