Women's Soccer

MarissaBosco

  • position Forward
  • height 5-2
  • class Redshirt Fifth Year
  • Hometown St. Charles, Illinois
  • Major Master's in Counseling Psychology
  • High school St. Charles North High School

2021 (R-Fifth Year)

  • Team captain
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
  • Appeared in all 19 matches, making 18 starts
  • Had the first goal in a 5-0 shutout against Louisiana at home
  • Netted two of UK’s six goals at Eastern Kentucky
  • Scored UK’s lone goal on the road at Alabama
  • Tallied two assists
  • Logged 1,200 minutes
  • 2021 Fall Sports SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020 (R-Senior)

  • Team captain
  • Named to SEC Preseason Watch List
  • Started in all 10 games
  • Had an assist in the season opener against Vanderbilt
  • 2020 Fall Sports SEC Academic Honor Roll

2019 (R-Junior)

  • Team captain
  • Scored three goals and one assist during the season, including two goals in an SEC victory over Missouri
  • Played in all 19 games
  • 2019 Fall Sports SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 (R-Sophomore)
  • Team captain
  • Sustained a hip injury midseason
  • Was moved into midfield, which was one of the key tactical switches that guided UK to a double-OT win over Arkansas Little Rock
  • Had an assist on opening night in a 2-1 win over SIUE
  • Scored her first goal since coming back from injury sustained during sophomore season vs. Morehead State to put UK up 1-0 in the first half
  • 2018 Fall Sports SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 (Sophomore)
  • Team captain
  • Tore her MCL in spring training with her club team
  • After surgery and consulting with doctors, missed the entire 2017 season
2016 (Freshman)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team
  • True freshman that was the highest-ranked recruit coming out of high school in the 2016 class
  • Scored three goals and five assists, including an assist in the season-opening goal at Long  Beach State
  • Scored first-career goal vs. South Florida in home opener
  • Tallied assist at Louisville in UK’s third goal
  • Assist vs. Murray State and SEMO (GWG)
  • Scored vs. Auburn
  • Scored at Vanderbilt
Prior to UK
  • Played for the Eclipse Select Soccer Club under the direction of Rory Dames
  • With Eclipse Select, which is also led by Chris King in addition to Dames, Bosco led the team to four MRL Division titles, two National League titles, a USYA National Championship in 2013, and ECNL National Championships in 2013 and 2014
  • Individually, Bosco was a member of U-15 GNT in 2013 and the WNT for U-18 and U-20 in 2015
  • Off the field, Bosco was a member of the A/B Honor Roll
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