Stephanie Skilton

Madison Krasko

/ Women's Soccer

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Stephanie Skilton leaves Wake's Sarah Teegarden on the turf after winning possession.

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
New Zealand
Hometown:
Auckland

National Team: Competed with the New Zealand National Team in the U17 and U20 World Cups ... Trained with the team on tour in Cyrpus, Brazil, United States and New Zealand...Member of the New Zealand National Team and competed in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Senior Season (2016): Played in 19 games, including 17 starts…Ended her career tied for the second most goals in Syracuse history with 27…Also finished with the fifth most career points in program history with 58…Finished the season with six goals and one assist…Led the team with 13 points and six goals…Tallied two game winning goals, one against Cornell and one against Fairfield…Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

Junior Season (2015): Played in all 19 games and started in 13 games...Scored four goals during the season, tied for the team lead...Second on the team in points with nine...Scored a goal in the season opener at Massachusetts...Scored the game-winning goal against Albany...Tallied a goal against Virginia Tech...Scored her final goal of the season against NC State...Dished out an assist on to Alex Lamontagne against Miami.

Sophomore Season (2014): Started all 19 games ... Led the team this season with a total of 33 shots, 20 shots on goal, 18 points and eight goals ... Recorded two goals against Albany... Racked up two goals and one assist for a total of five points against UMass-Lowell ... Tallied one goal against Vermont ... Posted two shots against Colgate and another two against Drexel ... Recorded one goal against Cincinnati ... Scored one goal against Miami...Tallied one goal against Boston College ... Recorded one assist against North Carolina ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the spring semester.

Freshman Season (2013): 2014 'Cuse Awards Female Rookie of the Year ... Started all 18 games in which played ... Led the team in scoring (19 pts.) and goals (9) ... Her nine goals tie her for sixth place on the school's single-season record list third place on the freshman scoring list ... Her 19 points are the fifth-highest total for a freshman in school history ... Made her collegiate debut against Hofstra ... Posted three points against the Pride with a goal and an assist ... Tied the single-game school record with three goals against Pittsburgh ... Also posted goals against Albany, Colgate, Duke and Miami ... Tallied the game-winning goal in the second overtime against North Carolina State ... Played with the New Zealand senior national team ... Also competed for New Zealand at the FIFA U-20 World Cup ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.

High School: 2012 Manukau Junior Sports Woman of the Year nominee, Skilton is a two-time Papakura High School athlete of the year honoree ... Served as vice captain for Auckland of the nation women's league in 2012 ... Member of New Zealand's U20 squad that competed in the World Cup in Japan ... Recorded two goals in seven international matches ... Also part of New Zealand's U17 team that played in the 2010 World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago ... Posted two goals in six international contests ... Competed for the Glenfield Rovers club team ... Named the Player of the Year in 2010 and the MVP of the premier women's cup final in 2011.

Personal: Majoring in Health and Exercise Science ... Involved with the Exercise Science club ... Interned at the Velca Health Clinic in New Zealand ... Took the Polar Plunge in 2015 and raised over $1,000 for charity... Member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).