Jenna Tivnan

Alina Miagkova

/ Women's Soccer

Photo by: Notre Dame Sports Information

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
The Governor's Academy
Hometown:
Easton, Mass.

Graduate Season (2022): Tivnan served as team captain for the second straight year ... She started all 18 Syracuse contests ... She played all 90 minutes in 15 of the 18 matches ... Tivnan scored her first goal of the season at BINGHAMTON ... Tivnan scored another dramatic goal to help Syracuse earn a draw with CLEMSON ... She converted on a header ... In the first seven ACC matches, Tivnan played all but one minute ... She finished the season with two goals ... She was named Academic All-District in ballotting by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Senior Season (2021): Tivnan resumed her role as the mainstay of Syracuse's defensive line ... She was selected as one of three team captains ... She also saw action in the offensive end on set pieces ... A leg injury kept her out of a handful of contests ... Tivnan was named to the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 Team ... She earned a spot on the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) ... She was selected to the All-ACC Academic Women's Soccer Team ... Tivnan was one of 19 teammates named to the 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average) ... She was presented with the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics Academic Excellence Award ... Tivnan had her Senior Capstone experience with Zoomph, a digital measurement platform.

Junior Season (2020): Tivnan played and started in eight games for the Orange ... She led the squad in shots (12), shots on goal (6), goals (2), and points (4) ... Tivnan recorded two shots at PITTSBUGH on September 17 and three shots at LOUISVILLE on October 1 ... She tallied two shots, both on goal, versus DUKE on October 18 ... Tivnan recorded four shots and a game-winning goal at MIAMI on October 29 ... Tivnan tallied two points from a goal versus VIRGINIA on November 1 ... She was named to the 2020 Fall and 2021 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Tivnan was selected to the 2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (2019): Tivnan started in all 10 games that she played ... She recorded two shots as a back line defender ... Tivnan was named to the Syracuse Athletic Director's Honor Roll after both semesters ... She was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2019-20 season ... Tivnan was one of 18 collegians selected to represent the United States at the 15th European Maccabi Games held in Budapest... The squad posted a 4-0 record in the competition and earned the gold medal.

Freshman Season (2018): She was the only first-year newcomer to start all 18 games for the Orange during the 2018 season … Tivnan made her first collegiate start versus LA SALLE on August 16 … She recorded six shots on the season ... Tivnan was named to the Syracuse Athletic Director's Honor Roll following the fall and spring semesters ... She represented Syracuse on the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School and Club: Tivnan primarily played as center back for four years at The Governor’s Academy … She accumulated 13 goals and eight assists … Tivnan served as team captain during her senior year … She played for the Boston Breakers Academy and led the team to the NPL Championship and US Club National Championship in 2016 … Tivnan was an Esmark All-American in 2017 and a two-time member of All-State team during her junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Born in September of 1999, she is the daughter of Teri and Tom Tivnan and has two siblings, Tom and Samantha ... Tivnan is a sport management major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.