Erica Skroski

Erica Skroski (born February 14, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.

Erica Skroski
Personal information
Full name Erica Skroski
Date of birth (1994-02-14) February 14, 1994
Place of birth Galloway Township, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sky Blue FC
Number 8
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 88 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Sky Blue FC 85 (2)
National team
2016–2017 United States U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 12, 2019

Early life

A native of Galloway Township, New Jersey, Skroski played soccer at Absegami High School.[1] In 2011, she was named to the All-South Jersey Girls' Soccer First Team,[2] and was named The Press of Atlantic City Girls Soccer Player of the Year.[3]

She played club youth soccer for NJSA under coach Kris Anderson.[4][5]

College

From 2012 to 2015, Skroski played college soccer at Rutgers University, where she majored in exercise science and sport studies.[6] She was selected to the 2012–13 Big East All-Academic Team,[7] and was selected to the Academic All-Big Ten team in 2014 and 2015.[8][9] For the 2014 season, she was selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team,[10] and the 2014 Big Ten All-Tournament Team.[11] In 2015, Skroski was named Big Ten Defender of the Year and was a First Team All-Big Ten selection.[12] She was also a NSCAA Second Team All-American.[13]

In the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, Rutgers reached the college cup for the first time in school history. Rutgers had built around defense, and Skroski and Brianne Reed anchored the back line for the team.[14] In the quarterfinal, Rutgers held the No. 1 seed Virginia, the highest scoring team in the country, to a 0–0 draw, then advanced by defeating Virginia 7–6 in a penalty shoot-out.[15] For the season, Rutgers set school records with 19 wins and 19 shutouts; their season ended with a loss to Penn State in the semi-final.[16]

Professional career

Skroski was drafted by Sky Blue FC in the 3rd round of the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[1] As a rookie, she played in all 20 games, playing all but six minutes during the 2016 NWSL season.[17] She scored her first professional goal against the Boston Breakers on July 17, 2016.[18] In October 2016, Sky Blue FC exercised Skroski's 2017 option.[19]

Skroski played in 21 games with 20 starts during the 2017 NWSL season.[20] She scored her first goal of the season on September 30 against Boston.[21] After the 2017 season, Sky Blue FC extended a new contract offer to Skroski.[22]

She made the Sky Blue FC opening-day roster for the 2018 NWSL season.[23]

International career

She was called up to the United States women's national under-23 soccer team in January 2016 for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[24] She was then called up to the United States under-23 team for the 2016 Istria Cup in March.[25]

In January 2017, Skroski was called into a U.S. under-23 team training camp; she was one of four NWSL players named to the roster.[26] She was named to the U.S. U-23 team rosters for the 2017 La Manga Tournament in March and the 2017 Nordic Tournament in June.[27][28]

Career statistics

College
Club Season Apps Goals
Rutgers 2012 20 0
2013 22 3
2014 20 0
2015 26 2
Career totals 88 5

Club
Club Season League
League Apps Goals
Sky Blue FC 2016 NWSL 20 1
2017 21 1
2018 20 0
2019 24 0
Career totals 85 2

References
  1. "N.J. pro soccer team drafts 'Jersey Girl' Erica Skroski". Press of Atlantic City.
  2. "All-South Jersey Girls' Soccer Teams".
  3. Writer, BRITTANY GRUGAN, Staff. "Absegami's Erica Skroski does whatever team needs, wins Press Girls Soccer Player of the Year".
  4. "Sky Blue FC Spotlight: Skroski, Tiernan Embody New Jersey Pride and Work Ethic". August 25, 2017.
  5. "Erica Skroski – 2015 Women's Soccer Roster – Rutgers University". scarletknights.com.
  6. "Erica Skroski".
  7. "RU Women's Soccer Qualifies 19 Athletes for Big East All-Academic Team". Rutgers University.
  8. "Fall Academic All-Big Ten". www.bigten.org. December 10, 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  9. "Big Ten Recognizes Fall Academic All-Big Ten Honorees". www.bigten.org. December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  10. "Women's Soccer Postseason Honors". November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  11. "Skroski Named to B1G All-Tourney Team". Rutgers University.
  12. "WSOC Earns Two B1G Players of the Year, Six League Honors". Rutgers University.
  13. "NSCAA Names Murphy, Skroski Second Team All-Americans". Rutgers University.
  14. "NCAA Women's Soccer: 5 Things You Need To Know For The College Cup".
  15. "NCAA Women's Soccer Roundup: Rutgers Stuns Virginia, FSU Cruises".
  16. "WSOC Season Ends With 2–0 Loss To PSU in College Cup Semis". Rutgers University.
  17. "Sky Blue FC Announces 2016 Team Award Winners". October 7, 2016.
  18. "Sky Blue FC Completes Season Sweep of Boston Breakers". July 17, 2016.
  19. "Sky Blue FC Exercises 2017 Player Options". October 19, 2016.
  20. "Erica Skroski".
  21. "Sam Kerr Breaks Single-Season Goal Record in 4–3 Sky Blue FC Win". September 30, 2017.
  22. "Sky Blue FC Exercises Player Options on Nine Players". October 23, 2017.
  23. Writer, MATTHEW GITSAS Staff. "Absegami's Erica Skroski picked for Sky Blue FC roster".
  24. "U-23 WNT Opens 2016 with Camp at NTC and Match vs. Full Ireland National Team". www.ussoccer.com.
  25. "U-23 WNT Set to Travel to Croatia for Istria Cup". www.ussoccer.com.
  26. "U-23 WNT Opens 2017 With 30-Player Training Camp at U.S. Soccer NTC". www.ussoccer.com.
  27. "U-23 WNT Will Travel to Spain for Matches Against Japan, England and Norway". www.ussoccer.com.
  28. "U-23 WNT Will Travel to Sweden for 2017 Women's U-23 Open Nordic Tournament". www.ussoccer.com.
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