Nyla Allen

Position:
M
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Elmont, N.Y.
High School:
Elmont Memorial

2020 (Fall): Played in three games ... scored her first collegiate goal in her first game in a win at App State (9/10) ... totaled 47 minutes.

2019: High School: Four-year starter at Elmont Memorial High School … played for the Jamaican National Under-17 Team with appearances in international friendlies against Costa Rica … earned high school team MVP three times and served as a captain the last two years … named the Nassau County Girls Soccer Association AB6 Conference Player of the Year this fall, the all-county team twice and to the all-conference team each year … ranked in the top-10 in points in Nassau County the last three years, combining to score 69 goals in those three seasons … ranked as the No. 12 player in the state of New York by Top Drawer Soccer … was on the U.S. Youth Futsal National U-13 Team, helping the squad reach a regional final in 2016 … Attended monthly U.S. Soccer National Training Centers from 2014-17 … played for the SUSA FC Academy ('02 ECNL), helping it make the NYCSL State Cup Championship Game in 2016 … runner-up in the U.S. Futsal Regional in 2016 … played in the ECNL 2002 Playoffs in the championship division … ran track at Elmont … was a member of the Key Club … selected to the Principal's List and High Honor Roll as an AP/Honors/Advanced student … Named the homecoming queen her senior year.

Personal: Born on Oct. 23, 2002 … daughter of Ronique Allen and Tabia Tucker-Allen … has an older brother, Jahshanti, and younger brother, Akanni … older brother played basketball for Worcester Polytechnic Institute … admires fashion and styling outfits … plans on majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy.