Jackie Hall

Classroom

Defender Jackie Hall, has been a leader in the classroom as well as on the field during her time at the University at Buffalo. Hall is majoring in psychology with a minor in communications and holds a solid cumulative 3.625 GPA. In 2014, Hall has earned Scholar All-American honors as well as Scholar All-East Region accolades.

Character

Hall has been a true professional over her four-year career at the University at Buffalo, as she has fought through injury to become the Bulls unquestioned leader. Hall has become the voice of the Bulls stingy defense and has truly set a great example for the youthful Bulls with her strong play on the field. Not only has Hall led the UB women’s soccer program, but also she has been the face and voice of all the student-athletes at UB. She has grown into a great spokeswoman for the university and has proved why she is such a valuable asset to the UB athletic department.

Community

Off the field, Hall has been an avid participant in community service opportunities. She has helped with the Bald for Bucks initiative which helped raise money for cancer research. Hall has also volunteered her time at local elementary schools promoting good health and exercise, as well as being an member of the pen pal program at local schools. Hall also has volunteered her time at soup kitchens and at local hospitals along with helping out on campus with cleanup and recycling initiatives.

Competition

Hall, the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-MAC member, earned third-team All-American accolades (the first in UB women’s soccer Division I history) after the most dominant season by a UB defender in history. The Brunswick, Ohio, native led a back line that pitched a program record 14 shutouts in the most successful season in program history. Not only has Hall been dominant in the defensive third of the pitch, but also she has been a scoring threat in the offensive third where she netted a career-high four goals this season. Hall scored a pair of goals in the MAC Tournament for the Bulls including the game-winning marker in the 82nd minute in the MAC Championship game against Western Michigan, to send UB to their first-ever NCAA Tournament.

Starting every game for the Bulls, Hall leads the team in minutes played and became the first UB player in program history to be tabbed MAC Defensive Player of the Year. After making the transition to the center back position, Hall led a stout Buffalo defense that held their opponents to five shots on goal or less in 16 of 22 contests. The stingy UB defense led the MAC in all defensive categories this season.