Get to Know Mary ...
At what age did you start playing soccer and how did you get into soccer?
- I started playing competitively at age six and I got into soccer because a lot of my cousins played and I looked up to them.
What sport would you play if you did not play soccer and why?
- If I didn't play soccer I would play volleyball because it just seems super fun.
Who was your favorite soccer player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after?
- Growing up I loved Rose Lavelle. I watched her score a banger in one of the World Cups and she was a playmaker.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
FRESHMAN - 2025
- Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Week (Sept. 3)
PRIOR TO KANSAS
- Played for Chicago Inter SC
- Helped her team to State Cup Championships in both 2021 and 2022
- USYS Midwest Regional Champion in 2021-22
- ECNL RL Championship Semifinalist
- E64 Pro-Score Best XI Selections in January and June 2023
- U16 Heartland All-Regional League Selection in 2022-23
- Chosen to participate in Phoenix Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Game in 2023
- Made the Midwest All-Conference U-17 First Team in 2023-24
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Bob and Mary Therese Sola
- Has two younger brothers, William and Tristan, and an older sister Isabella
- Her mother Mary Therese played volleyball at Millikin University for four years
- National Honor Society Member from 2023-2025