Outlook

Kayla Ambrose is a fleet-footed midfielder/striker who displays a knack for making great passes, creating turnovers and scoring goals … Has the ability to play several roles … Has a great attitude and energy on the pitch.

Sophomore Year 2020-21

Played in nine games … Missed the first five games recovering from an off-season injury … Tallied  five points with two goals and an assist … Fired 11 shots, three on goal for a shot-on-goal percentage of .182 … Provided the game winning assist in her first game back, a 5-0 win over Neosho County (4-19-21) … Scored the second and third goals in a 4-0 victory at Neosho County (5-12-21)  … Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99.

Freshman Year 2019

Played in all 21 games, 13 as a starting forward … Finished second on the team in goals scored with 12 and points with 25 … Had one game-winning goal … Led the team with five multiple-goal games … Fired 34 shots, 25 on goal, for a shots on goal percentage of .735 … Ranked tied for ninth in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference in goals scored, and tied for 15^th in total points … Scored twice and had an assist in an 8-1 win over Jefferson (8-31-19) … Followed with two scores in 6-1 win at Allen (9-7-19) … Selected the KJCCC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week for week 5 after scoring four of JCCC’s five goals in three games during the week … Netted both goals in a 3-2 loss over Kansas City Kansas (9-18-19) … Followed with a goal in a 2-0 win over Coffeyville (9-21-19) …  Scored JCCC’s goal in a 1-1 tie with Southwestern Illinois (9-22-19) … Scored twice, including the game-winner, in a 5-0 win over Allen (10-2-19) … Notched her fifth multi-score game of the season netting JCCC’s third and fourth scores in a 8-0 win at Neosho County (10-19-19) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3.80-3.99.

High School 

Was a three-year starter for head coach Brian Miller at Grand River Collegiate Institute, Kitchener, Ontario … Graduated 2019 … Scored 25 goals in 2017 and 26 in 2019 … Was a top three goal scorer in Varsity League in 2017, and top 5 scorer in Rep League … Selected Rookie of the Year in 2017, and was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019 … Helped her team win the CWOSSA Championship in 2017 and Waterloo County WCSSAA Championships in 2018 and 2019 … Played club soccer for Kitchener Spirit (2010-13), Woolwich Wolfpack (2013-14), Waterloo United (2014-17), Cambridge United (2017)  and Berlin Football Academy (2018)… In 2014, her team won the Ontario Cup Championship … Also earned four varsity letters basketball and one in track and field … Was track MVP in 2015-16, and basketball MVP in 2016-17 … Honor roll student all four years. 

Personal 

Born Kayla Marie Ambrose on July 24, 2001, in Woodstock, Ontario … Daughter of Gregory Ambrose and Julie Schwartz … Has two sisters, Karly and Abby, and four half-brothers; Asa, Paul, Anthony and Tevon … Majoring in dental hygiene … Also recruited by Cleary University, Shawnee State University and Cowley College … Favorite foods are spaghetti and salad … Favorite TV fast food restaurants are Harvey’s and Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Mongolian Grill … Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy … Favorite movie is Fury … Favorite sports movies are Coach Carter and Grid Iron Gane … Favorite actors are Kevin Hart and actress is Melissa McCarthy … Favorite book is Black & White … Favorite music entertainers are Celine Dion and Michael Jackson … Favorite athletes are Kyle Lowry and Jozy Altidore … Favorite sports teams are the Toronto Raptors and Toronto FC … Her greatest sports moment was winning the CWOSSA Championship … Notable alumni from her school are NHL players Mike Hoffman of the Ottawa Senators, and Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets, NBA player Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets and Olympic athletes Chelsea Aubry in basketball, Dana Ellis in pole vaulting and Kelly VanderBeek in alpine skiing.