Grace Pinkus

Position:
Forward
Class:
Graduate Student
Major:
Kinesiology (BS), University Without Walls
High School:
Burr and Burton
Hometown:
Manchester, Vt.

Major: Kinesiology

2024 (Graduate Student): Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team … Appeared in all 21 games, earning the start in six … Totaled 903 minutes on the pitch, registering two goals and two assists for six points … Had 23 shots with 14 on target … Recorded a penalty kick goal at VCU (10/27) to tie the game in the regular season finale … Posted a season-best three shots, all on goal, at St. Bonaventure (9/22).

2023 (Senior): Competed in all 18 games on the season … Recorded two goals and two assists for six points … Took 15 total shots with seven on goal … Tied a career-best two points with one goal at UMass Lowell (8/24) and vs. Saint Joseph’s (10/19) … Had one assist at Stony Brook (8/17) and against George Washington (9/14) to match a career-high … Registered a career-best three shots vs. Saint Joseph’s (10/19).

2022 (Junior): Appeared in 15 games with two starts … Totaled three goals and two assists for eight points … Had two game-winning goals on the season … Notched her first collegiate goal vs. Davidson (9/18) … Registered 504 minutes for the Minutewomen, recording a season-high of 52 minutes against Fordham (10/23) … Attempted a season high of three shots on goal against Boston College (9/1).

2021 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven games for the Minutewomen … Logged 82 minutes on the year.

2020-21 (Freshman): Competed in 11 games, starting in four for the Minutewomen ... Garnered one assist for one point ... Attempted eight shots with three on target ... Logged 452 minutes on the field ... Had lone assist of the season in the 2-1 win at Fordham (3/21) ... Recorded a career-best three shots at Fordham (3/21).

Before UMass: Played club for FC Stars of Massachusetts under coach Jason Dewhurst … Attended Burr and Burton Academy, where she holds the school record for career goals (65) in addition to 24 assists in her career … Was a 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee, two-time team captain (2018 and 2019), four-team all-league (2016-19), three-time all-state (2017-19), three-time All-New England nominee (2017-19) and a two-time All-American nominee (2018 and 2019).

Dowiak on Pinkus: Grace was the first player that we identified when we first got to UMass for the 2020 class. She came to one of our ID clinics, right off the bat we felt she was a great fit for our culture, and our personalities as a team and as a staff. It turned out she’s also a phenomenal soccer player; she’s an excellent back to goal target with the ability to score with either foot, and she’s also very strong in the air. She’s also used by her club team in a lot of different roles as a playmaker; as an attacking mid and as a winger sometimes.