HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
The Allentown native played at the club level with the Penn Fusion Soccer Academy ECNL 08 team under the direction of coach Craig Scangarella... Kocher was an ECNL National Champion, the ECNL North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and an ECNL All-American in 2024, while landing three-straight years of ECNL First Team laurels from 2023 to 2025... Kocher has also been a powerful presence with the United States Soccer Federation, attending multiple camps with the U17 USYNT, as well as the 2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup... While developing on the pitch, Kocher attended Parkland High School and was a member of the National Spanish Honors Society and PALS club... Kocher was rated as a four-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com and landed the No. 10 ranking nationally in the IMG Academy Top 200 club player rankings for the 2026 high school graduating class.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Bradly and Shannon Kocher... Both of her parents played collegiate soccer, with her father, Bradley, playing at Muhlenberg College in the family’s hometown of Allentown, while her mother, Shannon, played at Rutgers... Has one brother, Landon, and two sisters, Lyla and Ava... Kocher intends on taking a pre-med track while at Penn State... She hopes to play professional soccer before a career in the field of medicine, possibly orthopedic surgery... Kocher enjoys running and playing pickle ball in her spare time.
WHY PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because it was the school that I felt aligned best with my core values. When I visited campus, it felt like home. The team was incredibly welcoming and created a true family environment. From the first time I talked with the coaches, I could tell that they are amazing people and that they put their athlete’s well-being first. As a soccer player growing up in Pennsylvania, I’ve been following Penn State women’s soccer since I was seven years old, and it’s a dream come true to continue my soccer and academic career here.”