Owen J. Roberts 2023 midfielder Gabbi Koury has been named the Pansini Law Group Girls’ Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
The award recognizes senior and junior lacrosse players that excel in academics, service, and athletics.
Gabbi Koury Profile:
High School: Owen J. Roberts
Grad Year: 2023
Position: Midfield
College Commitment: University of Florida
Club Team: NXT
Expected College Major: Applied Physiology and Kinesology
Service:Creating care packages for families (Mitzvah Circle)
Tagged and boxed shoes (In Ian’s Boots)
Printing and grading papers (OJR Teachers Assistant)
Cutting laminations (OJR Library)
Uniform Organization (OJR Athletics)
Unload and organize food boxes (Juice Pod Lionville)
Coach for Coventry Lacrosse Clinic 2022
Mini-Thon Participant (2020, 2022, 2023)
Field Manager For Spring Fling 2022, 2023
Referee for Spring Fling 2022, 2023
Personal Lacrosse Trainer
Academic Honors: A 3.87 unweighted GPA, 4.53 weighted; Distinguished Honor Roll throughout high school, National Honors Society
Athletic Achievements: Lacrosse Honors:
3X USA Lacrosse All American
USA Lacrosse Academic All American
3X PAC MVP
3X OJR MVP
First Wave Selection for All American Senior Games
Key member of OJR 2023 team in National Rankings, District 1 3A champion, PIAA finalist
USA Lacrosse National Tournament – Philly Team 1
UA All American Underclass Tournament – 2020, 2021, & 2022
UA 150 Prospect Camp
2021 PASLA Breakout Player of the Year
111 Goals; 282 Career Goals
85 Assists; 187 Career Assists
469 Career Points
OJR Career Records for Goals, Assists, and Points
138 DCs for the season; 425 DCs for her career
139 GBs for the season; 329 GBs for her career
2X Captain
Other sports: Captain of both the OJR Basketball and Soccer teams winning All League honors in both sports
Honoree Questions:
How do you define leadership? “Leadership is centered around respect. If nobody has respect for you, your instruction and direction will be taken for granted. Once people value your opinion, they will begin to listen to your advice. That being said, the first step to becoming a leader is making connections with your colleagues and gaining an understanding of each other.”
How do you balance academics, service, and athletics? “Balancing these components has never been easy, but they all have their own time and place. Academics always come first. School hours are strictly for education and not athletics. The same goes for athletics, practices and games are perfect times to forget about any stress and focus on the sport I am playing. Service falls nicely into academics and athletics. Outside of school and sports I help with lacrosse trainings and tutoring through National Honors Society. During other free time, I spend hours at local service events such as In Ian’s Boots and Mitzvah Circle.”
What are your future goals? “My future goals are to study pre physical therapy in hopes of going to graduate school and becoming a physical therapist. I want a successful lacrosse career at the University of Florida where we win championships and I make lifelong friends. If I can achieve all of this, I will be set up with a job coming out of school so I can begin my life in the real world.”
High school coaches from the 5-county area, Delaware, South Jersey, the Lehigh Valley and Central PA may nominate a player (junior or senior) for the Pansini Law Group Scholar-Athlete of the Week by e-mailing us at golax@phillylacrosse.com. Nominations are closed for 2023, but will be accepted again beginning in February of 2024. Each honoree receives a scholarship cash award from Pansini Law Group.
