Grace Bahr
Position: MF
Height: 5-5
Hometown: Broadview Heights, OH
College: Xavier
2023: Named to the USL W League Second Team… Started all 13 matches played… Registered three goals and two assists in nearly 1,200 minutes of action… Part of a backline that only allowed six goals and helped the Girls in Blue to 10 shutouts… Helped the club to the 2023 W League Championship, second straight division title and a 12-1-1 record.
2022: Saw action in 12 matches totaling over 1,000 minutes… Registered six shots… Helped the club to an undefeated regular season record in its inaugural year, posting a 10-0-2 record.
Grace Bahr began her four-year collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin, Madison before transferring to Xavier University. It was with the Musketeers where she would make a name for herself, recording 20 points on five goals and ten assists across 44 appearances for Xavier. In her two years in Cincinnati, she earned several accolades, including All-BIG EAST Second Team in 2018, All-BIG EAST First Team in 2019, and 2019 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Defensive Player.
Following her graduation from Xavier, Bahr would spend the following Spring and Fall terms with the technical staff of her alma mater as a volunteer assistant. It wasn’t long before Bahr returned to playing, joining the National Women’s Soccer League expansion side Racing Louisville FC’s 2021 preseason camp and participating as a training player for most of the season. She also has experience playing at the international level, having been called up to the United States Women’s National Team U15, U18 and U19 sides.
