Allison Gibson was the driving force for the SSU women's soccer teams of 1992 and 1993, earning first team All-America honors both years in leading the Cossacks to the NCAA semifinals in 1992 and the quarterfinals in 1993. During her first two years at SSU, the Cossacks won two Northern California Athletic Conference championships and compiled a cumulative won-loss record of 31-9. She was named NCAC Player of the Year both seasons, and was also a two-time pick as SSU's Female Athete of the Year.
As of the 2009 season, Allison is tied for seventh for goals scored in a season (30).
After finishing her career as a player at SSU, Allison served as an assistant coach in 1994 and 1995, helping lead the Cossacks to a combined 29-6-1 mark, and two more trips to the NCAA postseason. After that, she played professional soccer for three seasons in Tokyo, Japan for the Fujita Mercury Soccer Club, and spent time as an instructor at the BART Language School in Japan teaching English as a second language.
