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2023 Women's Soccer Roster

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Kayla Anderson

11 Kayla Anderson

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    5-8
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    White Bear Lake, Minn.
  • High School
    White Bear Lake Area H.S.
  • Major
    Early Childhood Education

Biography

PRONUNCIATION

2023: Appeared in all 20 matches for the Jackrabbits and made 14 starts … recorded eight points on the season behind three goals and an assist … nine of her 16 shots were on goal for a .563 shots on goal percentage … had a goal and two assists in a Sept. 10 home victory over Green Bay … match featured her season-high four shots … scored a goal and had two shots on goal in Summit League semifinals versus Oral Roberts, followed by a 63-minute showing in the championship versus Omaha, en route to earning Summit League All-Tournament Team honors … competed for 69 minutes in regular season finale versus Omaha … finished her Jackrabbit career by making over 70 appearances … named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team.

2022: Appeared in 13 games and made seven starts … scored three goals for six points on the year … had goals in matches at Northern Arizona (Aug. 23), Creighton (Sept. 11) and Omaha (Oct. 2) … played 81 minutes versus Creighton and another game of over 70 minutes versus Drake on Sept. 4 … had third best shot percentage on team .176 … last appearance was on Oct. 7 at St. Thomas and missed remainder of season due to injury.

2021: Played in all 22 games and competed for 640 minutes … competed 30 or more minutes in 12 matches, including a season-high 46 against Hawaii Pacific on Sept. 1 … had a goal in the matchup and recorded two assists on Sept. 12 versus Morningside … had first career game-winning goal in Summit League tournament semifinal victory over Omaha … scored goal in 107th minute to help Jacks top Omaha 1-0 in Denver on Nov. 4 … ended season with a total of 18 shots including two matches of three shots apiece ... member of the 2021-22 Summit League Academic Honor Roll and member of the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21: Appeared in 17 games with five starts … tallied seven points on the year with two goals and three assists … totaled 606 minutes on the season … assisted on two of three Jackrabbit goals at Western Illinois (4/11) … two goals came against Kansas City (3/5) and North Dakota (4/4) … played a season-high 54 minutes at North Dakota State (3/28).
 
BEFORE SDSU: Three-time All-State Second Team selection (2017-19) with all-conference honors the same years, being named team MVP and top offensive player the previous two seasons at White Bear Lake Area High School (White Bear Lake, Minnesota) ... tallied 61 goals through four seasons, including 21 as a junior (2018) and 24 as a senior (2019) ... Three-year A Honor Roll selection (2016-18) ... played club soccer with Salvo Soccer Club after previously playing with Maple Brook SC.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2020Freshman

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2021Sophomore

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2022Junior

    Forward
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2023Senior

    Forward
    5'8"
    11
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