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Kristen Dodson Season 2015

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Kristen Dodson Season 2015

PositionFORWARD
Height5-3
ClassSophomore
HometownAurora, Ill.

 

  HONORS AND AWARDS
  • All-SEC First Team (2016, 2017)
  • All-SEC Freshman Team (2014)
  • Top Drawer National Player of the Week (Sept. 27, 2016, Oct. 17, 2017)
  • NSCAA All-South Region (2016)
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region (2017)
  • SEC Player of the Week (Sept. 26, 2016, Oct. 16, 2017)
  • Top Drawer National Team of the Week (Sept. 27, 2016, Nov. 23, 2016, Oct. 17, 2017)
  • SEC Preseason Watch List (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Top Drawer Preseason Best XI Third Team (2017)
  • 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
  SENIOR SEASON (2017)
  • Played and started in all 20 matches at forward
  • Saw the field for 1,727 minutes, which led the way for attacking players
  • Led the team with eight goals and 20 points, both ranking in the top 10 in the conference
  • Scored a pair of game-winners vs. North Dakota (8/27) and Florida (10/15)
  • Turned in a season-high, five-point performance on two goals and an assist vs. Kentucky (9/24)
  • Also scored a pair of goals in matches vs. North Dakota (8/27) and at Alabama (10/10)
  • Named National and SEC Player of the Week after her two-goal effort at Alabama (10/10) and game-winner vs. Florida (10/15)
  • Became the first player in program history to earn National Player of the Week honors twice in her career
  • Member of Auburn's senior class that became the first in program history to win a NCAA Tournament match in four straight seasons
  • Capped off her Auburn career ranked fourth in assists (28), points (86) and game-winning goals (10) and fifth in goals (29)
  JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
  • Competed and started all 24 matches as a striker
  • Saw the field for 1,828 minutes up top
  • Broke the Auburn single-season record with 38 points, topping Tammy Waine's mark of 35 in 2000
  • Touted 13 goals, good for second in the single-season program record books
  • Tied for the team lead with 12 assists, which ranked in the top five nationally
  • Netted five game-winning goals, good for third-highest total in Auburn history
  • Rattled off nine goals in SEC play, including four match-winners
  • Scored first goal in five-point performance in 4-3 win at Samford (8/28)
  • Secured the match-winner in the SEC opener versus Vanderbilt (9/9)
  • Named National and SEC Player of the Week after totaling 10 points in wins at Florida (9/22) and Georgia (9/25)
  • Became first player since Katy Frierson in 2008 to score twice and have two assists in come-from-behind win at Georgia (9/25)
  • Found the back of the net in consecutive matches versus Kentucky (10/6), Mississippi State (10/9) and Arkansas (10/14)
  • Scorched the net once and had two assists in NCAA Tournament win over UConn (11/18)
  SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
  • Played in 20 matches, earning 15 starts up top
  • Logged 1,371 minutes of game action
  • Found the back of the net five times and twice for the game-winner
  • Assisted on three goals and totaled 13 points
  • Scored the game-winner in the first half versus Samford (9/4)
  • Put the match out of reach with goal in 3-1 win at Tennessee (9/20)
  • Secured team’s second goal on counter-attack in win versus Florida (9/27)
  • Scored game-winner in NCAA Tournament against SE Louisiana (11/14)
  • Named to SEC Preseason Watch List
  FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
  • Started 21 of 22 games on the attacking line, playing 1,458 minutes
  • Led the team in points (16) and assists (10), joined with three goals
  • One of nine Auburn players with multi-goal season
  • Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team as the third-highest point scorer in the SEC, most among all freshmen
  • Total of 10 assists tied for seventh-highest total in a season all-time and second-most in a season by an Auburn freshman
  • Tallied first collegiate point at Clemson (8/22)
  • First collegiate goal came in a 2-1 win over Furman (8/24)
  • Racked up a season-high three points vs. Missouri (10/10)
  • Had at least one point in 12 of 22 matches during the season
  • Had a streak of five-straight matches with at least one point versus Memphis (9/5), Minnesota (9/7), Samford (9/12), Milwaukee (9/14) and South Carolina (9/21)
  • Netted one game-winner, scoring in a victory over Memphis (9/5)
  • Named to SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
  NATIONAL TEAM
  • 2011, 2012 U.S. Soccer Regional Training Center
  ODP
  • 2011 Illinois State and Regional (Region 2 Team)
  • Feb. 2012 USYS National Development Camp (Region 2 Team)
  • Nov. 2011 USYS Thanksgiving Inter-Regional Event (Region 2 Team)
  CLUB
  • Played for David Richardson and Sockers FC Chicago
  • Achieved a national rank of No. 33 as a team
  • Was the No. 6 forward by TopDrawerSoccer.com
  • 2013-14 ECNL Midwest Conference
  • 2012-13 ECNL Midwest Conference
  • 2011-12 ECNL Midwest Conference
  • 2011 Illinois State Cup Champions; USYS Region 2 Semifinalist
  HIGH SCHOOL
  • Played for Julie Bergstrom and Waubonsie Valley High School
  • 2014 NSCAA High School All-American
  • 2014 All-Midwest-NSCAA
  • 2014 All-State Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSSCA)
  • 2014 IHSSCA All-Sectional
  • 2014 Upstate Eight All-Conference
  • 2014 IHSSCA Player of the Year
  • 2014 Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year
  • 2014 Aurora Beach News Player of the Year
  • 2014 Daily Herald All-Area Team Captain of DuPage County
  • 2014 Chicago Sun Times, Naperville Sun Times, Aurora Beacon News and Daily Herald All-Area First Team
  • 2013 All Sectional
  • 2012 All Sectional Honorable Mention
  • 2012, 2013 All Conference
  • 2013 Chicago Sun Times All-Area 3rd Team
  • 2013 Beacon News, Daily Herald All-Area Team
  • 2012 Beacon News, Daily Herald All-Area Team
  PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Byron and Tina Dodson
  • Has two brothers, Ryan and Derek
  • Brother, Derek, is a forward/midfielder at Georgetown
  • Ryan played soccer at Denver University and the University of North Carolina
  • Cousins Chelsea and Brittany Potts played soccer at LSU
  • Enrolled in the College of Education



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Freshman
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Junior
2016

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Senior
2017

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