#24 Katie Naughton 2014-15 Women's Soccer Roster

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2016 NWSL College Draft 19th Overall Selection (Chicago Red Stars)
• 2015-16 Byron V. Kanaley Award Winner
• 2014, 2015 All-ACC Second Team
• 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
• 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District V First Team
• 2014, 2015 NSCAA All-Southeast Region First Team
• ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15, 2015)
• 2014 Francis Patrick O’Connor Award
• 2014 NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team
• 2014 NSCAA Scholar All-American Third Team
• Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (August 26, 2014; Oct. 28, 2014)
• CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 9, 2014)
• ESPNW Women’s Soccer Player of the Week (Oct. 1, 2014)
• 2013 U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team
• 2012 All-Northeast Regional Second Team
• 2012 All-BIG EAST Third Team
• 2012 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team
• 2012 Notre Dame Most Valuable Freshman
• Three-time Notre Dame Captain
• Four-year monogram winner

AS A SENIOR: Wrapped up a stellar Irish career as one of the Irish defensive anchors in the defensive backfield … started all 20 games, playing all but 11 minutes the entire season … began the season with a bang, scoring the season’s first goal and the game-winner on a header off a Brittany Von Rueden free kick against Valparaiso (8/21/15) … named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) following Notre Dame’s matching 2-0 wins over Indiana (9/11/15) and Michigan (9/13/15) … bookended the season with another header goal in Notre Dame’s 5-0 victory over Oakland in the NCAA Championship first round, again off a free kick from Von Rueden (11/13/15) … named to the All-ACC Second Team and NSCAA All-Southeast Region First Team following the season … added to the award tally with nods to the CoSIDA Academic All-District V First Team and Academic All-America Second Team … earned a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR: Started in all 22 matches of her junior season, racking up a total of 2,028 minutes of playing time… earned the title of Ironwoman after going the distance in all games, including two-OT games against No. 4 Stanford and Boston College and an overtime contest against No. 9 North Carolina… scored four goals, with tallies against Illinois (1), No. 16 Texas Tech (1), Baylor (1), and Boston College (1)… averaged 0.82 shots per game… named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week twice (August 26 and October 28, 2014)… named to the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll (September 9, 2014)… also an ESPNW Women’s Soccer Player of the Week finalist… named the ESPNW Womens’ Soccer Player of the Week (October 1, 2014)… scored NSCAA academic honors as First Team NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region and Third Team NSCAA Scholar All-American… named NSCAA Second Team All-Southeast Region… selected to All-ACC Second Team… honored with the Francis Patrick O’Connor Award at the annual Notre Dame OSCARS … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Team captain … started all 22 matches, ranking third on team (second among field players) with 1,922 minutes played, while going distance in 17 contests (including 11 of final 12) … part of defensive unit that tallied eight shutouts and 0.87 GAA … also collected two goals and one assist … posted first career multi-point match with goal and assist in season’s second outing against Northwestern (4-1), earning secondary assist on Cindy Pineda’s first career goal in 25th minute, then doing honors herself by heading in corner kick in 54th minute … helped anchor ND defensive unit that registered five shutouts in a six-match span (including four in a row) and held opponents scoreless for 521 minutes (as well as one goal in 626:21 covering seven matches from Sept. 1-Oct. 3) … leading that shutout streak were clean sheets at #1 North Carolina (1-0), ND’s first regular season win over a top-ranked team since 1996, and at home against #21 Maryland (5-0) … had two shots (both on goal) in 2-1 double-overtime losses against Duke (1-2 in 2OT) and in ACC Tournament quarterfinal at #5 Virginia Tech (came out of latter contest at halftime with injury) … returned to scoring column in NCAA Tournament opener against Iowa (4-1), nodding home corner kick in 87th minute while adding career highs of three shots and two shots on goal (second consecutive year she scored goal in NCAA first-round win) … turned in strong 2014 spring season, helping ND to three shutouts (1-0 at Michigan, 2-0 vs. Haiti National Team and Mexico Under-20 National Team) while allowing just one goal over final 360 minutes … also scored insurance goal in 58th minute against Haiti National Team … earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team … All-BIG EAST Third Team … BIG EAST All-Rookie Team … Notre Dame Team Most Valuable Freshman … started 23 matches and ranked second on team/tops among freshmen in minutes played (2,109), missing just 16 total minutes all season (did not play vs. #24 Santa Clara due to injury) … had 21 complete-match efforts, going the distance in team’s final 10 outings (including all six postseason contests) … part of young Irish defense (featuring four freshmen in the rotation, plus rookie goalkeeper) that crafted 10 shutouts and 0.73 GAA … also collected three goals and one assist … potted first career goal at home against Cincinnati (7-0), scoring 4:43 into second half … also found back of net on Senior Night against Seton Hall (5-1), scoring what proved to be match-winning goal in 24th minute … sparked come-from-behind victory in NCAA Championship opener vs. Milwaukee (3-1), burying goal with 1:09 left in first half … chalked up first career assist on Cari Roccaro’s tying goal in 59th minute of NCAA second-round win over #10 Wake Forest (2-1); also helped hold Demon Deacons to three second-half shots (one on goal) … helped shut out #8 Florida (2-0) in NCAA third-round match on the road, also holding Gators to three shots in second half (two on goal) … added goal in spring 2013 season, scoring in 55th minute of 4-3 comeback win over Mexico U-20 National Team … earned a monogram.

NATIONAL TEAM HIGHLIGHTS: Mainstay in the U.S. Soccer youth national team system since 2009 (currently with U-20s) … has 16 caps during combined 2013-14 U-20 cycle (as of Aug. 1), starting 11 times …named to 2014 U.S. U-20 Women’s World Cup Team …helped USA to 2014 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, starting all five matches and going the distance in four of them (all but group-stage win over Guatemala when she served as captain and then was subbed at halftime of 10-1 American win) … also earned assist on goal early in semifinal win over Trinidad & Tobago (6-0) that clinched United States’ berth in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup … along with Roccaro, helped anchor American defense that outscored its five CONCACAF tournament opponents by 29-0 margin, marking the first time in six appearances that the USA swept through the tournament without allowing a goal … joined in various U-20 camps in 2013 by Notre Dame classmate Roccaro, as well as Irish sophomores Morgan Andrews and Kaela Little … participated in June U-20 camp in Portland, Ore. … started both matches on Swedish exhibition tour in May/June, going full 90 against Sweden U-20s (3-1) and playing first half against Sweden U-23s (1-0) … made U-20 debut at 12 Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, in February 2013 … appeared in all three matches, starting finale vs. Sweden (0-0) … joined Notre Dame seniors Karin Simonian and Taylor Schneider, and Irish classmates Roccaro and Brittany Von Rueden in the 2011 U-18 and 2010 U-17 National Team player pools … started all four matches for U-17 National Team at 2010 U-16 Nordic Cup in Denmark (USA won title, outscoring its four opponents by a combined 13-1 margin) … was part of 2009 U-15 National Team player pool with Roccaro and Von Rueden.

ODP/CLUB TEAM HIGHLIGHTS: Played extensively with ODP Region II Team from 2009-11 and Illinois State ODP Team from 2007-11 … competed in ODP Thanksgiving Interregional from 2008-11 … participated in February 2011 ECNL/id2 National Camp … was part of Sockers FC Chicago club program for many years, playing for head coach Oleg Vatchev … played for same club program that produced current Notre Dame sophomore midfielder Cindy Pineda … three members of the 2004 Notre Dame national championship team — Jen Buczkowski, Jill Krivacek and Kim Lorenzen — also came out of the Sockers FC Chicago club program … two-time NSCAA Youth All-American (2010, 2011) … ranked ninth in 2012 ESPNHS 150 and 10th in 2012 Top Drawer Soccer club soccer player ratings (five-star ranking; No. 1 in Midwest region).

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, Ill., where she played for head coach Daniel Klaus … four-year starter, registering career totals of 10 goals and 30 assists despite playing almost exclusively in defensive third … was team captain all four seasons of high school … had career-high three goals as freshman (2008-09) and junior (2010-11) … delivered career-high nine assists as both a junior (2010-11) and senior (2011-12) … led defense to 22 shutouts in final three seasons … runner-up for Illinois Gatorade High School Player of the Year in 2010 … three-time Chicago Tribune all-state choice (second team in 2010 and 2012; first team in 2011) … four-time Northwest All-Area Team selection (2009-12) … Mid-Suburban League East Division Player of the Year (2012) … four-time all-conference pick (2009-12) … also ran track in junior high school and still holds that school’s record for the mile run … full name is Kathleen Naughton … last name is pronounced “NAW-ton” … only child of Claire and Tom Naughton … mother is oldest of 11 children … part of strong pipeline of talent to come to Notre Dame from the Chicagoland area (and the state of Illinois), including a pair of Elk Grove natives in Buczkowski (2003-06) and Elise Weber (2007-08) … one of four Illinois natives on the 2014 Fighting Irish roster, along with senior Sammy Scofield (Geneva), sophomore Cindy Pineda (Bolingbrook) and freshman Ginny McGowan (Lake Forest) … enrolled in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters where she is pursuing a double major in anthropology and Spanish … named to the Dean’s list during the fall 2012 semester … one of two team representatives (along with Karin Simonian) on Notre Dame’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), serving as organization’s liaison with Leprechaun Legion student support group in 2013-14 … earned certificates of merit for participation in Notre Dame’s Rosenthal Leadership Academy in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

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