2023-24 Women's Soccer
Roster
#7 Kiki Van Zanten 2022-23 Women's Soccer Roster
Forward
Height
5-6
Class
Junior
Eligibility
Sophomore
Hometown
Buffalo Grove, IL
High School
Stevenson
Career Honors
- 2022 United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region
- 2020 Third Team All-ACC
- Three-time All-ACC Academic Team member (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2, 2023 / Sept. 13, 2022)
National Team with Jamaica
- Van Zanten made history with Team Jamaica at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, becoming the first Caribbean nation to advance to the Round of 16. Van Zanten even earned a start in the Round of 16 matchup against Colombia.
- Van Zanten’s first call-up with the Jamaican National Team occurred in July 2022 during the Women’s CONCACAF Championship. A late sub in during the bronze medal game, Van Zanten scored the game-winner which secured Jamaica’s place in the Olympic playoff.
As a Graduate (2023)
- Selected 21st overall by the Houston Dash in the 2024 NWSL Draft
- First Team All-ACC
- ACC All-Academic Team
- ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)
- Started all 20 games, logging 1,472 minutes on the pitch
- Recorded 16 points behind 6 goals and 4 assists
- Season best 5-point game vs. Louisville on Sept. 30 -> 2 goals and 1 assist
- Averaged 3.3 shots per game, which ranked 4th in the ACC
- Scored 5 goals in league play, which ranked 4th amongst ACC players and led the team
- Tallied 11 of her points in league play which ranked 6th in the ACC
As a Senior (2022)
- United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region
- ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13)
- ACC All-Academic Team
- Started all 23 games for the Irish as an attacking mid. Logged 1,518 minutes on the pitch.
- She tied her career high for goals in a season with 7.
- Set a new career best for assists in a season with 4.
- Set a new career best for points in a season with 18.
- Set a new career high for game-winners with 3.
- One of her most pivotal goals of the season came in the 2nd half vs Pitt. The Irish tied the Panthers 1-1 and eventually advanced in the ACC Tournament after winning the PK shootout (in which Van Zanten was a part of as well).
- Most dynamic goal came at Louisville, where she struck an absolute rocket from distance that found the upper-90.
- On the Jamaican Team roster during the CONCACAF Championships. Scored the game-winner in extra time which earned Jamiaca the bronze medal and secured their place in the Olympic playoffs.
As a Junior (2021)
- ACC All-Academic Team
- Played in 20 games, logging over 514 minutes.
- The only reason Kiki missed two games was that she was selected to train with Team Jamaica for 2023 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying
- Finished with three goals and one assist to total seven points
- Scored all three of her goals in a four-game span: Detroit Mercy (9/9), Syracuse (9/18) and at Miami (9/23)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Played in 12 games and made three starts during her second season with the Irish.
- Finished the season with seven goals and 14 points in just 443 minutes played.
- Led the team in goals and points while finishing seventh in the ACC in goals and fifth in the conference in goals per game (0.58).
- Named to the Third Team All-ACC following the fall portion of the season and was named to the All-ACC Academic team following the spring season.
- Opened the season with her first career hat trick in the 6-0 road win over Miami (9/20).
- Scored the second goal in the 2-0 home win over Boston College (10/1).
- Bagged her second career brace in the 2-0 home win over Syracuse (10/4).
- Brought the Irish within one in the second half of the road game against No. 7 TCU (4/17).
As a Freshman (2019)
- Played in 20 games and made two starts in her first season with the Irish.
- Ranked third on the team in goals (4) and fourth on the team in points (8) over 805 minutes played.
- Earned her first collegiate start in the 2-1 road win over Western Michigan.
- Scored her first collegiate goal in the 87th minute on the road in the 1-0 win over Michigan.
- Tallied her first career brace in the 4-0 home win over Pittsburgh.
- Van Zanten was one of four Irish to record a brace in 2019 (Eva Hurm, Luisa Delgado & Autumn Smithers).
- Scored the game’s only goal in the 1-0 home win over Saint Louis in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
Prep/Club
- Member of the U17 WNT and competed internationally in China, Mexico, Italy and Croatia.
- Named an All-American by United Coaches Association.
- 2018 Best XI U18/19 from US Soccer DA program.
- Played in the 2016 CONCACAF U15 Championship game.
- Played club for Eclipse Select Soccer Club.
- Three year volunteer coach for Buddy Soccer.
- Dad, Kent, played football at Illinois Wesleyan. Sister, Brianna, plays soccer at Case Western.