Kathleen Ann Ridgewell-Williams (; born May 18, 1965) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making three appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

Ridgewell-Williams attended Enumclaw High School and

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, where she played soccer. She attended college at

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for her freshman year. For her sophomore year, she transferred to

Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...

, where she played soccer for the

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in 1985, finishing the season as the team's top scorer with thirteen goals while also registering four assists. She was selected as a NAIA First-Team

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n, and was also included in the NAIA All-District First Team. However, she decided to sit out the following season in order to focus on making the U.S. team at the Olympic Festival. She was also listed on the roster of the

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from 1986 to 1987. For her senior year, Ridgewell-Williams played for the California Golden Bears in the 1987 season. There she was chosen as an

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Third-Team All-American and was included in the NSCAA All-Region selection. In 2016, she was included in the Top 50 Women Players ranking by Washington Youth Soccer. Ridgewell-Williams made her international debut for the

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in the team's inaugural match on August 18, 1985 at the Mundialito against

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. In total, she made three appearances for the U.S., earning her final cap on July 11, 1987 in a friendly match against

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Personal life

Ridgewell-Williams was born to Mary Martha () and Earl Wallace Ridgewell, Sr. She married Timothy James Williams on August 7, 1993, in

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. She later worked as the director of a soccer club, as well as the

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of an indoor training facility.

Career statistics

International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ridgewell-Williams, Kathy 1965 births Living people Soccer players from King County, Washington American women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players Women's association football forwards Western Washington University alumni California Golden Bears women's soccer players