Kathryn Theresa Schoepfer (born November 10, 1988) is an American coach and former professional soccer player, having last played for the

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of National Women's Soccer League in 2016. She was formerly an assistant coach at the College of the Holy Cross and she is, currently, head coach of the United States girls' national under-15 soccer team.

Early life

While playing high school soccer at

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, Schoepfer broke the Connecticut high school state record for goals in a career, finishing with 157. She also ranked second in career assists, totaling 47 in her career. Schoepfer earned Gatorade Connecticut player of the year honors and

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high school All American honors during her career with the Lancers.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Schoepfer played collegiate soccer for the

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women's soccer team, scoring 48 goals on 92 appearances while helping the team win 4 consecutive Big Ten championships. While at Penn State, Schoepfer was a four-time all

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performer and a two-time

All-American, earning second team honors in 2007 and third team honors in 2009. Additionally in 2009, Schoepfer was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, a first team NSCAA Scholar All-American, was a nominee for the

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. and semifinalist for the 2009 Hermann Trophy.

Playing career

Club

On January 15, 2010, Schoepfer was selected in the third round (26th overall) of the

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. Schoepfer made five appearances for Sky Blue during the 2010 season. Before the 2011 season, Schoepfer signed a contract with the

and made her first start against the Atlanta Beat on April 9, 2011. Schoepfer scored her first professional goal and 2011 #5 goal of the year for the WPS in just her third career start during the June 5 game against

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. Schoepfer netted again against the Atlanta Beat (WPS) on July 10, 2011. On October 25, 2011, the Breakers announced that they had resigned Schoepfer for the 2012 season. New Breakers head coach Lisa Cole said of the signing, "Shoep is another young player who has a ton of potential...She was able to score important goals for us in limited minutes last season. We're looking for her to have breakout season as well," Cole said. "She can score lot of goals for us this year, something that we were missing last year." Schoepfer scored in the first ever WPSL Elite match against the ASA Chesapeake Charge on May 10, 2012, scoring the second goal in the 3–0 victory for the Breakers. Schoepfer finished the season with 7 goals and 6 assists. On February 7, 2013 the Breakers drafted Schoepfer with their second pick, the eleventh overall, in the

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. On February 18, the Breakers announced Schoepfer had officially signed with the team.

International

Schoepfer played for the United States U-23 women's national soccer team as well as the United States U-17 women's national soccer team. In 2009, Schoepfer scored nine goals in six games in all competitions for the U-23 team. She made her international debut on May 15, 2009 against the

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U-23 national team and scored her first international goal in a 3–1 victory against the

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U-23 national team on July 7, 2009.

Coaching career

On November 18, 2021, Schoepfer appointed by the

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head coach of the United States girls' national under-15 soccer team.

References

External links

Boston Breakers (NWSL) player profileBoston Breakers (WPS) player profileUS Soccer profilePenn State player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoepfer, Katie 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from New London, Connecticut Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer players NJ/NY Gotham FC players Boston Breakers players Women's association football forwards National Women's Soccer League players Women's Professional Soccer players Women's Premier Soccer League Elite players American women's soccer players Boston Aztec (WPSL) players