Katie Schoepfer
Encyclopedia
Kathryn Theresa Schoepfer (born November 10, 1988) is an American soccer
player currently playing for the Boston Breakers
of Women's Professional Soccer
.
, she broke Kristine Lilly
's Connecticut high school state record for goals in a career, finishing with 147 . She also is currently second in career assists, totaling 47 in her career.
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 and was a nominee for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
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.. Schoepfer netted again against the Atlanta Beat (WPS) on July 10th, 2011.
On October 25th, 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."
U-23 national team and scored her first international goal in a 3-1 victory against the England
U-23 national team on July 7, 2009.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player currently playing for the Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers are an American professional soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts which participate in Women's Professional Soccer. They replace the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, as the Boston area's professional women's soccer team...
of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
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High School Career
While playing high school soccer at Waterford High School (Connecticut)Waterford High School (Connecticut)
Waterford High School is a public high school in Waterford, Connecticut, United States.-History:The high school was constructed in 1957. The first graduating class was in 1960. The school renovation began in 2010 with a budget of $67 million dollars....
, she broke Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...
's Connecticut high school state record for goals in a career, finishing with 147 . She also is currently second in career assists, totaling 47 in her career.
Collegiate career
Schoepfer played collegiate soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions 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 Big Ten performer and a two-time NSCAANSCAA
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. The NSCAA has grown from a handful of college soccer coaches to more than 22,000 members, making it the largest coaching organization in the world. Its members coach at all levels of...
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 and was a nominee for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is an annual college athletic award in the NCAA Division I. Qualified competitors must be seniors who have remained within their NCAA Division I college for a four-year commitment and achieved excellence in one of nine sports.....
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Professional career
On January 15, 2010, Schoepfer was selected in the third round of the WPS draft, 26th overall, by Sky Blue FC. Schoepfer made 5 appearances for Sky Blue during the 2010 season. Before the 2011 season, Schoepfer signed a contract with the Boston Breakers and made her first professional 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 3rd career start during the June 5th game against MagicJack (WPS)MagicJack (WPS)
MagicJack was an American professional soccer club based in Boca Raton, Florida. The team competed in Women's Professional Soccer. MagicJack was originally founded in 2001 as the Washington Freedom of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. In 2011, the team relocated to Boca Raton, Florida...
.. Schoepfer netted again against the Atlanta Beat (WPS) on July 10th, 2011.
On October 25th, 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."
International career
Schoepfer also features as a forward for the United States U-23 women's national soccer team, in addition to previously featuring for the United States U-17 women's national soccer team. In 2009, Schoepfer scored 9 goals in 6 games in all competitions for the U-23 team. She made her international debut on May 15, 2009 against the Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
U-23 national team and scored her first international goal in a 3-1 victory against the England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
U-23 national team on July 7, 2009.