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2015 Nebraska Soccer 11 ncaa tournament appearances 290 all-time victories 10 conference championships Katie Kraeutner senior | 5-4 | forward | north saanich, b.c. (parkland secondary) | three letters Career Highlights Canada U20 National Team Camp (2013, 2014) Academic All-Big Ten (2013, 2014) CoSIDA Academic All-District (2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2014) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014; Spring 2013, 2014) 2013 (Junior) Katie Kraeutner (pronounced KROYT-ner) made 16 starts and played in 17 games as a key contributor for the Husker offense. She scored two goals and earned two assists while averaging 82 minutes per contest. On Sept. 5, Kraeutner scored off an assist from Hannah Dittmar in the sixth minute to give Nebraska an early lead against Oklahoma. Kraeutner's second goal came on Sept. 11 in the Big Ten opener against Northwestern. Trailing the Wildcats 1-0, Kraeutner scored off an assist from Jaycie Johnson in the 88th minute to help Nebraska earn a tie. Kraeutner assisted Husker goals against Big Ten foes Maryland and Indiana. At the end of the season, Kraeutner collected CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. 40 2013 (Sophomore) Kraeutner started all 24 matches at midfielder for the Huskers in 2013. She has started 44 consecutive matches in her first two seasons at Nebraska. She played at least 80 minutes in 12 matches in 2013, while averaging more than 75 minutes per game. Kraeutner posted her first assist of the season and third of her career in the 86th minute on a Samantha Areman header as the Huskers rolled to a 4-1 victory over Cincinnati at the Nebraska Soccer Field on Aug. 25. In Nebraska's 3-0 win against San Francisco at the KU Invitational, Kraeutner found a streaking Jaycie Johnson for a goal. In the final game in Lawrence, Kraeutner notched her first goal of the year on a laser from 18 yards out that found its way through a crowd and beat the San Diego keeper. In a 2-1 home victory over No. 14 Denver on Sept. 22, Jordan Jackson found Kraeutner on a cross 20 yards away far post who knocked it in from five yards out for the equalizer and her second score of the season. On the road against Northwestern, Caroline Gray found Kraeutner off a corner kick for her third tally of the year to beat the Wildcat keeper from 18 yards out. Kraeutner's fourth score of the year occurred in a narrow 2-1 victory over Iowa at the Nebraska Soccer Field on Oct. 3. The sophomore settled a ground cross from the right side and swept the ball inside Kraeutner's Career Stats Year GP-GS Shots 2012 20-20 30 2013 24-24 30 2014 17-16 19 Totals 61-60 79 SOG 16 13 9 38 the far post for her fourth tally in six matches. Against Purdue, Kraeutner came through in a big spot again off a run into the middle of the box on a pass from Jackson and Conroy, Kraeutner finished in the lower corner to push the NU lead to 2-0. The Huskers defeated the Boilermakers by a 4-0 margin. In a 1-0 victory at Minnesota, Kraeutner found Jackson with a through ball that Jackson slotted into the right corner of the goal past Minnesota's Tarah Hobbs for the game-winner and lone goal of the match. Kraeutner also helped out on NU's third and final goal of the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over Indiana to advance to the title match. The sophomore served an excellent pass down the left side to Jaycie Johnson, who beat the keeper for the tap-in to put the match away. 2012 (Freshman) Kraeutner started all 20 games for the Huskers as a true freshman in 2013. The latest in a long line of players to come to Nebraska from Canada, Kraeutner was the first Canadian to join the Huskers since 2008, when NU had three players from Canada on ]