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University of Illinois Athletics

2021 Soccer Roster

22 Katelynn Buescher

  • Position M
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Naperville North
  • Instagram katelynnbuescher
  • Twitter ktbsoccer810

Biography

Career Highlights

  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 20, 21)
  • 2020 Illini Humanitarian Award recipient

Senior 2021

  • Academic All-B1G.
  • Appeared in nine games for the Illini, starting one.

Junior- 2020

  • Illini Humanitarian Award recipient
  • Academic All-B1G
  • Appeared in six games this season, starting one, recording 136 minutes.

Sophomore - 2019

  • Played in all 18 matches with 13 starts
  • Tallied 1,212 minutes of action, including nine matches with 90-plus minutes
  • Posted an assist on Kelly Maday's goal vs. Northwestern (Sept. 21)
  • Tallied one shot in the Illini's season-opening win over Loyola Chicago (Aug. 22)

Freshman - 2018

  • Made 12 appearances in the Orange and Blue, earning 519 minutes on the field
  • Earned her first-career start at DePaul
  • Dished three assists on the year, including assisting Illinois' first goal at No. 3 Duke (Aug. 19)
  • Played a season-high 62 minutes against Penn State in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (Nov. 2)

High School

  • Two-time Chicagoland Soccer All-State Team honoree
  • 2018 Naperville Sun Girls Soccer Player of the Year
  • Helped Naperville North to the 2018 Class 3A State Semifinals
  • Two-time Illinois ODP State Team member
  • Two-time All-Sectional honoree
  • Took second place at the 2015 ODP Championship as part of the 99G Illinois State Team
  • Participated in the 2017 Illinois State Cup Championships with NSA Premier
  • You Can Make a Difference Award recipient

Personal

  • Daughter of Bert and Jennifer Buescher
  • Born December 7, 1999
  • Has two siblings, Matthew and Emily
  • Was a member of her high school sign language club
  • Enjoys baking and spending time with friends and family
  • Lists Drew Brees as her favorite athlete
  • Plans to study Speech Language Pathology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    M
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2019Sophomore

    M
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2020Junior

    M
    5'4"
    22
  • 22

    2021Senior

    M
    5'4"
    22