NIL Opportunities

Senior - 2024

• CSC Academic All-District
• Started in 17 matches, featuring in the full 90 minutes for 14 of those contests.
• Recorded a career-best two assists on the season.
• Helped the Illini keep four clean sheets during the campaign.
• Picked up her first assist on the season on Aug. 15 vs. Wright State.
• Tallied her second assist on Aug. 22 vs. Missouri.

Junior - 2023

• CSC Academic All-District.
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Team Defensive MVP.
• Started all 17 matches and played in all 1,530 minutes of action.
• Helped anchor an Illini defense that kept three shutouts on the season and allowed 25 goals, the program's lowest mark in a full season since 2018.
• Had five matches completing at least 80 percent of her passes.
• Made a season-high 13 interceptions on Sept. 22 vs. Indiana...also posted double-digit interceptions on Oct. 15 vs. Purdue (11).
• Picked up her lone assist on the season on Oct. 8 at Minnesota.

Sophomore - 2022

• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-B1G
• Named the team's Defensive MVP.
• C.H.A.M.P Award winner.
• Appeared in 18 games, starting all of them.
• One of nine outfield players to record 1000+ minutes on the season.
• Fired all three of her shots on target.
• Recorded the first assist of her career on Aug. 21 vs. Toledo.
• Scored the first goal of her career on Sept. 22 at Maryland.

Freshman - 2021

• Appeared in six games on the season.
• Made her Illini debut at Illinois State 8/22/21, recording 12 minutes of action in Illinois’ 5-1 victory.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Four-year letter winner in field hockey, lacrosse, and one basketball letter at University Liggett School.
• Played for Michigan Hawks Soccer Club.
• 2019 ECNL National Finalist.

PERSONAL

• Born March 9, 2003 in Royal Oak, Mich.
• Daughter of Kevin and Kriste Karolak.
• Majoring in Psychology.
• Hobbies include painting, drawing, and walking her yellow lab.
• Favorite athlete is Crystal Dunn.
• Credits her dad as the biggest influence on her athletic career.
• Played with Illini junior Lily Lucas at Michigan Hawks Soccer Club in 2018 and 2019.
• Chose Illinois because “the university has the perfect balance between academics and athletics, as well as a diverse community and beautiful college town. The family orientated team and great coaching staff made my decision easy. I knew it was the best place for me.”