2024 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 32
Kennedy Berschel
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Bensenville, Ill.
- High School:
- Fenwick
Career Highlights
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
- 2022 Laura Redmond Ramirez Scholarship Designee
- 2024, 2023, 2022 CSC Academic All-District.
Fifth Year - 2024
- CSC Academic All-District
- Started all 18 matches on the season...logged career-best marks in starts, goals (4), assists (4), points (12) and shots (18).
- Her four assists were tied for the team lead.
- Scored her first goal of the season on Aug. 15 vs. Wright State.
- Tallied a goal and an assist on Aug. 25 vs. Illinois State.
- Sparked a 2-1 comeback win at Purdue on Oct. 6...scored the Illini's first goal of the contest and later assisted on Lia Howard's game winner.
- Scored her fourth goal of the season, a career-high, on Oct. 10 vs. No. 19 USC.
- Assisted on Sarah Foley's game-winning goal on Oct. 17 at Indiana.
Senior - 2023
- CSC Academic All-District.
- Academic All-Big Ten.
- Started all 17 matches on the season, playing 1,317 minutes out of a possible 1,530.
- Set new career-high marks in goals (2) and assists (2) in the campaign.
- Scored her first goal of the season on Sept. 7 at Missouri from the penalty spot.
- Assisted on Sydney Stephens' match-winning goal on Sept. 10 vs. Pepperdine.
- Opened the scoring on Oct. 8 at Minnesota with a fourth-minute goal.
- Picked up her second assist of the season on Oct. 22 vs. No. 25 Nebraska.
Junior - 2022
- CSC Academic All-District
- Academic All-B1G
- 2022 Laura Redmond Ramirez Scholarship Designee
- Appeared in all 18 games, making 14 starts.
- One of nine outfield players to record 1000+ minutes on the season.
- Posted a career-high three points (1 G, 1 A).
- Provided first assist of her career on Sept. 4 vs. Indiana State.
- Scored first goal of the season, second of career, in season finale vs. Minnesota on Oct. 23...was a penalty kick.
Sophomore - 2021
- Academic All-B1G.
- Appeared in nine games for the Illini, starting one.
Freshman - 2020
- Appeared in 10 games for the Illini, starting two.
- Made her Illini debut vs. Iowa, 2/25/21.
- Scored her first career goal in the B1G Wildcard Weekend matchup vs Iowa, 4/8/21.
High School/Club
- Played for Eclipse Select Soccer Club from 2013-20
- Four-year team captain for Eclips Select
- 2017 ECNL National Playoff qualifier
- 2016 Illinois State Cup Champion
- Three-time Olympic Development Program State Team (2012-14)
- Named Illinois State Scholar by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- Four-year National Honors Society member
- Thomas M. Dobry Memorial Scholarship recipient
- Honored as salutatorian of the Fenwick High School Class of 2020
Personal
- Born December 20, 2001 in Bensenville, Illinois
- Daughter of Art and Debbie Berschel
- Has two sisters, Mackenzie (21) and Avery (14)
- Enjoys art and being active in her spare time
- Lists Mia Hamm as her favorite athlete and credits the soccer great as the biggest influence on her athletic career
- Trained with former Fighting Illini Jackie (Santacaterina) Manny
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