Kate Wiesner Season 2020

2023 • SENIOR+ SEASON 
Awards: Named a Third Team All-Big Ten selection in the postseason... Garnered First Team All-North Region accolades according to the United Soccer Coaches... Secured Big Ten All-Tournament Team honors... Recognized as a Second Team College Sports Communicators Academic All-American... Earned United Soccer Coaches Second Team Scholar All-America laurels... Named a CSC Academic All-District choice... Earned an appearance on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Secured Penn State’s selection for the Big Ten Sportsmanship award... Named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (09/19)... Named the NCAA Digital National Player of the Week (9/21)... Appeared on the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100... Named a Big Ten Player to Watch in the preseason.

Season: Played in 21 matches, making 20 starts while playing 1,688 minutes in the field for the Blue & White on the Big Ten’s most successful back line... Finished tied for seventh on the team in overall scoring from the left back position, logging nine points split between a pair of goals and five assists... Attempted 14 shots with six shots on goal... Both of her goals on the season were match-winning goals, leading PSU to wins over Maryland and Indiana.
 
North Carolina (8/17): Started and played 73 minutes. West Chester (8/20): Started in the 8-0 win and had two assists. TCU (8/27): Attempted two shots and played for a season-high 90 minutes in the 1-0 win. Princeton (9/07):Tallied one assist and played 90 minutes in the 3-0 win. Maryland (9/15): Scored her first goal of the season in the 4-0 win over the B1G-rival Terrapins. Nebraska (9/24): Assisted on the only score of the match in the 1-0 win. at Michigan (9/28): Started and played all 90 minutes. at Michigan State (10/01): Attempted one shot and played 67 minutes. at Purdue (10/12): Started and played the entirety of the match, attempting two shots. at Northwestern (10/15): Started and played the entirety of the match. Indiana (10/19): Scored the match-winning goal in the 2-0 victory. Wisconsin (10/22): Played all 90 minutes in the match, attempting one shot. Saint Louis (11/19): Played the entirety of the match and overtime, a total of 110 minutes, in the 4-3 win. at Clemson (11/25): Played all 90 minutes in the national quarterfinals.
 
2022 • SENIOR SEASON 
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten...CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

Season: Started 22 of 23 games played...Led the Big Ten in assists (11) alongside teammate Penelope Hocking...Scored two goals including a game-winner.

Duquesne (8/21): Totaled two assists in a 3-0 win. at Monmouth (8/28): Recorded one assist in a 3-1 win. Liberty (9/8): Tallied one assist in a 2-1 win. Rutgers (9/22): Had one assist in a 2-0 win. Wisconsin (10/13): Recorded one assist in a 3-0 win. Michigan (10/16): Produced one assist in a 3-0 win. Iowa (10/23): Tallied one assist. Northwestern (11/3): Scored game-winning goal in the 2-0 win in Big Ten Tournament Semifinal. Quinnipiac (11/13): Netted one goal in a 4-1 win in NCAA Tournament First Round. West Virginia (11/18): Totaled three assists in a 4-0 win in NCAA Tournament Second Round.
 
2021 • JUNIOR SEASON 
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
 
Season: Played in 19 games for the Nittany Lions, starting in nine.
 
Massachusetts (8/19): Recorded one assist in season opener. NC State (9/12): Scored the game winning goal, the first of her career, in the Nittany Lions 1-0 win. Michigan State (10/24): Tallied game winning assist.
 
2021 SPRING • SOPHOMORE SEASON 
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
 
Season: Did not see action due to injury.
 
2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON 
Season: Started first eight games before sidelined with an injury...Scored one goal...Was a member of the 2019 Big Ten Tournament championship team.
 
Stanford (8/23): Scored first career goal in season opener.
 
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
Rostered with U.S. Women’s National Team at the U-15, U-17, U-19 and U-23 levels...Named co-captain of the U-17 U.S. Women's National Team...Rostered with U.S. WNT at the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan... Member of U.S. WNT at the 2016 U-17 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers in Grenada...Joined Nittany Lion teammates Jordan Canniff and Frankie Tagliaferri at the 2016 U-17 World Cup Qualifiers and World Cup...Rostered on U-17 USWNT that won the 2017 Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni Tournament...Rostered on USWNT roster for the 2018 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup Qualifiers in Nicaragua and Florida...Traveled to China as a member of the U-19 USWNT with Canniff and Cori Dyke...Saw time with the U-17 USWNT with Nittany Lions Canniff, Julia Dohle and Payton Linnehan.
 
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
Ranked as the No. 1 player in the 2019 class by TopDrawerSoccer...Named 2018 Western Conference Development Academy Player of the Year and was 2018 TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year...Nominated as 2017 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year...Played club soccer for LAFC Slammers...Won three national titles with LAFC Slammers (2015, '16 and '18)...Attended Monrovia High School.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Scott and Mary Wiesner...Majoring in Journalism.
 
WHY PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because, despite the distance, from the first minute I stepped on campus, it felt like home. It was obvious to me that the staff here is not only dedicated to building one of the best soccer programs in the country, but that they are invested in building a family of great character and good people, too. I feel that at Penn State, I have the best opportunity to win championships on the field and prepare for the challenges I might face off it.”