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2022 Women's Soccer Roster

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19 Christine Kitaru

  • Position F
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Nairobi, Kenya
  • Highschool Nginda Girl's High School

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • Southland Conference All First Team (2022)
  • Western Athletic Conference All Second Team (2021)
  • Southland Conference All-Conference Second Team (2020)
  • Southland Conference All-Tournament Team MVP (2022)
  • Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week (8/23/22, 8/30/22)
  • WAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/18/21)


2022: GRADUATE

  • Appeared and started 17 contests for the year
  • Played 1209 minutes for the season.
  • Scored 13 goals, including a hat trick against Tarleton State (8/28/22)
  • Dished out six assists, including two at TAMU-Commerce (10/14/22)
  • Tallied 32 points
  • Took 61 shots, including 37 on goal
  • Converted a penalty kick against McNeese (10/9/22)
  • Named two-time Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week
  • Named All-Southland Conference First Team


2021: SENIOR

  • Appeared and started all 20 contests for the year
  • Played 1688 minutes for the season.
  • Named Western Athletic Conference All Second Team and WAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/18/21)
  • Scored six goals, where she had three two-goal games against Alcorn (9/5/21), at Chicago State (9/26/21), and at Sam Houston (10/15/21)
  • Assisted on a goal against Alcorn (9/5/21), Chicago State (9/26/21), and Grand Canyon (11/5/21)
  • Tallied 15 points for the season including five vs. Alcorn (9/5/21) and Chicago State (9/26/21)
  • Took 50 shots with 29 on goal including seven shots and six on goal against Alcorn (9/5/21)
  • Netted game-winning goal against Sam Houston State (10/15/21)


2020: JUNIOR

  • Appeared in 11 contests, making 10 starts on the year
  • Played 783 minutes on the year
  • Named to the Southland Conference All-Conference Second Team
  • Led the Cardinals to a 2-0 win over Northwestern State where she tallied one goal and one assist (Mar. 19)
  • Tallied a goal in the win over Nicholls (Mar. 12)
  • Assisted on a goal in the 3-1 win over Houston Baptist (Feb. 28)
  • Recorded her first goal as a Card in the 3-0 win over A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 26)
  • Saw first action as a Cardinal against SE Louisiana (Feb. 12)

2018-19: AT COFFEYVILLE CC

  • Two-year member for the Red Ravens
  • Played and started in eight contests
  • Had 15 goals on the season with seven assists
  • Recorded three game-winning goals

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Participated in soccer and track at the Nginda Girl's HS in Murang'a, Kenya
  • Awarded the MVP in 2016
  • Helped the track team reach Nationals 

PERSONAL

  • Born on Oct. 14, 1999
  • Daughter of Harrison and Rose Kitaru
  • Has one sibling, a brother

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2020Junior

    F
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2021Senior

    F
    5'6"
    19
  • 19

    2022Graduate Student

    F
    5'6"
    19
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