University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 19
Katherine Whitman
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Youngsville, La.
- High School:
- St. Thomas More
- Prev School:
- St. Edward's
• 2018 Second-Team All-Heartland Conference
2019 (Senior): Played in all 20 matches in her lone season in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform, logging 719 minutes in the midfield ... earned starts in seven contests, including the first five of the season ... scored a pair of goals on six shots with four on-goal ... played a season-high 82 minutes in a 4-4 draw at Northern Illinois (8/30) and broke open a scoreless match with a goal off an assist from Rachel Sutter ... teamed with Sutter six days later in the home opener against Southern (9/5), sending in a cross from the right side for an eventual game-winning goal ... had two shot attempts at Little Rock (9/29) ... added shot attempts in matches against Appalachian State (10/4) and Troy (10/27).
2018 (Junior - at St. Edward's): A second-team All-Heartland Conference selection ... played in 19 matches while starting in 15 contests ... second on the team in goals scored (5) and points (13) while tying for the team lead in assists (3) ... took 27 shots with 13 attempts on-goal ... scored game-winning goals in matches against Texas A&M-International and Oklahoma Christian ... scored two goals in the first 11 minutes and added an assist in a 7-0 win over OC ... added a goal in a pair of matches against St. Mary's and recorded assists against Dallas Baptist and St. Mary's.
2017 (Sophomore - at St. Edward's): Appeared in 18 matches for the Hilltoppers while earning starts in nine matches ... tallied three goals and an assist in 517 minutes of action ... attempted 11 shots on the season with seven on goal ... scored goals in home-and-home series against Oklahoma Christian ... posted game-winning goal in the 13th minute in first meeting against OC ... added a goal in a match at Rogers State ... credited with an assist in a 5-1 win over Texas A&M-International.
2016 (Freshman - at St. Edward's): Earned starts in the first four matches of the season for St. Edward's while playing 16 contests overall ... credited with a pair of assists and five shots on the season ... posted assists in matches against Texas A&M-International ... attempted season-high two shots against Dallas Baptist ... logged 375 minutes during her inaugural season.
High School: Lettered four seasons for head coach Aaron Cline at St. Thomas More Catholic High School … named honorable mention all-district her freshman season, second-team all-district her sophomore year, and first-team all-district her junior season … scored 46 goals and dished out 28 assists in her four-year career … also named first-team all-state and first-team academic all-state her junior season … was academic all-district all four years in high school … also lettered in track and cross country … member of French Club, National Honor Society, a Special Needs Mentor, and Lourdes Hospital Eucharistic Minister … won the Academic Excellence Award all four years in high school and also won the Top Cat award.
Personal: Born October 10, 1997 in New Iberia, La. … the daughter of Niki and John Whitman … has one brother and one sister ... an aunt, Dawn Branch, was a three-sport athlete at Nicholls State ... a six-time honoree on the Heartland Conference President's Honor Roll ... hopes to become a pharmacist ... a chemistry major.
2019 (Senior): Played in all 20 matches in her lone season in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform, logging 719 minutes in the midfield ... earned starts in seven contests, including the first five of the season ... scored a pair of goals on six shots with four on-goal ... played a season-high 82 minutes in a 4-4 draw at Northern Illinois (8/30) and broke open a scoreless match with a goal off an assist from Rachel Sutter ... teamed with Sutter six days later in the home opener against Southern (9/5), sending in a cross from the right side for an eventual game-winning goal ... had two shot attempts at Little Rock (9/29) ... added shot attempts in matches against Appalachian State (10/4) and Troy (10/27).
2018 (Junior - at St. Edward's): A second-team All-Heartland Conference selection ... played in 19 matches while starting in 15 contests ... second on the team in goals scored (5) and points (13) while tying for the team lead in assists (3) ... took 27 shots with 13 attempts on-goal ... scored game-winning goals in matches against Texas A&M-International and Oklahoma Christian ... scored two goals in the first 11 minutes and added an assist in a 7-0 win over OC ... added a goal in a pair of matches against St. Mary's and recorded assists against Dallas Baptist and St. Mary's.
2017 (Sophomore - at St. Edward's): Appeared in 18 matches for the Hilltoppers while earning starts in nine matches ... tallied three goals and an assist in 517 minutes of action ... attempted 11 shots on the season with seven on goal ... scored goals in home-and-home series against Oklahoma Christian ... posted game-winning goal in the 13th minute in first meeting against OC ... added a goal in a match at Rogers State ... credited with an assist in a 5-1 win over Texas A&M-International.
2016 (Freshman - at St. Edward's): Earned starts in the first four matches of the season for St. Edward's while playing 16 contests overall ... credited with a pair of assists and five shots on the season ... posted assists in matches against Texas A&M-International ... attempted season-high two shots against Dallas Baptist ... logged 375 minutes during her inaugural season.
High School: Lettered four seasons for head coach Aaron Cline at St. Thomas More Catholic High School … named honorable mention all-district her freshman season, second-team all-district her sophomore year, and first-team all-district her junior season … scored 46 goals and dished out 28 assists in her four-year career … also named first-team all-state and first-team academic all-state her junior season … was academic all-district all four years in high school … also lettered in track and cross country … member of French Club, National Honor Society, a Special Needs Mentor, and Lourdes Hospital Eucharistic Minister … won the Academic Excellence Award all four years in high school and also won the Top Cat award.
Personal: Born October 10, 1997 in New Iberia, La. … the daughter of Niki and John Whitman … has one brother and one sister ... an aunt, Dawn Branch, was a three-sport athlete at Nicholls State ... a six-time honoree on the Heartland Conference President's Honor Roll ... hopes to become a pharmacist ... a chemistry major.
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