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Caitlin Landis - Women's Soccer - University of Kentucky Athletics 9

CaitlinLandis

  • height 5-4
  • class Senior
  • High school Milton Area

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2013 (Senior): Started the season-opening match against Wake Forest … Tallied an assist in the Toledo match … Scored firstgoal of the season against Eastern Kentucky … Played in all 18 matches … Started second match of the seasonagainst Georgia, cracking two shots, with one on goal … Scored opening goal in match at MississippiState … Started in seven of the last eight matches … Had season-best game vs. Tennessee, scoring a goal andadding two assists … Goal against Tennessee was first game-winning goal of the season, and seventh of her career… Scored game-tying goal against Mizzou in the 18th minute to tie Arin Gilliland for active career goalsleader … Assisted on equalizing goal vs. LSU to Arin Gilliland in 64th minute on Senior Day .,. Scoredgame-opening goal vs. Ohio State in NCAA Tournament and played 87 minutes en route to the win … Had four shots vs. OhioState.

2012 (Junior): Started in every game of the season … Tallied two assists, both to Cara Ledman vs. Coastal Carolina and UNC-Greensboro … Scored first goal of season vs. Mississippi State … Also charted an assist vs. MSU for her first multi-point game of the season … Took a season-high tying six shots at LSU … Scored two goals vs. Vanderbilt for her third-career multi-goal game … Scored in SEC Tournament vs. Missouri … Scored three goals in last four games.

2011 (Sophomore):Scored UK’s third goal vs. Oakland … Recorded 22 shots on goal … Started every game … Played over 65 minutes in all 21 games … Started every game of her career that she has appeared in … Had a career-best game vs. Alabama netting two goals, as well as taking seven shots and recording four points, all single-game career highs … Scored game winner vs. South Carolina … Recorded three goals in two games vs. Alabama and South Carolina … Assisted on the game-tying goal vs. Arkansas, netting her first assist of the season … Tallied assist on game-winning goal vs. Mississippi State for her 10th point of the year … One of only two UK players in double-figures for points the season … Had second-career multi-goal game vs. Vanderbilt netting two goals, including the game-winner in the 54th minute … Took five shots vs. Vandy … One of only six UK players to play in all 21 games this season.

2010 (Freshman): Freshman All-SEC … SEC Player of the Week (10/4) … SEC Freshman of the Week (10/18) … Ranked second all-time among UK freshmen in shots (58), sixth in goals (7) and ninth in points (15) … Started every match she played in her freshman season … Scored first collegiate goal in season opener against Coastal Carolina … Her second goal of the season was the game-winning-goal against No. 15 Virginia Tech ….Tallied a shot in all but one regular season match … Recorded season best six shots against South Alabama, including three on goal … Scored game-winning-goal at Tennessee … Scored goals in back-to-back games vs. Alabama and Auburn

Pre-College: Played club ball for Hershey Attack and coach Mike McHugh … Helped Hershey Attack to 2009 victories in the Disney Soccer Showcase U-17G, Las Vegas College Showcase U-17, Raleigh Soccer Shootout U17G and the State Cup U17G EPYSA … Won league championship as a senior at Milton Area … Played in three consecutive district finals from 2006-2008, helping Milton Area capture a district title in 2008 … Named Milton Area Player of the Year as both a junior and senior … All-time leading goal scorer in school history

  • Full Name: Caitlin Abigail Landis
  • Place of Birth: Milton, Pa.
  • Parents: Dennis and Joan
  • Siblings: Chelsea, Courtney and Alexa
  • Club Team/Coach: Hershey Attack/ Mike McHugh

Landis Q & A

What is your nickname, and why? Cat, Kitty Cat, Kit, Catillac, Catlin

What team member is most likely to be a head coach? Ashley VanLandingham ☺

Who is the most famous person you have ever met? I touched Kid Cudi’s hand at a concert?

Would you rather win the World Cup or an Olympic gold medal? World Cup

What is the worst Christmas gift you’ve ever been given? Pirate nutcracker aka Rico Suave!

What would people be surprised to know about you? I’ve grown up in a Mennonite family

If you had a horse in the Kentucky Derby, what would you name it? BreakingDawn

Who is the best soccer player in the world outside of Messi? Team Drogba!

What is your prized possession? My necklace that my sister gave all the girls in my family before she moved to Haiti.

Why did you choose your jersey number? I was obsessed with Mia Hamm and my sister was #9 in high school

Who is the most famous person in your cell phone? Chris Shoals!

What song gets you pumped up for a game? Anything we can all dance to in the locker room

Who is the funniest player on the team? Ashley…and she reminds me everyday 🙂

What is your favorite city to visit? New York City!

Who is your favorite American Idol winner? Carrie Underwood

What is your biggest fear? Any sort of rodent with the gross tail

What is one food you will absolutely not eat? The fish they serve with the eyeballs and everything!

What is your dream job? Run my own spa and hair salon in the city

Who have you not seen in concert that you want to see in person? Beyonce!


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