The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Kelsey Shimmick
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Grapevine
- Hometown:
- Grapevine, Texas
SENIOR (2015)
Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Registered 833 total minutes of playing time while playing in all 18 matches, 12 starts ... Tallied one shot in 56 minutes during the 2-1 Big 12 Championship quarterfinal loss to Kansas (Nov. 4) ... Scored the match-winner on “Senior Night” at the 6:38 mark as Texas routed Montana (Oct. 30), 3-0 ... Registered a shot in 38 minutes as a starter at forward in the 2-1 loss to Oklahoma (Oct. 23) ... Played 51 minutes as a sub in the 2-1 (2OT) upset road win at No. 17 Texas Tech (Oct. 16) ... Scored her second goal of the season at 20:18 as Texas routed TCU, 3-0 (Oct. 11) ... Earned an assist on Alexa Adams’ match-winning score to beat Iowa State (Oct. 9), 2-1 ... Managed one of Texas’ four total shots on goal in the 0-0 (2OT) tie at Oklahoma State (Oct. 4) ... Picked up her first assist of the season with a perfect cross to the back post for Mikayla Flores’ match-winner at 70:40 to down Abilene Christian, 2-1 (Sept. 13) … Started and played 45 minutes with two shots in the 1-1 (2OT) tie against Oregon State (Sept. 10) … Set the tone for the Longhorns during the 2-1 upset win at No. 14 UCLA (Sept. 6) by scoring her first goal of the season just 3:08 into the match off an assist from Ali Schmalz … Fired two shots, one on frame, in 67 minutes during the 0-0 (2OT) tie against #18 Ohio State (Aug. 30) … Launched a team-best two shots during the 2-0 loss to No. 5 North Carolina (Aug. 28) … Was credited with one shot in 44 minutes of playing time as a starter in the 1-0 victory over Miami (FL) on Aug. 23.
JUNIOR (2014)
Preseason second team All-Big 12 choice by CollegeSportsMadness.com … Played in 22 matches and drew 19 starts for the Longhorns during the season, playing a total of 1214 minutes … Credited with 40 total shots, 12 of those on frame, with two of those on goal coming during the 6-0 victory at Texas A&M-CC (Sept. 5) … Fired three shots, one on frame, in the 2-1 NCAA Second Round loss to No. 12 Notre Dame (Nov. 21) ... Assisted on Sharis Lachappelle’s match-winning goal at 28:48 of the 3-0 NCAA win over Rice (Nov. 14) … Battled to earn the foul in the box that led to Lindsey Meyer’s first-half PK in the 2-1 loss to Oklahoma State (Oct. 31) ... Dished an assist on Chantale Campbell’s goal at TCU (Oct. 17), taking a shot that was deflected at net allowing her teammate to flick the ball into the twine while on the run … Fired a team-best seven shots over 70 minutes of action and registered her first assist of the season during the 2-0 triumph at Texas State (Sept. 21) … At Texas State one of her second-half shots hit the underside of the crossbar and appeared to bounce over the line, but it wasn’t called a goal … Played 67 minutes at forward in the 2-2 (2OT) draw against Arizona State (Aug. 22) in Waipahu, Hi … Fired three of Texas’ 14 total shots in the loss to UCF (Sept. 12) while playing 60 minutes off the bench … Tallied two shots each in matches against No. 25 Arkansas (Aug. 29), Nevada (Aug. 31) and at USF (Sept. 14).
SOPHOMORE (2013)
Started and played in 19 total matches as a sophomore while drawing 1,104 minutes of time on the pitch … Tied for the team lead with four goals and rated in a dead-lock for second in both assists (four) and total points (12) while launching 34 shots (16 on frame) … Registered at least one point during a streak of four consecutive matches from Sept. 20-29 and in seven of eight total contests over Sept. 6-29 … Launched a season-high four shots against Georgia (Aug. 23), at Kansas (Oct. 6) and at Oklahoma State (Oct. 18) … Managed single goals during each of back-to-back 3-0 victories over Texas State (Sept. 20) and UTSA (Sept. 22) and was credited with single assists versus Illinois State (Sept. 8), TCU (Sept. 27), Iowa State (Sept. 29) and at Oklahoma State (Oct. 18) … Scored just 17:24 into a 2-0 victory over Samford (Sept. 6) to be credited with her first career match-winning goal.
FRESHMAN (2012)
A developing forward who played some of her best soccer late in the season and earned a selection to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team ... experienced action in all 20 matches and started six, including the last five of the campaign ... logged 1,041 minutes and played a season-high 105 at No. 20 Baylor (Oct. 19) ... scored three goals and tallied one assist for seven points, the fifth most on the squad ... recorded two goals in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal match against Oklahoma (Oct. 31) ... became the fourth player, and second rookie, in program history to record two or more goals in a Big 12 Championship match ... scored other goal against Fresno State (Sept. 14) in UT[apos]s 3-0 victory ... registered 20 shots with a year-high four against the Sooners (Oct. 31) and TCU (Oct. 21) ... assist was a helper on Brooke Gilbert[apos]s game-winning goal against Kansas (Oct. 14) ... earned first career start at BYU (Sept. 6).
CLUB
A member of head coach Ryan Higginbotham[apos]s Dallas Texans 94 Red since 2004 ... teammate of fellow freshmen Lindsey Meyer and Abby Smith ... squad spent the majority of the 2011-12 season ranked No. 1 nationally in the ESPNHS Elite Clubs National League standings ... helped team to the Nike Cup and Gothia Cup championships in 2008 ... named the most valuable player at the Gothia Cup ... garnered additional experience with the Olympic Development Program (ODP) 93 North Texas State Team from 2006-10 ... participated in the ODP 93 Regional Camp in 2007, the ODP Inter-Regional Event in Coral Springs, Fla., and the ODP National Camp in Philadelphia in 2010 ... an ODP Region III Team member from 2010-11, and participated in the ODP Region Invitational in 2009 and 2010 ... traveled with the Region III ODP Team on trips to Portugal (2010) and Costa Rica (2011).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star recruit, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com, who was also ranked by the publication as the 41st-best player in the country, the 11th-best forward nationally and the seventh-best player in Texas ... the No. 43 prospect in the country, according to ESPNHS ... a four-time first-team all-district member for head coach Ryan Davis ... named the District 6-5A Most Valuable Player as a senior after posting 26 goals and 12 assists ... tallied a hat trick against Trinity in Grapevine’s 3-1 victory for the District 6-5A championship ... as a senior, led the district in goals during the regular season with 15 ... tabbed as the District 5-5A Freshman of the Year before being named the District 5-5A Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 ... team’s most valuable offensive player as a freshman and junior ... competed in track as a freshman, placing 10th at the district meet in the long jump (15-2) ... a National Honor Society, student council and National Society of High School Scholars member.
PERSONAL
Born on Nov. 20, 1993, to Marc and Sheila Shimmick ... major is cooperate communication ... has two younger sibilings, Aidan and Addison ... chose UT because of the campus, team members and atmosphere ... lists reading as a hobby of choice ... says if she could bring something from Grapevine to Austin it would be her dogs and her siblings ... believes her family is her biggest inspiration because they are always supporting her and challenge her to be her best all the time.
