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Caroline Smith

Class: Senior Hometown: Edina, Minn. High School: Edina

Height: 5-2 Position: Forward

2005 (Senior): KU's all-time leader in points, goals, assists, game-winning goals and shots and holds the school record for points, goals, game-winning goals and shots in a season ... Started every match for KU this season ... Scored her 50th career goal on senior day against Missouri, also assisted on Holly Gault's game-winning goal in double overtime ... Tied a career-high with two assists against Texas on Oct. 23 ... Scored game-winning in KU's 4-0 victory at Texas Tech. 4Tallied the game-winning goal against #21 Oklahoma, 10/9 ... Recorded a goal and fired seven shots in match against #14 Texas A&M on Sept. 25 ... Assisted on Jessica Bush's game winner in KU's Big 12 opener against Baylor ... Scored on her first penalty kick of the season against UC Irvine ... Tallied her first assist of the season on Holly Gault's second goal against #12 Pepperdine ... Started the season by scoring a goal in each of KU's first three games.

2004 (Junior): Finished the season second in the Big 12 with 92 shots ... Scored her first goal of the season, the game-winner, in 2-0 win over UNLV on Aug. 28 ... Registered a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Furman on Sept. 9 ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Mississippi on Sept. 17 ... Assisted on Rachel Gilfillan's game-winning goal against Colorado on Sept. 26 ... Collected a goal and an assist in a 5-0 win over Texas Tech on Oct. 1 ... Posted a season-high five points (two goals and an assist) in a 3-0 win over Baylor on Oct. 3 ... Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 5 ... Selected to Soccer America's Elite Team of the Week on Oct. 6 ... Scored seventh goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 17 ... Collected an assist in a 1-0 win at No. 13 Texas A&M on Oct. 22 ... Tied a season-high with five points, on two goals and an assist, in the regular season finale against Iowa State ... Recorded a goal in a first round Big 12 win over Iowa State on Nov. 3 ... Scored her team-leading 11th goal as well as an assist against Texas on Nov. 5 ... Collected a career-high two assists in a first round NCAA Tournament victory over Creighton ... Named NSCAA All-American Third Team and All-Central Region First Team ... Selected All-Big 12 First Team ... Honored as first team All-Central Region ... Named to SoccerBuzz All-American honorable mention and first team All-Central Region ... Received an invitation to the United States Under-21 Women's National Soccer Team Camp in the spring of 2004 ... Selected to Soccer America's Team of the Week ... Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week ... Played on the FC Indiana of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) during the 2004 summer ... ESPN Academic All-America Second Team ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2003 (Sophomore): Started 24 of 25 matches, entering the game as a reserve in the Texas Tech match on Sept. 28 ... Set school records by scoring 19 goals for 41 points during the season ... Recorded the fourth hat-trick in school history and first of her career, while passing out one assist against Northwestern on Aug. 29 ... Netted KU's only two goals in 3-2 loss to Wisconsin on Sept. 7 ... Recorded the second hat-trick of her career in a 3-1 win over Florida State on Sept. 12 ... Scored twice on four shots, helping KU top Iowa State 2-0 on Oct. 10 ... Shot three times and recorded the game-winner in the 1-0 win at No. 16 Nebraska on Oct. 19 ... Scored the game-winner versus Missouri in the NCAA second round ... Honored as Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week three times during the season ... Selected All-Big 12 First Team and to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team following the season ... Named to the NSCAA/adidas All-America Third Team and the SoccerBuzz All-America First Team ... Honored as First Team All-Central Region ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team ... Selected as a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Award.

2002 (Freshman): Played in 15 matches and started 14 ... Led the team with 12 goals, 27 points, four game-winning goals, 58 shots and 32 shots on goal ... Tied the school record for most shots taken in a game with 10 against Colorado on Sept. 27 ... Returned from a five-game absence to score KU's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Nebraska at the Big 12 Tournament ... Led the Big 12 with 0.8 goals per game and 1.80 points per game ... Named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week on Sept. 15 ... Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 1 ... Named to Soccer America's Team of the Week on Oct. 2 ... Earned three accolades from SoccerBuzz: Second Team Freshman All-America, Central Region All-Freshman team and Third Team All-Central Region.

Edina HS: Named Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Minnesota ... Awarded Minnesota's Miss Soccer after her senior season ... Led her high school team in scoring from 1999-2001, including a school record 33 goals and 11 assists in 2001 ... Was coached by Simon Whitehead ... Was a three-time all-conference and all-metro choice ... Was a two-time all-state selection ... Named an NSCAA All-American ... Selected as the 2001 Metro Player of the Year.

Club: Competed for Tsunami Sota in 2000-02 ... Helped Tsunami to the State Cup Championship, a Region II runner-up finish and a No. 12 national ranking ... Won the Golden Boot at the 2002 National Championships by scoring eight goals in four games ... Scored nine goals in five games at the 2001 Regionals.

ODP: Member of the ODP State team from 1996-2001 ... Participated in the 2002 Region II pool ... Was invited to the 2003 U-21 National Team Camp.

Personal: Was born Caroline Nicole Smith on Oct. 26, 1984 in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... The daughter of Mark and Julia Smith ... Majoring in human biology and psychology.

Career Stats
Year	GP/GS	SH	G	A	PTS	GWG
2002	15/14	58	12	3	27	4
2003	25/24	85	19	3	41	7
2004	22/21	92	11	10	32	1
2005	20/20	98	9	8	26	2
Totals	82/79	333	51	24	126	14