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#12 Caroline Gray
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5'7"
Year: Sophomore
City/State: Kansas City, Mo.
High School: St. Teresa's Academy

Honors & Awards

  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

2012 (Sophomore)
Caroline Gray played in every game of season for the second-straight year as a sophomore in 2013.

Gray totaled 41 shots on the season after attempting just 15 as a freshman in 2011. She notched a shot in all but five games on the season.

Gray scored her first goal of the season and the second of her career in a 4-0 win over Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 8. The goal broke a 0-0 tie in the second half, while Gray also added her first assist of the season later in the game on Hannah Dittmar's goal that put Nebraska in front, 3-0.

Gray produced her first multi-assist game of her career on Sept. 23 in a 2-1 win over the Indiana Hoosiers at the Nebraska Soccer Field. Mayme Conroy scored the game's first goal at 63:49 on a corner kick from Gray, before Jaylyn Odermann headed in the eventual game winner at 68:31 on another corner kick from Gray.

Gray produced a highlight moment at Iowa on Oct. 18, as she scored the game winner in overtime to beat the Hawkeyes, 2-1. After Stacy Bartels put the Huskers ahead 1-0 with an assist from Gray, the Hawkeyes answered less than five minutes later to tie the game. More than 45 minutes after the Hawkeyes tied the game, Gray scored on an unassisted breakaway at 99:17 to win the game.

Gray added her sixth assist of the season in the regular-season finale against Minnesota, as she aided in Conroy's 13th goal of the seasona

2011 (Freshman)

Gray started all 18 games as a true freshman in 2011 at midfielder. She took 15 shots on the year, including six on goal.

Gray netted her first career goal on Oct. 14 at Penn State. Her goal at the 71:01 mark cut the No. 15 Nittany Lions' lead to 4-3 and Maddie Hanssler tied the game less than five minutes later, but PSU eventually won the game, 5-4.

Gray added an assist on Sept. 2 in a 6-0 shutout over Arkansas. Her assist came in the second half on Jordan Jackson's second goal of the game.
   
High School
Gray was named the No. 13 player in the Heartland Region by TopDrawerSoccer.com in 2011 after leading St. Teresa's Academy to the Missouri Class 3 district championship game. For her success on the field she was a second-team all-metro pick by the Kansas City Star. After earning third-team all-state honors in Class 2 as a sophomore, she was a second-team pick in Class 3 as a junior before being a Class 3 first-team selection as a senior.

Gray reached double-digit goals every year for the Stars, including 20 as a senior, for a total of 64 during her career, while also adding 16 assists in her final year. As a junior she scored 17 goals, while her 15 goals as a freshman earned her a spot on the Kansas City Star's all-metro team as an honorable-mention selection.

Other Information
Gray played club soccer for the Kansas City Football Club (KCFC) and was a team captain for nine straight seasons (2003 to 2011). As part of the Olympic Development Program, she was part of the 2007 Region II championship team.

Gray was awarded the 1st Annual Kevin Gray Award as the 2011 Female U.S. Youth Kansas City Player of the Year.

Personal Information
Caroline is the daughter of Kevin and Katy Gray and was born on Oct. 5, 1992. She has three sisters, Lindsay, Peepers and Gillen. Caroline is majoring in marketing at Nebraska. She was named to a Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2012.

Gray's Career Statistics

Year

GP-GS

Shots

SOG

Goals

Assists

Points

2011 18-18 15 6 1 1 3
2012 20-19 41 21 2 6 10

Totals

38-37

56

27

3

7

13

 

Gray's Career Highs
Points -
3, two times, last at Iowa (10/18/12)
Goals - 1, three times, last at Iowa (10/18/12)

Assists - 2, vs. Indiana (9/23/12)

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