2017 Women's Soccer Roster
Vital Kats
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
- High school:
- Northview Heights Secondary
CAREER NOTABLES
• USC All-Midwest Region First Team (2018)
• USC All-Midwest Region Second Team (2017)
• USC All-Midwest Region Third Team (2019)
• MAC Freshman of the Year (2017)
• Two-time All-MAC First Team (2018, 2019)
• Two-time All-MAC Second Team (2017, 2020)
• MAC All-Freshman Team (2017)
• MAC Player of the Week (2018)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2020)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team (2018, 2019)
• Three-time Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Three-time Academic All-MAC (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Three-time OCSA First Team All-Ohio (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Ranks fourth in KSU record book with 24 career assists
• Ranks fifth in KSU record book with 68 career points
• Tied for sixth in KSU record book with 22 career goals
SPRING 2021 SEASON
• All-MAC Second Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
• MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
• Academic All-MAC
• Started all seven games during shortened spring season
• Led team with three assists
• Tied program record with fifth career multi-assist match at Miami (March 14)
• Fired team-high 18 shots with 10 coming on goal
2019 SEASON
• USC All-Midwest Region Third Team
• All-MAC First Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
• MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
• Academic All-MAC
• OCSA All-Ohio First Team
• Started in all 18 games
• Team-high 24 points on eight goals and eight assists
• Led MAC with 91 shots and 47 shots on goals
• Tied for second in the MAC in points (24), while ranking third in assists (8) and sixth in goals (8)
• Tallied MAC-best 23 points during conference play, scoring in 9 of 11 matches
• Recorded season-best five points with two goals and an assist vs. Toledo (Oct. 6)
• Also scored twice vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 18)
• Totaled career-high three assists in season finale vs. Ohio (Oct. 31)
2018 SEASON
• USC All-Midwest Region First Team
• All-MAC First Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team
• MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
• Academic All-MAC
• OCSA All-Ohio First Team
• MAC Player of the Week after registering six points against Northern Illinois (Oct. 23)
• Started in all 20 games
• Scored eight goals with nine assists and 25 points
• Led the team in goals, assists and points
• Nine assists is fifth in a single season in school history
• 25 points is sixth most in a single season in program history
• Registered three penalty kick goals, the second most in a single season in school history
• Ranked 21st in the nation in total assists
• Scored two goals against Miami (Sept. 30)
• Tied for second school record book with six points in one game with two goals and two assists against Northern Illinois (Oct. 21)
2017 SEASON
• MAC Freshman of The Year
• All-MAC Second Team
• MAC All-Freshman Team
• First Team All-Ohio
• USC All-Midwest Region Second Team
• Paced the team in goals (6) second in assists (4) and first in total points (16)
• Scored a goal in her first collegiate game against Cleveland State (Aug. 20)
• Registered three points at St. Bonaventure (Aug. 27)
• Started 19 of the 20 games she appeared in
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Member of the Canadian national youth soccer program since 2014
• Represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016 and at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016
• Part of Canada’s silver-medal winning team at the U-20 Championship in Honduras
• played club soccer with GS United, winning the Ontario Women’s Cup Championship
• Also played with the Ontario Provincial Team
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Igor and Tanya Kats
• Has one sibling, Lily
• Business management major
