KOZAL’S ATHLETE BIO
2022: Became the second Michigan State women’s soccer player to be named a repeat All-American by United Soccer Coaches, garnering First Team laurels… Was the first Spartan in program history to be named a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the highest award in collegiate soccer… Booked her second-straight Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year honor and became Michigan State’s first unanimous selection for the award, earning a spot as an All-Big Ten First Team representative in the process… Logged a single-season MSU record for goalkeeper wins with 17… Started in goal in all 23 games for the Green & White, notching 63 saves against only 15 goals allowed for an astronomical goals-against average of 0.808… Notched 10 shutouts on the season in addition to two more combined shutouts… Made her season debut and started at Bowling Green, notching a shutout with three saves (8/18)… Earned her second-consecutive complete-game shutout at Cincinnati (8/21)… Named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week on 8/30 following her wins over CMU and Binghamton… Published a season-high eight saves in 90 minutes against Arkansas (9/4)… Put up a four-save shutout in the 3-0 rout of Illinois to open Big Ten play (9/18)… Pitched a five-save shutout in the scoreless draw against Iowa (9/22)… Had a historic seven-save outing that was highlighted by the NCAA Soccer social media channels in a 2-1 upset of then-No. 6 Penn State on the road (9/29)… Earned another complete game shutout against Maryland on the road (10/2)… Garnered her second Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week award of the season following her performances against the Nittany Lions and Terrapins… Logged shutouts seven and eight on the season against Michigan and Indiana (10/9, 10/13)… Finished the regular season with two more shutouts at Ohio State and at home against Rutgers (10/20, 10/23), garnering a league record in both single-season and career B1G Player of the Week Awards in the process… Steered the top-seeded Spartans to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game for the first time in program history… Stood watch between the posts as MSU set a single-season program win record (17) which saw the Green & White reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for just the third time in school history… Became the second Spartan named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List in program history prior to the season… Named a United Soccer…
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