WASHINGTON – Wake Forest alum and Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury earned her 100th-career NWSL regular season appearance this week during the club’s season-opening home victory over OL Reign, becoming the first Demon Deacon in program history to achieve the honor.
Since joining the NWSL in 2015, Kingsbury has accumulated 27-career clean sheets in goal, while garnering NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 2019 and 2021. Additionally, Kingsbury was tabbed NWSL Championship MVP in 2021 after leading the club to its first league title.
In 100 regular season appearances, Kingsbury has recorded a 1.16 goals against average (GAA) and 75.2 save percentage. Of note, Kingsbury’s 27-career clean sheets are the fourth-most in NWSL history.
In her first season with the Spirit in 2018, Kingsbury recorded an NWSL regular season record 108 saves before earning her first NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year honor the following season with a 1.05 GAA. During the 2020 COVID-affected season, she logged three clean sheets in nine games across the inaugural Challenge Cup and Fall Series.
In 2021, Kingsbury earned her second NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year honor after starting all 25 matches, logging nine clean sheets and posting a 0.86 GAA. Last season, Kingsbury appeared in 27 total matches and made 86 saves for the Spirit, only missing time for international duty with the U.S. Women’s National Team during last summer’s Concacaf W Championship in Mexico.
Prior to joining the NWSL, Kingsbury had a stellar career at Wake Forest, leading the program to its first ACC Championship in 2010. A product of Cincinnati, Ohio, Kingsbury remains one of only two three-time All-Americans in program history.
Wake Forest Honors (2010-2013)
2013 NSCAA All-America (Second Team)
2013 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
2013 CoSIDA Academic All-America (Second Team)
2013 All-ACC First Team
2013 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI (Third Team)
2013 All-ACC Academic Team
2013 ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
2012 NSCAA All-America Third Team
2012 Capital One Academic All-America Second Team
2012 All-ACC Second Team
2012 ACC All-Tournament Team
2012 Capital One Academic All-District
2012 All-Southeast Region
2012 All-ACC Academic Team
2012 Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (11/12)
2012 Wake Forest Invitational All-Tournament Team
2012 Soccer America Preseason…
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