Kate Gordon (soccer)
{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kate Gordon
| birth_date={{circa}} {{birth year and age|1981}}
| position = Forward
| college1 = Marquette Golden Eagles
| collegeyears1 = 1999–2002
| collegecaps1 = 94
| collegegoals1 = 48
| clubs1 = Carolina Courage
| years1 = 2003
}}
Kate Gordon is a retired American soccer player who played in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).{{Cite web |last=Hersom |first=Terry |date=2003-02-20 |title=Gordon heads for pro soccer career |url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/gordon-heads-for-pro-soccer-career/article_d8ff01b9-db81-5ecb-91d7-5de976060efc.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Sioux City Journal}}
Early life and education
Career
While studying at Marquette University, Gordon played for the school's soccer team, becoming a three-time All-American.{{Cite web |date=2003-02-03 |title=Marquette's Kate Gordon Selected in WUSA Draft |url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2003/2/3/Marquette_s_Kate_Gordon_Selected_in_WUSA_Draft.aspx |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Conference USA |language=en}} Upon graduating, she was ranked second for overall points scored at the university. In 2004, she was awarded the university's McCahill Award, which honors "achievement in athletics, scholarship and service to the university". She was also named the Conference USA Co-Player of the Decade.{{Cite web |date=2004-11-02 |title=Roeders Named C-USA Coach of the Decade, Gordon Co-Player of the Decade |url=https://gomarquette.com/news/2004/11/2/Roeders_Named_C_USA_Coach_of_the_Decade_Gordon_Co_Player_of_the_Decade |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Marquette University Athletics |language=en}}
She is also "a four-time All-Conference USA team member".
In WUSA's 2003 draft held in February, Gordon was selected in the fourth round to play for the Carolina Courage, though she was placed on the reserve roster the following month.{{Cite web |date=2003-03-24 |title=Carolina Courage Trims Roster |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/carolina-courage-trims-roster/n-1989223 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=OurSports Central}} WUSA folded later that year.
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Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's United Soccer Association players
Category:Marquette Golden Eagles women's soccer players
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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