Laurel Ivory

{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1999)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}

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| name = Laurel Ivory

| image = NC Courage vs Seattle Reign (Apr 2024) 130.jpg

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| caption = Ivory with the Seattle Reign in 2024

| full_name = Laurel Carolyn Ivory

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|28}}

| birth_place = Surfside, Florida

| height = 5 ft 9 in

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Kansas City Current

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| collegeyears1 = 2017–2021

| college1 = Virginia Cavaliers

| collegecaps1 = 100

| collegegoals1 = 0

| years1 = 2022–2024

| clubs1 = Seattle Reign

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

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| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = United States U20

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| nationalyears3 = 2019

| nationalteam3 = United States U23

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| club-update = December 20, 2024

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| years2 = 2025–

| clubs2 = Kansas City Current

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Laurel Carolyn Ivory (born August 28, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

College career

Ivory played for Virginia Cavaliers from 2017 to 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sounderatheart.com/seattle-reign/2022/1/24/22899376/goalkeeper-laurel-ivory-signs-ol-reign |title=Goalkeeper Laurel Ivory signs with OL Reign |first=Steve |last=Voght |date=January 24, 2022 |website=Sounder At Heart |access-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531162457/https://www.sounderatheart.com/seattle-reign/2022/1/24/22899376/goalkeeper-laurel-ivory-signs-ol-reign |url-status=dead }} She was considered one of the top collegiate goalkeepers.{{Cite web |url=https://dailyprogress.com/sports/with-her-jaw-healed-goalkeeper-laurel-ivory-returns-to-role-as-virginia-s-vocal-leader/article_95fd4190-d7f0-5eb3-8bfb-5fbe146a6448.html |title=With her jaw healed, goalkeeper Laurel Ivory returns to role as Virginia's vocal leader |first=BENNETT CONLIN |last=bconlin@dailyprogress.com (434) 978-7451 |website=The Daily Progress |date=August 24, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-women/article/2019-10-16/5-womens-college-soccer-goalkeepers-most-impact-right-now |title=5 women's college soccer goalkeepers with the most impact right now | NCAA.com |website=www.ncaa.com}} She recorded four consecutive shutouts in the NCAA tournament in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college/virginia/virginia-cavaliers-all-sports/virginia-cavaliers-womens-soccer-preview |title=Previewing the #4 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer 2021 season |date=August 18, 2021}}

Club career

Ivory signed with OL Reign in 2022. She made her NWSL debut in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sounderatheart.com/seattle-reign/2023/5/3/23710658/ol-reign-angel-city-challenge-cup-match-recap |title=OL Reign's Challenge Cup match against Angel City ends in a scoreless draw |first=Susie |last=Rantz |date=May 3, 2023 |website=Sounder At Heart}}

On December 9, 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that Ivory had signed a contract for the 2025 season with a mutual option for 2026.{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Current agrees to contract with Laurel Ivory - Kansas City Current |url=https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-agrees-to-contract-with-laurel-ivory#:~:text=The%20Kansas%20City%20Current%20continue,a%20mutual%20option%20for%202026. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219224704/https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/kansas-city-current-agrees-to-contract-with-laurel-ivory#:~:text=The%20Kansas%20City%20Current%20continue,a%20mutual%20option%20for%202026. |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.kansascitycurrent.com |language=en |url-status=live }}

International career

Ivory is a former United States youth international.{{Cite web |url=https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2016/9/29/12694156/u17-women-world-cup-jordan-2016-guide |title=U17 Women's World Cup 2016 guide: bracket, schedule, and how to watch |first=Stephanie |last=Yang |date=September 29, 2016 |website=Stars and Stripes FC}}{{Cite web |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/four-hoos-represent-us-2018-fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup-august |title=Four Hoos To Represent U.S. In 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in August |date=July 17, 2018 |website=UVA Today}}

Personal life

Ivory began dating Austin Katstra after meeting at the University of Virginia in 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2020/02/an-adorably-funny-student-athlete-love-story-meet-austin-katstra-and-laurel-ivory?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest | title=An adorably funny student-athlete love story: Meet Austin Katstra and Laurel Ivory }}{{cite web | url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/05/08/womens-soccer-hoos-life-ivory-reflects-on-road-back-from-injury-and-looks-ahead/ | title=HOOS LIFE: Ivory Reflects on Season-Ending Injury and Eyes a Return to Pitch | date=May 8, 2020 }} They announced their engagement in July 2024.{{Cite Instagram |postid=C9TCa4BOn6c|user=laurelivory12|title=Taaa daaaa 💍🤍|date=2024-07-12}}

Honors

OL Reign

  • NWSL Shield: 2022{{cite web |title=OL Reign claim NWSL Shield with comfortable win over Orlando |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/ol-reign/story/4759736/ol-reign-claim-nwsl-shield-with-comfortable-win-over-orlando |publisher=ESPN |access-date=7 October 2022 |date=2 October 2022}}
  • The Women's Cup: 2022{{cite web |title=OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2–1 Win over Louisville |url=https://www.king5.com/article/sports/ol-reign-claim-2022-womens-cup-title-with-2-1-win-over-louisville/281-02e341dc-0186-4c81-b6a1-50662c2a15a7 |publisher=King 5 |access-date=7 October 2022 |date=20 August 2022}}

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