2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Parks, Kaitlyn

Jersey Number 00
Kaitlyn Parks
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Northern
- Hometown:
- Upper Marlboro, Md.
- Prev School:
- Wake Forest
Bio
2024 (Graduate Student): Third Team All-Big Ten ... United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Fourth Team ... CSC Academic All-District ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten ... Played and started in 20 matches in goal for MSU ... Totaled eight shutouts to rank fifth in single-season shutouts ... Totaled 12 wins, the fifth-most in a single season in program history ... Finished the season with a 0.95 GAA and 0.824 save percentage ... Made four saves in MSU's season-opening, 2-1 win at No. 15 Notre Dame (8/15) ... Earned her first shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over Ole Miss (8/29) ... Made a pair of saves in a 1-0 win over Loyola Chicago (9/8) ... Made a career-high 11 saves in a 1-0 shutout win at No. 9 Penn State (9/22) ... Named NCAA Digital Player of the Week and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 24 ... Became the first goalkeeper in program history to score a goal in a 2-2 draw with Ohio State, slotting home a penalty kick (9/26) ... Made four saves in a 1-0 win over Michigan (10/5) ... Earned back-to-back shutouts in wins over Wisconsin (10/17) and Northwestern (10/20), making 10 saves against the Badgers ... Earned her second Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honor on Oct. 22 ... Made six saves in MSU's Big Ten quarterfinal match against Rutgers (11/2) ... Started in all three NCAA Tournament games for the Spartans, helping MSU to wins over Western Michigan (11/16) and Texas (11/22) ... Made 10 saves in the NCAA Sweet 16 against Duke (11/24).
2023 (Senior): Started and played in all 22 matches in goal for the Spartans ... Totaled eight shutouts to rank fifth in single-season shutouts at MSU ... Also posted 14 wins, the second-most in a single season in Spartan goalkeeper history ... Finished the season with a 0.99 GAA and 0.734 save percentage ... Made her Green and White debut in the 1-0 season-opening win against Cincinnati, making one save ... Earned shutouts in wins over Northern Colorado (8/24) and Eastern Michigan (8/31) ... Made three saves in the 2-2 draw with Dayton (9/10) ... Made a season-high nine saves in a 1-1 decision with Ohio State (9/17) ... Tallied a trio of saves in the 3-1 win at Minnesota to open B1G road play (9/21) ... Made two saves in her fourth shutout of the season in a 1-0 win at Wisconsin (9/24) ... Posted her second-straight shutout in the 5-0 win against Maryland (9/28) ... Made three saves in the 3-2 win at Michigan (10/7) ... Totaled three saves in her sixth shutout of the season in the 2-0 win at Rutgers (10/15) ... Made four saves in the 3-0 win against Iowa to clinch MSU's second-straight B1G title (10/22) ... Played 90 minutes in all three NCAA Tournament games, allowing zero goals in wins over Ohio (11/10) and Harvard (11/16) to help the Spartans advance to the program's first NCAA Third Round ... Made five saves in the NCAA Third Round at BYU (11/18).
2022 (Junior, at Wake Forest): Started and played in all 19 games ... Recorded nine shutouts ... Tallied 49 saves and posted a .754 save percentage.
2021 (Sophomore, at Wake Forest): Named United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American ... United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Appeared and started in 20 games ... Recorded nine shutouts this campaign, tying her for the second most in a single season in Wake Forest history ... Collected an goals against average rating of 0.79 gives her the third best goals against average in a single season in program history. ... Tallied 58 saves ... Finished with a .795 save percentage.
2020-21 (Freshman, at Wake Forest): Appeared in nine games, making eight starts ... Recorded solo shutouts in two of her first three starts ... Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors after making nine saves in her first-career start, a 1-0 shutout at Notre Dame (Oct. 15) ... Became the first player to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks (Mar. 23 & 30) ... Tallied seven saves in the 1-1 tie with Boston College (Nov. 1) to close the season ... Finished with a 1.50 GAA and .786 save percentage.
2019 (at Wake Forest): Redshirted due to injury.
Prior to MSU: Spent four seasons at Wake Forest ... Earned six varsity letters, four in soccer and two in track and field at Northern High School... Was the starting goalkeeper four consecutive years... Was named second team Maryland All State and the All-Met team as a junior and senior... Named 2018 Player of the Year for Calvert County... First Team All Calvert County and First Team All-SMAC all four years...Played in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Senior All-Star game... Led the Patriots to 3A State Championship as a senior and the 3A Maryland South Regional Championship as a sophomore and senior ...3A Maryland High School Soccer Finalist as a sophomore... Led the Patriots to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title in two consecutive seasons as a sophomore and junior. Was a member of the indoor and outdoor track team as a sophomore...Was tabbed rookie of the year and earned honorable Mention All Calvert County Team during 2016-17 season...Placed fifth in the SMAC championship in the long jump and the triple jump and was a state qualifier in the triple jump.
Personal: Daughter of Janet and Stephen Parks...Born August 30, 2001... Has one older brother, Jonathan... Mom, Janet, played volleyball at Gannon University and dad, Stephen, played soccer at Gannon University.
2023 (Senior): Started and played in all 22 matches in goal for the Spartans ... Totaled eight shutouts to rank fifth in single-season shutouts at MSU ... Also posted 14 wins, the second-most in a single season in Spartan goalkeeper history ... Finished the season with a 0.99 GAA and 0.734 save percentage ... Made her Green and White debut in the 1-0 season-opening win against Cincinnati, making one save ... Earned shutouts in wins over Northern Colorado (8/24) and Eastern Michigan (8/31) ... Made three saves in the 2-2 draw with Dayton (9/10) ... Made a season-high nine saves in a 1-1 decision with Ohio State (9/17) ... Tallied a trio of saves in the 3-1 win at Minnesota to open B1G road play (9/21) ... Made two saves in her fourth shutout of the season in a 1-0 win at Wisconsin (9/24) ... Posted her second-straight shutout in the 5-0 win against Maryland (9/28) ... Made three saves in the 3-2 win at Michigan (10/7) ... Totaled three saves in her sixth shutout of the season in the 2-0 win at Rutgers (10/15) ... Made four saves in the 3-0 win against Iowa to clinch MSU's second-straight B1G title (10/22) ... Played 90 minutes in all three NCAA Tournament games, allowing zero goals in wins over Ohio (11/10) and Harvard (11/16) to help the Spartans advance to the program's first NCAA Third Round ... Made five saves in the NCAA Third Round at BYU (11/18).
2022 (Junior, at Wake Forest): Started and played in all 19 games ... Recorded nine shutouts ... Tallied 49 saves and posted a .754 save percentage.
2021 (Sophomore, at Wake Forest): Named United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American ... United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Appeared and started in 20 games ... Recorded nine shutouts this campaign, tying her for the second most in a single season in Wake Forest history ... Collected an goals against average rating of 0.79 gives her the third best goals against average in a single season in program history. ... Tallied 58 saves ... Finished with a .795 save percentage.
2020-21 (Freshman, at Wake Forest): Appeared in nine games, making eight starts ... Recorded solo shutouts in two of her first three starts ... Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors after making nine saves in her first-career start, a 1-0 shutout at Notre Dame (Oct. 15) ... Became the first player to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks (Mar. 23 & 30) ... Tallied seven saves in the 1-1 tie with Boston College (Nov. 1) to close the season ... Finished with a 1.50 GAA and .786 save percentage.
2019 (at Wake Forest): Redshirted due to injury.
Prior to MSU: Spent four seasons at Wake Forest ... Earned six varsity letters, four in soccer and two in track and field at Northern High School... Was the starting goalkeeper four consecutive years... Was named second team Maryland All State and the All-Met team as a junior and senior... Named 2018 Player of the Year for Calvert County... First Team All Calvert County and First Team All-SMAC all four years...Played in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Senior All-Star game... Led the Patriots to 3A State Championship as a senior and the 3A Maryland South Regional Championship as a sophomore and senior ...3A Maryland High School Soccer Finalist as a sophomore... Led the Patriots to the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title in two consecutive seasons as a sophomore and junior. Was a member of the indoor and outdoor track team as a sophomore...Was tabbed rookie of the year and earned honorable Mention All Calvert County Team during 2016-17 season...Placed fifth in the SMAC championship in the long jump and the triple jump and was a state qualifier in the triple jump.
Personal: Daughter of Janet and Stephen Parks...Born August 30, 2001... Has one older brother, Jonathan... Mom, Janet, played volleyball at Gannon University and dad, Stephen, played soccer at Gannon University.
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