![Kaitlyn Helfrich](/sports/wsoc/2023-24/photos/Helfrich1978.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- McLean, VA
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- High School:
- McLean
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- Position:
- MID
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- Major:
- Psychology and Economics
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
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Bio
At CMS
2023 season (Junior)
Earned All-SCIAC first team ... Started in 17 games mostly as a midfielder for the Athenas ... Recorded two goals and two assists on the season ... Scored a goal in a 4-0 win at Caltech ... Recorded a goal in a 3-0 win over Occidental ... Added assists on the lone goals in 1-0 wins over La Verne and Whittier ... Took 29 shots, 16 on goal.
At CMS
2022 season (Sophomore)
First-Team All-SCIAC ... Third-Team All-Region ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Led CMS in scoring for the second straight season with five goals and two assists ... Had two key goals in a 3-3 tie with Whittier that clinched a SCIAC bid for the Athenas, including the first goal of the game in the second minute, and the tying goal in the 86th minute ... Also scored twice in a home contest with Carleton ... Had a goal in a home win over Whittier ... Picked up an assist in a 1-1 tie with Cal Lutheran.
2021 season (First-Year)
First-Team All-Region (United Soccer Coaches) ... SCIAC Newcomer of the Year ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 16 games, making 15 starts as mostly a midfielder for the Athenas ... Led the team in scoring with seven goals and two assists on the season for 16 points ... Recorded three game-winners in league games this year, including an overtime golden goal against La Verne, a second half tiebreaking goal in a 2-1 win over Caltech, and the winner in a 4-3 road victory at Redlands ... She also assisted on the game-tying goal in the closing minutes of a 2-1 win over Redlands in the rematch and had the only goal in a 1-0 road win over UC Santa Cruz ... Was named the SCIAC Women's Soccer Newcomer of the Year ... Earned All-SCIAC first team ... Won the SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week Award two-times.
Prior to CMS
Attended McLean High School in Virginia, where she was a member of the soccer team ... Also played club soccer for Loudoun ECNL ... 2021 First-Team All-District and First-Team All Region selection, while serving as a team captain and earning team MVP honors ... Also a 2019 Second-Team All District selection ... Helped McLean to the 2021 Liberty District and Northern Region Championships, and to the Virginia State Semifinals ... An AP Scholar and an AP Capstone Diploma Honor Student ... Volunteered fostering dogs for Lucky Dogs Animal Hospital ... National Honor Society.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in psychology and economics ... Mother (Kristie) was a gymnast at George Washington and father (Dan) played soccer at Georgetown ... Chose CMS for the "ability to receive a world class education and play competitive soccer at the same time."
Player Profile
Overall | Conf | |||
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Games | 17 | 12 | ||
Games started | 17 | 12 | ||
Goals | 2 | 2 | ||
Assists | 2 | 2 | ||
Points | 6 | 6 | ||
Shots | 29 | 24 | ||
Shot Pct | .069 | .083 | ||
Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
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Sep 1 | George Fox | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 3 | UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 8 | at Southwestern (Tex.) | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 10 | at Trinity (Tex.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 13 | at Cal Lutheran | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 16 | Chapman | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 20 | Redlands | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 23 | at Whittier | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 30 | Pomona-Pitzer | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 4 | at La Verne | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 7 | at Caltech | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 11 | Occidental | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 14 | La Verne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 21 | at Chapman | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 25 | Cal Lutheran | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 28 | at Redlands | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 2 | at Pomona-Pitzer | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Game
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
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Event | Total | 17 | 17 | .12 | .12 | .35 | 1.71 | .069 | .94 | .552 |
Conference | 12 | 12 | .17 | .17 | .50 | 2.00 | .083 | 1.17 | .583 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 8 | 8 | .13 | .00 | .25 | 1.38 | .091 | .38 | .273 |
Away | 9 | 9 | .11 | .22 | .44 | 2.00 | .056 | 1.44 | .722 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | 7 | .29 | .29 | .86 | 2.29 | .125 | 1.29 | .563 |
Losses | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | .43 | .429 | |
Month | September | 9 | 9 | .00 | .11 | .11 | 1.67 | .000 | 1.11 | .667 |
October | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 | 1.86 | .154 | .86 | .462 | |
November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
Splits Stats - Season
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
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Event | Total | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 | .069 | 16 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Conference | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | .083 | 14 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
Location | Home | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .091 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Away | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .056 | 13 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .125 | 9 | .563 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Losses | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
Month | September | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .000 | 10 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
October | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .154 | 6 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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