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Holly Gault - Women's Soccer - Kansas Jayhawks
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Holly Gault

Position Defender
Height 5'6''
Class Senior
Hometown Spring Hill, Kan.
High School Spring Hill
bio

2005 (Junior): One of only two active players named to the All-Big 12 10th Anniversary Team … 2005 All-Big 12 First Team … Named NSCAA All-Central Region … 2005 Academic All-Big 12 First Team … 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 7 Second Team … 2005 Soccer Buzz All-Central Region First Team … Started all 20 matches … Scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime in the regular-season finale against Missouri (10/28) … Tied a career high with two assists against Oklahoma on Oct. 9 … Scored both of KU[apos]s goals against #15 Pepperdine (9/11) … Assisted on Missy Geha[apos]s game-winner at San Diego (9/9) … Invited to train with the U.S. Under-21 team … Helped lead FC?Indiana to an 18-1-0 record during the summer and won the Women[apos]s Premier Soccer League championship and the Women[apos]s Open Cup national championship; was named to the WPSL All-League Team.

2004 (Sophomore): Scored her first goal of the season in a 1-0 win over BYU on Aug. 30 … Named to Soccer America[apos]s Team of the Week on Sept. 2 after scoring a goal and leading the KU defense to back-to-back shutouts … Collected her first assist of the season on Cauzillo[apos]s goal in the first half of a 2-0 win over Saint Louis on Sept. 5 … Named to the all-tournament team for the Select Kickoff Classic (Sept. 9-11) … Scored the game-winning goal on a diving header to lift the Jayhawks to a 1-0 double-overtime victory at Auburn on Sept. 19 … Tallied her third goal of the season in a 2-1 win over Colorado on Sept. 26 … Collected an assist in a 3-0 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 17 … Notched a career-high two assists in a 4-0 win over Iowa State on Oct. 19 … Scored a goal in the 4-1 victory over Iowa State on Nov. 3 in the opening game of the 2004 Big 12 Tournament … Preseason All-Big 12 selection … Selected to first Team All-Big 12 and All-Big 12 Tournament Team … Selected to play with FC Indiana during the Summer of 2004 … Trained with the U-21 Women[apos]s National Team … Named to SoccerBuzz All-American First Team and All-Central Region First Team … Selected as NSCAA first team All-American and first team All-Central Region.

2003 (Freshman): Appeared in 24 matches, starting 23 contests … Tallied five points on two goals and an assist during the season … Recorded the first goal of her career in the Loyola Marymount match … Scored KU[apos]s only goal in a 2-1 loss at No. 12 Colorado … Named to the KUStore.com Crimson and Blue Invitational All-Tournament team as a defender … Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team … A member of the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team … Named to All-Central Region Third Team and All-Freshman team by SoccerBuzz magazine.

Spring Hill HS: High school did not offer a soccer program … Was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and softball and received one letter in cross country and golf … Four-year member of the Principal[apos]s Honor Roll … Was a National Honor Society member during her final two years of high school … Selected to the all-conference first team as a senior and second team as a junior in basketball … Was a three-time all-league shortstop and garnered all-state honors at shortstop during her sophomore and senior seasons.

Club: Played for the KCFC Alliance Metro Blues … Coached by Derek Shoare … Won the state championship six consecutive seasons … Served as the team captain during the six-year period … Ranked first on the team in goals scored and assists. ODP: Five year member of the Kansas state `85 team … Served as team captain since 1998 … Played on the Region II pool team in 2001 and 2002.

Personal: Born Holly Renee Gault on Jan. 16, 1985 … Parents are Gordan and Elizabeth Gault … Sports the nickname “Hollywood”.