Afton Sauer
2006 (Junior): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Started all 19 matches … Led team with 1,697 minutes played … Missed time in just one contest, at Creighton (9/29) … Recorded assists against Furman (8/25) and against Alabama (9/8) … Second assist was on Emily Strinden[apos]s game-winning goal … Tallied shots in seven contests.
2005 (Sophomore): Started all 20 matches and played in every minute, for a total of 1,861 … Scored KU[apos]s first goal against Texas on Oct. 23 … Tallied two assists at Texas Tech on Oct. 14 … Scored KU[apos]s lone goal in 3-1 loss at Purdue (9/18) … All four shots on the season were on goal … Teamed with Colleen Quinn to help Real Colorado win the Under-23 USASA National Championship during the summer. 2004 (Freshman): Started all 23 matches on the backline for the Jayhawks as a true freshman … Named to the the all-tournament team following the Select Kickoff Classic … Collected her first collegiate goal, the game-winner on Oct. 1 against Texas Tech … Tallied her second goal of the season in a 3-1 win over Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Named to the All-Big 12 Newcomer Team and All-Big 12 Second Team … Named Third Team Freshman All-American by SoccerBuzz … Selected to the Central Region All-Freshmen team. ThunderRidge HS: Was a four-year starter at ThunderRidge HS … Team won Colorado state championship in 2002 and was state-runner up in 1999 … Named first team all-conference in 2002, 2003 and 2004 … Honorable mention all-state in 2002, 2003 and 2004 … Selected Conference Player of the Year in 2004 … Team captain in 2003 and 2004. Club: Member of Real Colorado along with teammate Colleen Quinn … Named to the 2007 W-League[apos]s All-Western Conference Team … Led team to state championship in 2000, 2002 and 2004 … State champion runner-up in 2001 and 2003 … Reached regional quarterfinals in 2000 … Helped team climb to national ranking of seventh. ODP: Played on Colorado state team all four years of high school … Made regional pool in 2001 and 2002. Personal: Born Afton Nicole Sauer on Jan. 6, 1986 … Daughter of Karon and Nick Sauer … Has three siblings, Austin, Adrienne and Ariann.
Career StatsYear GP/GS Min. G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-Att2004 23/23 1981 2 0 4 9 .222 5 .556 1-0 1 0-02005 20/20 1861 2 2 6 4 .500 4 1.000 2-0 0 0-02006 19/19 1742 0 2 2 7 .000 2 .286 1-0 0 0-0Career 62/62 5584 4 4 12 20 .200 11 .550 4-0 1 0-0