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Assa Kante
Position
Defender
Height
5-10
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Overland Park, Kan.
High School
Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
FRESHMAN – 2022
- Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Aug. 30)
- Appeared in 13 matches (nine starts)
- Finished the season with one goal at Drake (Aug. 28)
- Recorded eight shots, including three shots on goal
- Logged 819 minutes
- Played all 90 minutes in four different matches
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
- Helped guide team to winning the 5A High School State Championship
- Earned Class 5A All-State First Team honors
- Recognized as the conference Defender of the Year and All-Conference First Team
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Ami and Daouda Kante
- Has one brother, Baka, and one sister, Mariam
- Father, Daouda, played soccer at Florida International University, New England Revolution and the Mali youth national team
- Majoring in business