Katie Vanden Avond

St. Norbert’s Vanden Avond sets NCAA D-3 Scoring record

October 25, 2015 By Bill Scott

Katie Vanden Avond

St. Norbert College senior Katie Vanden Avond’s long pursuit of the NCAA Division III women’s soccer career goals record is over.

Vanden Avond’s goal in the 60th minute of the Green Knight’s 1-1 tie with nationally ranked UW-La Crosse gave her the 125th goal of her career. The marker vaulted her past Luther College’s Katie Pettigrew, who scored 124 goals from 2001-04.

La Crosse outshot St. Norbert 19-9 for the match and 7-1 in the two overtime sessions, but goaltender Maddie Plinska made nine saves for the Green Knights.

St. Norbert’s Vanden Avond sets NCAA D-3 scoring record

October 18, 2015 By Bill Scott

Katie Vanden Avond

St. Norbert College senior Katie Vanden Avond has tied the NCAA Division III career record for goals with 124, previously set by Luther College’s Katie Pettigrew from 2001-04.

Vanden Avon’s goal game in the Green Knights 1-0 win over Grinnell in Midwest Conference soccer action.

Following the game, St. Norbert College president Tom Kunkel announced the retirement of Vanden Avond’s number-three. Her number is the first St. Norbert female athlete’s to be retired.

St. Norbert next faces UW-La Crosse at Schneider Stadium in De Pere at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

* – St. Norbert next plays at 2 p.m. Saturday when it hosts UW-La Crosse at Schneider Stadium.