Kat Stratton

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tupelo, Miss.
High School:
Tupelo HS
Prev School:
Mississippi Fire

2017 (Senior)

SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll … started in 20 games on the season and has logged 1836:14 minutes in the net which ranked 56th in the nation … made three saves with the only goal allowed coming on an own goal in the win over Jacksonville State (Aug. 18) … made four saves while allowing one goal and earning the win over Samford (Aug. 20) … made two saves in the overtime loss to South Florida (Aug. 24) … shutout then-No. 6/4 Florida State (Aug. 27) while making four saves … made a season-high eight saves at South Alabama (Sept. 1) … made two saves to earn her second shutout of the season against Troy (Sept. 3) … made three saves while allowing one goal at Kennesaw State (Sept. 7) … did not face a shot on goal while earning her third shutout of the year against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 10) … made two saves while only allowing a goal on a penalty kick at then-No. 3 South Carolina (Sept. 15) … earned her fourth shutout of the season against Chattanooga (Sept. 17) … made three saves in the draw with LSU (Sept. 21) … made five saves while allowing three goals at No. 6 Florida (Sept. 24) … made five saves in the loss to No. 25 Tennessee (Sept. 28) … recorded one save at then-No. 19 Texas A&M (Oct. 5) and against Auburn (Oct. 10) … made six saves in the double-overtime win over Mississippi State (Oct. 15) … made one save on one shot for her fifth shutout of the season at Arkansas (Oct. 19) … the shutout of the Razorbacks tied her own mark for fifth-most in a season in program history and pushed her into a tie for the second-most career shutouts at Alabama … made seven saves in the overtime win against Missouri (Oct. 22) … made five saves against Missouri in the SEC Tournament (Oct. 29) … made four saves against Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 10).

2016 (Junior)

A member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned the Tide’s starting goalkeeper role for all 19 games … named to the All-South Region Third Team along with teammate Lacey Clarida, becoming the first Tide players since 2014 to earn the honor … finished third in the SEC in total saves (91), fourth in save percentage (.805), fifth in saves per game (4.79) and seventh in both goals against average (1.14) and shutouts (5) … made a career-high 12 saves in the Tide’s SEC Tournament loss to Texas A&M (Oct. 31), which was second-most in the SEC on the year … her .805 save percentage was the highest of her career … won nine games in net for Alabama … recorded a total of five shutouts on the year, which was a career-best mark and ranked in a tie for fifth-most in a season in program history.

2015 (Sophomore)

Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... continued her role as the backup goalkeeper ... earned her first win, road win and shutout against an SEC opponent in the 1-0 double-overtime victory at Georgia (Oct. 16), and made seven saves ... made her first start against a ranked opponent vs. then-No. 8 Auburn and made five saves ... collected a season-high nine saves against then-No. 17 Texas A&M (Oct. 9) ... her first start of the season came at Tennessee Tech (Aug. 30) ... made 29 saves during the campaign ... made a career-high eight appearances during the season.

2014 (Freshman)

After redshirting her first year on the team, she served as a backup goalkeeper ... made 13 saves during the 2014 season ... collected six saves at Middle Tennessee (Aug. 31) ... earned the start and collected her first collegiate shutout in a 2-0 victory against Jacksonville State (Sept. 7) ... made the first start of her collegiate career vs. Memphis on Aug. 24.

2013 (Redshirt)

Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll ... redshirted and did not play in the 2013 season, as veteran keepers Emily Rusk and Shelby Church combined to log all the minutes for the Tide.

High School

Considered one of the top goalkeeping prospects in the country ... four-year letterwinner at Tupelo High School, coached by Shelley Miller ... helped team win four consecutive division championships ... named second team all-state in 2011 ... also played tennis ... member of the National Honor Society ... competed at the Under-15 National Team Player Pool, U-15 National Team Camp and Region III ODP ... excelled in 2011, making the Region III Europe Trip and the Region III ODP squad ... teamed with Alabama teammate Hailey Brohaugh on the Chicago Fire Juniors of Mississippi, under head coach David Johnson ... participated in the 2012 February ODP National Camp and the Region III ODP Camp ... maintained a 3.8 cumulative GPA, earning the recognition of the THS National Honor Society.

Personal

Born March 31, 1995 in Tupelo, Miss. ... daughter of Lee and Janet Stratton ... brother, Chris, was a stellar pitcher at Mississippi State (2010-12) before becoming a first-round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants ... was accepted to the Honors College and was a University Scholar ... graduated with a degree in exercise science in 2016 ... now enrolled in graduate school pursuing a master’s degree in sport management.