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Nicole Kevdzija Season 2023

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PositionMF
Height5-7
YearSenior
HometownStrongsville, Ohio
IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS
  • Tied for No. 8 for goals in a game with two, tied for No. 1 with two goals in a half and tied for No. 4 with four points in a half (March 9, 2021, at Wisconsin)
 
2022 / AS A JUNIOR
  • Academic All-District
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in all 17 games with eight starts and scored one goal with two shots, one on goal, in 922 minutes
  • Started eight of 10 Big Ten games, and played all 90 minutes in five of those contests
  • Scored a goal at Michigan State on September 25 in a season-high-tying 90 minutes
  • Got the start and registered one shot against Wisconsin on September 22
 
2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on August 31
  • Helped Purdue advance to the NCAA Tournament Second Round, the team’s first NCAA berth since 2009 and fourth second-round appearance all-time, as the Boilermakers tallied their second-best record and second-most wins in program history, earned their second-ever Big Ten runner-up finish and were ranked nationally for the first time since 2009
  • Played in all 22 games with 20 starts and had one goal, a game-winner, with two assists for four points with eight shots and three shots on goal in 1,731 minutes
  • Part of a defense that recorded seven shutouts, fourth-most in a single season in team history
  • Played every minute in 16 of 22 matches
  • Assisted on the game-tying goal with 19 seconds left in regulation in a 2-1 overtime win against Iowa on September 26
  • Had three points in two games, with a game-winning goal, from August 26-29 to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week accolades on August 31
  • Recorded the assist on Sarah Griffith’s hat trick-clinching goal in a 5-1 victory over Ball State on August 29
  • Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 triumph vs. Gonzaga on August 26
 
2020-21 (SEASON PLAYED IN SPRING, 2021) / AS A FRESHMAN
  • Named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice, on March 2 and March 9
  • Named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on March 9
  • Played in all 12 matches with 11 starts and led the team with two game-winning goals, was second with three goals, seven points, 21 shots and 11 shots on goal and added an assist in 838 minutes
  • Had a season-best four shots and a season-high-tying four shots on goal while helping Purdue retain the Golden Boot Trophy against Indiana on April 3
  • Named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 9 after scoring both goals to propel the Boilermakers to a 2-0 win at Wisconsin on March 8
  • Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on March 2 after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime and assisting on the opening goal 30 seconds into the match in a 3-2 victory against Maryland on February 25
 
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Ranked No. 15 in the Great Lakes Region by TopDrawerSoccer
  • Named an ECNL Ohio Valley “Player to Watch” in 2019
  • Invited to the U.S. Soccer Girls Identification Center in 2019
  • Named to the 2019 ECNL All-Conference Team
  • Helped Internationals Soccer Club to the 2019 ECNL Champions League Playoffs
  • Helped lead Internationals Soccer Club to a 2017-18 North American Cup title
 
PERSONAL
  • Majoring in electrical engineering
  • Parents are Michael and Susan Kevdzija
  • Has two sisters, Rachel and Victoria
  • Joins her sister, Victoria, as the fourth set of sisters to be teammates in Purdue Soccer history
  • Born in Cleveland, Ohio
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Junior
2022

Midfielder
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Sophomore
2021

Forward/Midfielder
5-7 / -
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Freshman
2020-21

Forward/Midfielder
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