Kara Croone Season 2025

2025
Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors … Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team and earned a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award … Played in all 21 games and made eight starts … Tied for third on the team in points scored with seven, recording two goals with three assists …  Scored the game-tying goal at Michigan State in the regular season and assisted on the game-winning goal at Michigan three days later … Scored the game-winner against Iowa … Assisted on the game-winning goal against Pepperdine in the NCAA first round … Totaled 36 shots, including a team-leading 22 on goal … Played in a season-high 66 minutes at Wisconsin.

2024
Played in the last nine games of the season and started in the last five … Scored her first collegiate goal just over a minute into the NCAA First Round game against Cal Baptist … Recorded her first point in the Big Ten Championship win over Rutgers, assisting on the game-winning goal … Made her season debut on Oct. 13 at Illinois.

U.S. National Team
Played with the U-19s at the L’Albir U-19 Women’s International Tournament in February 2025 … Selected to the U.S. U-19/U-18 training camp in March 2025 … Invited to attend the U.S. U-17 National Team training camp in June 2023.

High School/Club
Led Chamblee HS to the 5A State Championships during her sophomore and junior years … Named the 5A Co-Player of the Year … Played club soccer for Concorde Fire … Two-time ECNL Southeast Conference Player of the Year and All-American.

Personal
Full name is Kara Ashley Croone … Born in Atlanta, Ga. … Parents are Tricia and Eric Croone … Has an older brother, Eric … Decided to attend UCLA because of the academics, athletics and the coaching staff … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as leading her team to their first state championship, scoring a hat trick in the semifinals … Athletes she admires include Serena Williams, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Simone Biles, Kobe Bryant and Kylian Mbappé … Interests include baking, photography and playing the piano.