2024 Women's Soccer Roster
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UCLA
Oct 4 (Sat)
7:00 p.m. PT
Roster
Branson, Kelsey
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Jersey Number 33
Kelsey Branson
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Cathedral Catholic HS
Bio
2025 (Senior)
- Has started all 12 matches, posting 10 points on four goals and two assists
- Scored the season's opening goal against Oregon State (8/14)
- Finished the match with six shots against the Beavers, putting three on target
- Scored UW's second goal in its 3-0 clean sheet win over Long Beach State (8/21)
- Bagged UW's lone goal in the 1-1 draw at Seattle U (8/28)
- Setup the match winner against Illinois (9/21), handing the Fighting Illini their first defeat
- Racked up three points in UW's 3-1 win at Purdue (9/28), assisting on the opener and heading home the Dawgs' third goal
2024 (Junior)
- Earned Big Ten Fall All-Academic honors
- Started in all 21 matches
- Tallied two goals and three assists
- Registered 36 shots, with 14 on goal, for a .389 shot-on-goal percentage
- Played 110 minutes in match against Utah State (11/15)
- Scored match-winner and her first goal of the season in a 1-0 victory over Indiana (9/29)
- Added her second goal and recorded an assist in a 3-0 win against Oregon (10/27)
- Notched assists in wins over New Mexico State (9/1) and at Nebraska (10/20)
- Played 90 minutes or more in six matches
2023 (Sophomore)
- Started all 19 matches
- Second on the team with four goals
- Added three assists for 11 total points
- Setup the match-winning goals against San Diego (8/27) and CSUN (9/3)
- Scored in four consecutive matches, all in Pac-12 play
- Scored first goal fo the season at Arizona State (10/5)
- Tallied a goal and assist at Arizona (10/8)
- Led UW to first point at No. 2 Stanford (10/14) since 2004, tallying the Huskies’ lone goal
- Named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for efforts against the Cardinal
- Scored UW’s final goal in the 3-1 win over Utah (10/19)
2022 (Freshman)
- Selected to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
- Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal in UW’s 3-2 Apple Cup win over Washington State, the first victory for the Huskies in Pullman since 1996
- Appeared in 16 matches, starting the final seven
- Tied for second on the team in scoring with five goals, four against Pac-12 opposition
- Added four assists for 14 points, tied for third most on the team
- Registered a .278 shot percentage and a .778 SOG percentage
- Took the fewest total shots of any player in the Pac-12 with at least four goals
- Scored her first collegiate goal at Sacramento State (9/15)
- Scored in back-to-back matches against Colorado (10/2) and Stanford (10/6)
- Bagged UW’s lone goal at USC (10/27)
- Buried the game-winner in the 70th minute at Washington State (11/5)
HIGH SCHOOL
- All conference first team all four years
- CIF Western League Player of the Year 2021
- Female Athlete Career Award
- Team captain varsity soccer
- Eight consecutive semester of above a 4.0
- Honor roll every semester
CLUB
- Played travel ball with San Diego Surf
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Ali and Tim Branson
- Mother, Ali, played soccer and father, Tim, played rugby at Santa Clara
- Two siblings
- Cousin, Emma, rowed for UW
- Plans to major in business at Washington
Washington 3, Purdue 1 | Huskies Highlights
Sunday, September 28
Kelsey Branson and bullet headers go together like PB & J 🤩
Sunday, September 28
A loose ball in the box and Bucky's got her brace!
Sunday, September 28
The service, the flick, the volley... total team goal to put the Dawgs on top!
Sunday, September 28
