Kati Anne Shepherd - 2026 Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 18
Kati Anne Shepherd
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Oak Mountain HS
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
Honors / Awards
2026 SEC All-Freshman Team2026 SEC Freshman of the Week (Sept. 14)
2026 | Freshman
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after ranking third among league freshmen in points, second in assists and fifth in goals in the regular season … has played in all 17 matches, starting 16 … second on the team in points (12) and third in goals (4) while tied for the lead in assists (4) … scored just five minutes into her collegiate debut against South Alabama (8/12) while tying for the team lead with five shots … first goal came at just 17 years and 75 days of age, making her the youngest goal-scorer in program history … posted the first five-point night by an MSU freshman since 2013 with two goals and an assist against Southern Miss (8/23) … recorded an assist on the game-winning goal against Oklahoma State (8/27) … played a season-high 83 minutes against Louisiana (9/3) and recorded an assist on the game-winning goal … named SEC Freshman of the Week (9/14) after scoring the Magnolia Cup game-winner at Ole Miss (9/11) … played the full 90 minutes for the first time against No. 11 South Carolina (10/2) … assisted on the game-winner against Texas A&M (10/9).High School / Club
Tabbed a three-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer and the No. 9 player in the class in the South Region … played at Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Alabama … reclassified to graduate high school early … won the Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year award as a senior … named to the Birmingham All-Metro Team and tabbed all-state in both her freshman and sophomore years … scored 25 goals and tallied 19 assists as a sophomore … named Shelby County Player of the Year in 2026 and scored 37 goals, which ranked third nationally … added 28 assists in her final season, which had her scoring or assisting on 65 of the team's 85 goals … played club soccer for Alabama FC alongside fellow MSU signee Reese Oldfield … club qualified for the ECNL National Championship Playoffs Champions League Bracket three times … earned First Team ECNL All-Southeast recognition.Personal
Born Kati Anne Shepherd on May 30 in Elmhurst, Illinois … daughter of Cam and Rachael Shepherd … both parents played soccer for Western Illinois … has two brothers, Johnny and Henry, and a sister, Charlotte … majoring in accounting.Sunday, November 01
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