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2025 Women's Soccer Roster

Ray Soldano
Ray Soldano
Laura O'Dell
Ray Soldano
Ray Soldano
Ray Soldano

1 Caroline Ekern

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Farragut High School
  • Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.

Biography

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Career
• 
Ranks second on the Mocs career wins list with 23.
• Fifth all-time at UTC for saves with 170.
• Fifth all-time at UTC with a 1.18 goals-against average
• Tied for third on Chattanooga career shutout list with 14, two behind the program record.
 
2024 Junior
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CSC Academic All-District
• Played every minute in goal for the Mocs in all 19 games.
• Recorded four shuouts with three straight in SoCon play.
• Made 62 saves and had a .721 saves percentage.
• Allowed 24 goals and recorded a 1.26 goals against average.
• Recorded seven wins.
• Named to the Fall Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA.
• Named to the Spring Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll.
• Member of the Southern Conference Honor Roll and Fall All-Academic Team.

2023 Sophomore
CSC Academic All-District
Played and started 17 games.
• Recorded four shutouts.
• Made 68 saves with career-best seven against Vanderbilt, San Francisco and Samford.
• Saves percentage of .756.
• Allowed 22 goals with a 1.29 goals against average.
• Tied for season-best wins with eight, sixth on the single season list.
• Named to the Fall Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA.
• Named to the Spring Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll.
• Member of the Southern Conference Honor Roll and Fall All-Academic Team.

2022 Freshman
• SoCon All-Conference Second Team

• SoCon All-Freshman Team
SoCon Defensive Player of the Week – 10/18
Played in 17 games and made 16 starts.
Recorded six shutouts.
Recorded 40 saves with a season-high six against Alabama.
Allowed 17 goals.
Tallied a 1.07 goals against average and a .702 saves percentage.
Ranked sixth at UTC all-time for wins with eight.
Ranked fifth all-time with six shutouts.
Ranked eighth in a single season for goals against average.
Tied for third in a season with six shotouts.
• Named to the Fall Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA.
• Named to the Spring Dean's List and Athletics Director's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA.
• Member of the Southern Conference Honor Roll and Fall All-Academic Team.

Farragut High School
• Three-time Varsity MVP
• Spent three seasons between the pipes for the Admirals varsity squad
• JV Most Outstanding Defensive Player her freshman season.
• As a senior, was a nominee for the Knox News Girls Soccer Player of the Year
• Named District Defensive Player of the Year
• All-State selection
• Two-time All-Region selection
• Three-time All-District
• As a junior, named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State team.
• Helped her team to District and Region Runner-Up finishes in 2020

• Led Club Team CRUSH to the 2016 State Tournament finals.

• Member of the National Honors Society and National Technical Honors Society.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2022Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'8"
    32
  • 1

    2022-23Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2023Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2024Junior

    Goalkeeper
    5'8"
    1
  • 1

    2025Senior

    Goalkeeper
    5'8"
    1