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  Catherine Wade
Catherine Wade
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Midland, Texas

High School:
Midland

Height:
6-0

Position:
Goalkeeper

Club Team:
Midland Blast

Season
GP-GS
Min.
Saves
GA
Save %
GAA
SHO
W-L-T
2003
20-20
1871:21
151
27
.848
1.30
4
8-7-5
2002
19-6
1624:33
85
22
.794
1.22
6
5-2-0
2001
15-13
1081:48
64
9
.877
0.75
5
7-4-0
Total
54-39
60
300
58
.838
1.14
15
20-13-6

ACCORDING TO COACH EVANS
"Catherine has had three terrific years in goal, battling injury the entire way. I have so much admiration for Catherine and her determination not to let anything stop her from getting the job done. She has managed to become one of the top keepers in the conference and is also one of our captains this season."

2003 (Junior)
Broke OU's single-season saves record with 144 ... Started every game in goal for OU ... Also set career mark for saves with 300 in three seasons ... Held teams to one goal or less in 14 contests and notched four shutouts as a junior ... Four shutouts helped establish a school record with 15 in her career ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week in consecutive weeks (9/16 & 9/23) ... Recorded a season-high 18 saves at Nebraska ... Led Big 12 in saves and saves per game (7.55) ... Posted a 1.30 goals-against average.

2002 (Sophomore)
Saw the majority of the goalkeeping minutes (played in all 19 games... Played in nine complete games... sported a 1.22 goals-against average... Had a season-high 10 saves against Nebraska (10/27) and Stanford (9/20)... Recorded 85 saves during the season... Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors (9/18)... Had six shutouts on the season ... upped career shutout total to 11... Made 2002 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

2001 (Freshman)
Turned in one of the best goalkeeping seasons in school history ... 0.75 goals-against average was a Sooner all-time best ... Tallied five shutouts, including three against conference schools (Colorado, Texas Tech and Iowa State) ... Went a school-record 393:53 without allowing a goal ... Compiled a career-high 14 saves in the Sooners' 1-0 overtime loss to No. 8 Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament ... Made 12 starts and combined with Jana Cunningham to give the Sooners a school-best 0.87 goals-against average ... Garnered Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading OU to back-to-back shutouts of Texas Tech and Colorado.

High School
Lettered two years at Midland High School under coach Scott Hodkinson ... Led the team to the 2001 state quarterfinals (best finish in team history ... Club team (Midland Blast) was five-time champions of Arlington Girls Classic League ... Blast also finished first in U-19 Lake Highland Classic and second in the 1999 Super Regional Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. ... Also lettered in basketball and track.


Personal
Full name is Catherine Frances Wade ... Born March 13 1983, in Midland, Texas ... Daughter of Burgess and Margaret Wade ... Has one older sister ... Selected Who's Who Among American High School Students twice ... Member of the Texas Scholars and Honor Society ... Majoring in Psychology.

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