Kylie Sprecher

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Menomonee Falls
Hometown:
Menomonee Falls, Wis.

Honors & Awards
2020-21
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (2/9)
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (2/15)
2020
BIG EAST All-Academic
2018
BIG EAST All-Academic
2017
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
Marquette Invitational Offensive MVP
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (9/4, 9/11)
BIG EAST All-Academic

2021 (GSr.): Started in all 16 matches she appeared in … Recorded a team-high five assists … Assisted on the team’s first goal in a 3-1 victory at Villanova (9/26) … Played all 106 minutes in a 1-0 win against North Dakota State (9/17) … She played the full time in 13 of 16 matches ... Finished with one shot.

2020-21 (Sr.): Finished second on the team in points (7) and tied for first in goals (3) … Started eight of the team’s 10 outings … Collected pair of goals and an assist in first two matches against Chicago State (2/5) and Illinois State (2/7) … Named to TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (2/9) and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (2/15) … Opened scoring in 3-1 win over Xavier (3/18) for third goal of the season … Scored three goals on seven total shots on the year.

2019 (Jr.): Started 17 of 18 matches as a junior and scored two goals and two assists in 973 minutes ... Posted golden goal against Michigan (9/1) in the 108th minute to lift Marquette to its first win of the season (the only match she did not start) ... Scored second goal at St. John's (10/10) ... Assists came at Seton Hall (10/13) and Xavier (10/24).

2018 (So.): Made 11 starts and appeared in 16 matches as a sophomore, while posting one goal ... Made first two starts of the year in the Duke Nike Classic against No. 12 Duke (8/30) and No. 3 North Carolina (9/2) ... Scored first goal of the season against No. 4 Georgetown (10/18) in the 62nd minute to put MU up 1-0.

2017 (Fr.): Collected 15 starts as a true freshman, making an appearance in all 21 games while earning BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors ... Sprecher posted three goals and six assists ... Made her collegiate debut in the home opener against No. 2 Stanford (8/18) ... Handed out an assist to Carrie Madden in the win over Kentucky (8/20) ... Fired her first shot on goal against Drake (8/25) ... Saw her first collegiate start while tallying nearly 60 minutes of action, including a shot in each half, in the win at Louisville (8/27) ... Notched her first career goal against Central Michigan (9/1) ... Scored game-winner against Boston University (9/8) ... Added a pair of assists in a win over DePaul (10/5) ... Picked up an assist on Carrie Madden's goal in a win over Seton Hall (10/26) ... Added a goal in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals win over Xavier (10/29).

Prior to Marquette: Sprecher was a letter-winner in her freshman and sophomore years at Menomonee Falls High School ... Set her high school's record for most goals scored in a single season (31 goals) in 2015 ... Named first team all-conference and first team all-state in 2015 ... Helped her team to a state semifinal finish in 2015 ... Played for Rory Dames with Eclipse Soccer Club from 2015-17 in the ENCL after competing from 2009-15 with SC Waukesha for head coach Marcio Leite ... Helped Eclipse SC qualify for Nationals in 2016 ... Led SC Waukesha to a Wisconsin state championship from 2013-16 and a regional final ... Earned a letter freshman year in basketball ... Was a member of the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Region II team with fellow signee Rachel Johnson and competed in the national ODP event in 2015.

Personal: Born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and is the daughter of Daren and Susie Sprecher ... Her mother played soccer at Wisconsin ... Has one sibling, Ellie ... Majors in marketing and finance.