Katie Shea Collins
- position Forward
- height 5-3
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Gallatin, TN
- position Forward
- height 5-3
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Gallatin, TN
Katie Shea Collins Bio
AWARDS
Freshman Year:
- TDS Best XI Freshman – First Team
- United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Team
- All-SEC Second Team
- All-SEC Freshman Team
- TDS Team of the Week (11/19)
- SEC Freshman of the Week (10/21)
- TDS Midseason Top-100 Freshman (15)
- SEC Freshman of the Week (9/23)
- SEC Freshman of the Week (9/16)
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (8/19)
- TDS Team of the Week Honorable Mention (8/19)
- TDS Preseason Freshman Team
AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Appeared in 19 games, starting in 18…scored 13 goals for the second most on the team (second in SEC)…made four game winning-goals…played 1310 total minutes…made three assists…had two hat-tricks on the year, one in the season opener against Furman (Aug. 18) and one in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against East Carolina (Nov. 15)…scored the second-fastest goal in program history against Furman (Aug. 18) at the 0:34 mark…scored the lone goal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament…converted her only penalty kick for the game winning goal against Kentucky (Sept. 22)…played a season high 80 minutes against Vanderbilt (Oct. 4)…scored a brace against Alabama, including the game-winning goal (Oct. 18)…had five shots against Alabama (Oct. 18) and East Carolina (Nov. 15)…her three SEC Freshman of the Week nods marked the most in a season in program history…
PRE-COLLEGE: Played varsity soccer for Pope John Paul II Prep School… No. 1 for most career goals (106) and most goals in a season (44) in school history…named All-Summer County MVP (2022, 2023), All-State First Team (2022), and All-Region Team (2020-24)…2023 Tennessee Girls Soccer Player of the Year nominee…played for Tennessee Soccer Club…member of U19 USYNT…2023 United Soccer Coaches All-American…
WHY SHE CHOSE SOUTH CAROLINA: “I chose USC because the team atmosphere was unmatched I know that they’re going to push me to be not only the best player but also the best person I can be.”
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kevin and Nina Collins…has a twin brother Patrick…father Kevin played baseball at Milligan College…
