Laurel Ivory

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Laurel Ivory
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Ivory with the Seattle Reign in 2024
Personal information
Full name Laurel Carolyn Ivory
Date of birth (1999-08-28) August 28, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Surfside, Florida
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Virginia Cavaliers 100 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Seattle Reign 9 (0)
2025– Kansas City Current
International career
2016 United States U17
2017–2018 United States U20
2019 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 20, 2024

Laurel Carolyn Ivory (born August 28, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Contents

College career

Ivory played for Virginia Cavaliers from 2017 to 2021. [1] She was considered one of the top collegiate goalkeepers. [2] [3] She recorded four consecutive shutouts in the NCAA tournament in 2019. [4]

Club career

Ivory signed with OL Reign in 2022. [1] She made her NWSL debut in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup. [5]

On December 9, 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that Ivory had signed a contract for the 2025 season with a mutual option for 2026. [6]

International career

Ivory is a former United States youth international. [7] [8]

Personal life

Ivory began dating Austin Katstra after meeting at the University of Virginia in 2017. [9] [10] They announced their engagement in July 2024. [11]

Honors

OL Reign

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References

  1. 1 2 Voght, Steve (January 24, 2022). "Goalkeeper Laurel Ivory signs with OL Reign". Sounder At Heart. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ bconlin@dailyprogress.com (434) 978-7451, BENNETT CONLIN (August 24, 2020). "With her jaw healed, goalkeeper Laurel Ivory returns to role as Virginia's vocal leader". The Daily Progress.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "5 women's college soccer goalkeepers with the most impact right now | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  4. ↑ "Previewing the #4 Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer 2021 season". August 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Rantz, Susie (May 3, 2023). "OL Reign's Challenge Cup match against Angel City ends in a scoreless draw". Sounder At Heart.
  6. ↑ "Kansas City Current agrees to contract with Laurel Ivory - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ Yang, Stephanie (September 29, 2016). "U17 Women's World Cup 2016 guide: bracket, schedule, and how to watch". Stars and Stripes FC.
  8. ↑ "Four Hoos To Represent U.S. In 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in August". UVA Today. July 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "An adorably funny student-athlete love story: Meet Austin Katstra and Laurel Ivory".
  10. ↑ "HOOS LIFE: Ivory Reflects on Season-Ending Injury and Eyes a Return to Pitch". May 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ @laurelivory12 (July 12, 2024). "Taaa daaaa 💍🤍" – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ "OL Reign claim NWSL Shield with comfortable win over Orlando". ESPN. October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2–1 Win over Louisville". King 5. August 20, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.


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