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2023 Women's Soccer Roster

2 Clara Broecker

  • Class Junior
  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Afton, Minn.
  • High School St. Croix Prep
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2023: Started all 19 games she appeared in, missing one game due to injury ... team captain … set career-highs across the board for her offensive numbers ... finished with 12 points from her spot along the back line of the defense, scoring four goals while adding four assists … recorded 17 shots overall, 10 of them on target (.588 SOG%) … her 1,637 minutes played was the second-most for all field players despite missing a game ... on the field for the full 90 minutes in 12 outings ... named United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team and First Team All-Horizon League … on the field for all 90 minutes in the season opener at No. 3 Notre Dame, helping the Panthers to the 2-2 draw with her stunning goal from near midfield with just 32 seconds left to pull out the impressive road result ... picked up an assist against Denver Aug. 27 … scored the eventual game-winner at the 6:32 mark in the 4-0 shutout of Western Illinois Sept. 3 … came through two games later with the game-winning tally in the 2-1 win at Cleveland State Sept. 14 with her 82nd-minute strike ... recorded an assist against Northern Kentucky Sept. 30 ... helped MKE pick up the 2-2 draw with her goal in the 81st minute at IUPUI Oct. 15 ... helped set up goals against Green Bay Oct. 25 and then on the eventual game-winner in the 5-0 semifinal victory over Robert Morris in the Horizon League Tournament Nov. 2 ... earned a spot on the HL All-Tournament Team with her play ... named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Soccer Team and to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2023 game-by-game in PDF Format

2022: A key contributor to the Milwaukee lineup after returning from injury ... made 12 starts among her 14 appearances, picking up a pair of assists while recording eight shots, four of which were on goal ... made season debut with 15 minutes of action against Wisconsin Sept. 8 ... saw 63 minutes against Wright State Sept. 15 before starting the final 12 games of the campaign ... named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Soccer Team ... got stronger as the season went on, picking up assists on the lone goal in the 1-0 victory over Youngstown State in the Horizon League Tournament Championship Nov. 5 as well as the early goal that gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead in the NCAA Tournament contest against No. 6 Michigan State Nov. 11 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2022 game-by-game in PDF Format

2021: Key piece of the defense that finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation with its 0.374 goals-against average, 0.893 save percentage, and 0.762 shutout percentage ... one of six players to start all 21 games on the season (and only freshman) ... finished with a pair of assists and five shot attempts recorded in a season in which she was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team ...recorded first assist of the campaign against Western Illinois Aug. 22 ... played every minute of nine games in a row starting with DePaul Sept. 2, a stretch which grew to 13 of 14 games through the end of October ... in all, played every minute of 16 of 21 games, playing 98.3 percent of total minutes (1,892 out of 1,925) ... also picked up an assist against Oakland Oct. 23, setting up the game-winner in the 2-0 decision that clinched the regular-season title for the Panthers for the sixth straight season ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2021 game-by-game in PDF Format

2020 (COVID-shortened): Made a pair of starts in her nine appearances during the spring campaign ... earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Freshman Team ... first start came in the season opener against Robert Morris Feb. 3 ... not only was she the only freshman in the starting lineup against the Colonials, but she played all 90 minutes of the 5-1 decision ... also in the starting XI against Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 10, on the field for 63 minutes ... played 23 minutes in the shutout of shutout of Detroit Mercy March 17 ... recorded a shot against IUPUI in the Horizon League Tournament April 11 ... saw 23 minutes against No. 1 Florida State in the NCAA Tournament May 1.

2020 game-by-game in PDF Format

High School: Played three soccer seasons at St. Croix Prep, earning all-conference honors twice … named Team MVP and captain … also played club soccer for St. Croix Academy from sophomore through her senior year of high school … graduated in the Top 10 of her class.
 
Personal: Daughter of Jim and Stacey Broecker … a mechanical engineering major … chose Milwaukee because of the strong soccer program, the coaching staff and the location … has done community service work by volunteering with the Food Shelf and also teaching Sunday School … born Sept. 10, 2002.

PRONUNCIATION: BRECK-er

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2020Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2021Freshman

    Defender
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2022Sophomore

    Defender
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2023Junior

    Defender
    5'8"
    2