University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Knief, Kylie
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Jersey Number 18
Kylie Knief
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Dallas Center-Grimes HS
- Hometown:
- Grimes, Iowa
Bio
2024: MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 17 matches with seven starts ... Notched one assist against both Valparaiso and Evansville ... Took eight shot attempts with three shots on goal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as a midfielder under head coach Dan James … Helped the Mustangs to three Iowa Class 2A state championships (2022, 2023, 2024) and a runner-up finish in 2021 … Finished her prep career second all-time in career goals in school history, as well as third in single-season goals scored and career and single-season assists … Four-time First Team All-Little Hawkeye Conference … Four-time First Team All-District … Four-time First Team All-State as named by both the IGCA and IAHSSCA … Two-time Des Moines Register All-Iowa Team (2023, 2024) … 2024 Iowa Sports Awards Player of the Year nominee … State All-Tournament Team (2022, 2024), including captain honors as a senior … 2023 IAHSSCA Player of the Year … 2023 Spring/Winter All-American … Four-time First Team All-Conference Academic Team member … Four-year honor roll student … National Honor Society member … Silver Cord volunteering.
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PERSONAL: Native of Grimes, Iowa … Daughter of Derek and Ali Knief … Sister of Kenna … Exploratory major … Enjoys spending time with friends and family, braiding hair and doing different hairstyles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as a midfielder under head coach Dan James … Helped the Mustangs to three Iowa Class 2A state championships (2022, 2023, 2024) and a runner-up finish in 2021 … Finished her prep career second all-time in career goals in school history, as well as third in single-season goals scored and career and single-season assists … Four-time First Team All-Little Hawkeye Conference … Four-time First Team All-District … Four-time First Team All-State as named by both the IGCA and IAHSSCA … Two-time Des Moines Register All-Iowa Team (2023, 2024) … 2024 Iowa Sports Awards Player of the Year nominee … State All-Tournament Team (2022, 2024), including captain honors as a senior … 2023 IAHSSCA Player of the Year … 2023 Spring/Winter All-American … Four-time First Team All-Conference Academic Team member … Four-year honor roll student … National Honor Society member … Silver Cord volunteering.
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PERSONAL: Native of Grimes, Iowa … Daughter of Derek and Ali Knief … Sister of Kenna … Exploratory major … Enjoys spending time with friends and family, braiding hair and doing different hairstyles.
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