Kristen Hagaman

Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Lakewood Ranch HS
Hometown:
Bradenton, Fla.

2014
Saw action in all 22 games for Mercer, including 21 starts… Anchored a Mercer defense that tallied seven shutouts and was second in the SoCon with a .318 shutout percentage…Helped the Bears to notch a league-leading .886 goals-against average…Scored her only goal of the season in the overtime win against Furman in the SoCon Semifinals…Also tallied an assist against Western Carolina (Nov. 2) to finish the season with three points.

2013
Saw action in 20 games and earned 13 starts for the Bears…Part of the Mercer defense that recorded six shutouts.

2012
Rotated in and out of the starting line-up at left outside back, contributing to a Mercer defense that allowed the fourth-fewest goals in the nation last season...Appeared in all 21 games, including 10 starts...After coming off the bench for the first seven games of 2012, earned her first start of the season in a 7-0 win over Alcorn State (Sept. 9)...Transitioned into a starter late in the season , logging starts in each of Mercer’s final nine games of the season...Notched her lone goal of the season and first goal of her collegiate career when she netted the first and eventual game-winning goal in Mercer’s 3-0 A-Sun Tournament semifinal win over North Florida (Nov. 2)...Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

2011
Redshirted.

2010
A significant contributor to the Bears defensive backline, started 10 of the 19 games she appeared in as a true freshman...Played 1,049 minutes as a freshman, the second-most of all first-year players...Took two shots on the year and added one assist...Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over USC Upstate (Oct. 17)...Made seven consecutive starts during the middle portion of the season...Played a season-high 98 minutes in a 1-0 overtime victory at Belmont (Sept. 17).

High School
Was a four-year varsity soccer player at Lakewood Ranch High School and two-year captain...Was a three-time All-Area selection and named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009...Her team won the District Championship as a freshman, sophomore and senior...In 2010, she netted seven goals and four assists while leading her team from the center back position...Her high school team’s won more than 17 games per season during her entire career and was also a member of two District Championship teams...She was also a member of the Clearwater Chargers 91/92 club team out of Bradenton, Fla...The Chargers, a highly successful club team in Florida, were a finalist in the 2009 Disney Soccer Showcase, which is widely regarded as the top youth soccer tournament in the country...Her team was a Florida State Cup quarter finalist in 2009...Her club team was also a finalist at the Score at the Shore tournament in 2009.

Personal
Is the daughter of Katie and Chuck Hagaman of Bradenton Fla....Graduated in the top 10 percent of her high school class...Won the state history science fair in 2008...Was an active member in student government and National Honor Society.