Allison Kidd

Kansas State

Sep 18 (Thu)

7 p.m.

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mesquite, Texas
High School:
John Horn

SENIOR (2007): Kidd made 15 appearances and started nine times as a senior after returning from injury and scored two goals and had one assist in 762 minutes. She scored her first goal in a 4-2 win over Utah on Sept. 6. She assisted on a goal in a 2-0 win over Wyoming on Sept. 25. Her final goal of the season game at No. 5 Texas A&M on Oct. 14. She missed several games again late in the season, but returned for the NCAA Tournament to face Hawai'i in CU's first-round win.

JUNIOR (2006): Kidd made her season debut at BYU, playing 33 minutes in CU’s 3-2 loss. That would be the fewest minutes of action for her, as she was inserted into the starting lineup for good on Oct. 6 vs. Texas A&M. Kidd scored her first goal of the season and the seventh of her career against Oklahoma. She then posted the gamewinning assists against Iowa State and Texas Tech. In CU’s Big 12 Final draw with Texas, Kidd was the most prolific offensive player, managing eight shots against the stingy Longhorn defense. She would assist both of Katie Griffin’s goals in the NCAA First Round victory over Colorado College in 90 minutes of play, one of two compete games she played on the season.

SOPHOMORE (2005): After recovering a torn ACL suffered the previous year, Kidd started 20 of CU’s 24 games as a sophomore. She was CU’s third-leading scorer with four goals and four assists, with three gamewinners to her credit. She had 46 shots on the season, including 21 on goal. Kidd scored the gamewinner in overtime against Texas in the Big 12 Tournament, just 1:06 into the period. She also had gamewinners at Texas earlier in the season, and against Missouri in CU’s second-to-last home game of the year.

FRESHMAN (2004): Kidd was on pace to become Bill Hempen’s fourth straight freshman to lead the team in scoring as she was fourth with four points (trailing then-leader Ashlie Mihalcin by two) when she tore her ACL at Iowa State in the conference opener. It was her second such injury as she tore her right in high school. Prior to the season-ending injury she started the first two games of the season at Georgia and at Air Force and came off the bench the last seven leading up to the ISU game. Her two scores on the season came at the hands of Eastern Michigan and Denver. Sans the injury she took on National Anthem duties prior to Buff home games and also sang at a Buff basketball game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kidd was the soccer team captain as a freshman, junior and senior at midfield on the pitch as well as all-district as a junior. As a senior her John Horn team were regional semifinalists. A member of the ODP state team since 1997 and Region III Pool team for three years, her D’feeters’ club team was a WAGS finalist in 2000, ?01 Surf Cup Finalist, ?02 Surf Cup Champions and Orange Bowl Classic finalists a year later. A three-sport athlete at John Horn, she was a point guard on the basketball team and ran long sprints and relays as well as jumped (long and triple) on the track team and has the school mark as a member of the 800-m relay team.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Kidd graduated as a member of the first, four-year class at John Horn. A Spanish major at CU, Kidd will also pursue a business minor.

PERSONAL: Born in Dallas on Oct. 28, 1985, Allison Marie Kidd is the daughter of David and Sylvia Kidd. Her older sister, Jena, played soccer at Stephen F. Austin and her younger sister, Lauren, is a high school senior.