Kristen Baluta
Kristen Baluta
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Buffalo Grove, Ill.

High School:
Stevenson

Last College:
Cincinnati

Height:
5-4

Position:
Forward

Experience:
So.

Cincinnati: Played in 22 of the Bearcats' 24 games ... fired 10 shots on the season, but did not find the back of the net ... picked up an assist in UC's 3-1 win over Indiana on Sept. 5 ... wore #20 for the Bearcats.

Stevenson: Was a three-time all-area player at Stevenson ... also twice named all-sectional and all-conference ... earned all-state honors as a senior, along with being named team MVP that season ... scored 41 goals in three seasons of high school play, and collected 40 assists ... notched 10 game-winning goals in her junior and senior seasons ... team was a two-time regional champion, qualifying for the regional finals in her third season ... did not play as a sophomore, instead playing in a tournament with the Chicago Cobras and for a U-16 boys Chicago Sockers team.

Personal: Daughter of Gary and Jeanne Baluta ... plans to major in biology and pre-med at UWM ... was named a State Scholar and a National Merit Scholar in high school ... played club soccer for Chicago Sockers FC ... was a part of two regional semi-finalist teams as a member of the Sockers ... hobbies include reading and sports ... made the state ODP team for six years ... greatest soccer experience was winning the state championship for the first time as a U-16 in front of the ODP state camp.