Kaitlin DuCharme

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Rochester
Hometown:
Rochester Hills, Mich.

CAREER HIGH

Shots: 5 (3/9/21 vs. Evansville)
Shots on Goal: 2 (7x, Most Recent: 10/12/23 vs. Valparaiso)
Goals: 1 (7x, Most Recent: 10/12/23 vs. Valparaiso)
Assists: 1 (3x, Most Recent: 8/31/23 at SIUE)
Minutes: 104 (3/9/21 vs. Evansville)

2023 SEASON

Played in all 17 games and made 15 starts ... was second on the team with three goals scored ... had one assist, which was at SIUE on Aug. 31 ... scored the game-winning goal off of a penalty kick in SIU's 2-1 win over Jackson State in the season-opener on Aug. 17 ... also scored vs. Kansas City on Aug. 24 and against Valparaiso on Oct. 12 ... tallied a total of 14 shots and seven shots-on-goal ... played a full 90 minutes in each of the final 15 games of the year ... finished her Saluki career with seven goals and three assists, and is tied with Emma Spotak for second all-time at SIU in goals scored.

2022 SEASON

Started in three matches and played in 17 ... was tied for second on the team in goals with three on the season ... scored the program's first-ever postseason goal against Murray State on Oct. 30 ... played a season-high 87 minutes in the playoff contest ... was second on the team in shots with 19 and third in shots-on-goal with 11 ... played a total of 803 minutes on the year ... also scored against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 4 and at Belmont on Sept. 25.

2021 SEASON

Started 14 matches, with seeing action in all 16 games ... transitioned from forward-midfielder, to center-back through season ... saw a season-high three shots at North Alabama ... played full 90 minute matches in the last eight games ... averaged one shot-per-game ... accumulated 16 shots throughout the season ... recorded seven shots-on-goal ... tallied 1272 minutes in the season.

2020-21 SEASON

Played in all nine matches, starting eight as a sophomore ... led Salukis in shots, shots-on-goal, and goals in 2021 ... played a career-high 104 minutes in double-overtime draw against Evansville on March 9 ... scored Salukis' lone and her first career goal against Missouri State on April 7 ... took five shots against Evansville, two on-goal ... fired two shots-on-goal against Indiana State on March 5 and Drake on March 14 ... placed three shots against Illinois State on April 3 ... ranked seventh in MVC in regular season shots, averaged 2.11 shots-per-game.

2019 SEASON

Played and started in six games as a freshman ... finished the season with two assists and seven shots (one on goal) ... made her collegiate debut with 60 minutes of action against Illinois Springfield on Aug. 23 ... recorded her first career assist against North Alabama on Aug. 25 ... assisted the game-winning goal against Rose-Hulman on Aug. 27 ... placed shots against Belmont University on Aug. 30 and again on Sept. 1 against IUPUI.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Michigan High School Athletic Association All-District and Oakland Activities Association Scholar-Athlete in 2017 and 2018 ... team’s leading scorer with nine goals, three assists in 2018 ... played for Vardar ECNL and Nationals Union 01 Black club teams ... club team was 2018 State Cup champions ... ODP Region II ID Camp Final Player Pool (2014-2017) ... also competed in track and basketball.

PERSONAL

Last name is pronounced Dew-SHARM ... daughter of Steve and Linda DuCharme ... father is a financial advisor and mother is a financial analyst ... born Aug. 9, 2001 in Royal Oak, Mich ... National Honors Society, Beaumont Hospital volunteer, and All A and B Honor Roll all four years in high school ... played boys travel hockey while in high school ... qualified for downhill ski racing championship in Winter Park, Colo..

WHY I CHOSE SIU

“Everyone at SIU was very welcoming and I loved the overall atmosphere of the school.”