CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Two-time Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year (2013, 2014)
- Two-time All-Big Sky First-Team Selection (2013, 2014)
- Big Sky All-Tournament Team (2013)
- Single-season school record-holder in shutouts (11 in 2013)
- Tied the Big Sky Conference record for shutouts in a single season (11 in 2013)
- NSCAA Scholar All-West Region Second-Team Selection (2014)
- Two-time College Sports Madness Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (2013, 2014)
- Two-time College Sports Madness Big Sky All-Conference First Team (2013, 2014)
- College Sports Madness Preseason Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
- College Sports Madness Preseason Big Sky All-Conference First Team (2014)
- Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team (2013)
- Four-time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week (9/17/13; 9/9/14; 9/16/14; 10/14/14)
- Four-time College Sports Madness Big Sky Player of the Week (10/29/13; 9/9/14; 9/16/14; 10/14/14)
- Academic All-Big Sky Selection (2013)

2014 SEASON (Senior):
Named the Big Sky Goalkeeper of the Year as well as an All-Big Sky first-team selection for the second straight season…Tied the school record for career shutouts with her 17th during the season, which she recorded in the Vikings’ 2-0 win over Sacramento State (10/31)…Finished the season second in the Big Sky in goals-against average (0.83), while also ranking third in save percentage (.828) and tied for third in shutouts (6)…Ended the season second in career goals-against average (0.73), save percentage (.842) and goalkeeper wins (20) at Portland State, and also finished the season sixth in career saves with 144…Named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week three times during the season…Earned her first defensive POTW honor after recording her first shutout of the season in the team’s 3-0 win over Colorado State (9/5)…Won a second straight defensive POTW honor after leading the Vikings to their historic 1-0, overtime win over Oregon (9/12), the team’s first win over their in-state rival since 2004, and its first win over a Pac-12 school since 2009…Saved a penalty kick in the 89th minute of the match against Oregon, keeping the match tied at 0-0…Won her third defensive POTW honor after recording a pair of shutouts in the team’s 1-0 wins over Idaho State (10/10) and Weber State (10/12)…Had nine saves in the match against Idaho State, matching a season high she set in the Vikings’ close, 1-0 road loss in double overtime to then-No. 10 Texas Tech (9/7).

2013 SEASON (Junior):
Named Big Sky Co-Goalkeeper of the Year…Named to the All-Big Sky First Team…Started every match for the Vikings during the season, except for their season-opener...Played every minute of all but one of her 18 starts...Led the Big Sky in goals-against average (0.65), shutouts (11) and save percentage (.850)…Her 11 shutouts set a new single-season school record, three more than the previous record, and tied the single-season Big Sky Conference record…Finished second all-time in single-season goals-against average (0.65) and goalkeeper wins (12)…Led the Vikings’ defense to a school-record 0.76 goals-against average as a team…Named to the Big Sky All-Tournament Team after recording shutouts in each of the Vikings’ two matches at the tournament…Allowed only three goals to Big Sky teams during the regular and post-season, two of which came on penalty kicks…Gave up only four goals after her first two starts of the season…Ended the season on a shutout streak of 388:08…Had another shutout streak of 442:06 from Sept. 27 to Oct. 13…Named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after making 10 saves in the Vikings’ 2-0 win over Hawaii at the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer Classic (9/15), a match in which Hawaii outshot the Viks 20-5, the largest negative shot differential Portland State has suffered in a win since Oct. 10, 2008, when PSU beat Northern Colorado 2-1 while being outshot 23-8…Named to the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team after the match against Hawaii…Named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year by College Sports Madness…Named to the Big Sky All-Conference First Team by College Sports Madness as well.

2012 SEASON (Sophomore):
Appeared in two matches during the 2012 season playing in 41:31 minutes of action … Plese made a season-high four saves against Southern Utah on Oct. 7, 2012, during 18:52 of play.

2011 SEASON (Freshman):
Redshirted her true freshman season.
 
ODP/CLUB:
Played eight years with Washington Premiere F.C. ... Three-year member of Washington ODP … Won the Washington State Championship Cup.
 
ENUMCLAW HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-time letter winner at goalkeeper ... Named first team all-conference three times ... Was conference’s defensive MVP senior year ... Named to Tacoma New Tribune All-Area soccer team ... Twice named team’s MVP ... Led soccer program to 2008 WIAA State Tournament for the first time in school history ... Team captain senior year.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Born December 28, 1992 ... Daughter of Mike and Kim Plese ... Has one sister, Kelly ... Was named a scholar-athlete at Enumclaw and a member of the National Honor Society ... Participated in the Running Start program at Green River Community College ... Will earn her associates degree at the end of the school year ... Lists reading, concerts and friends as interests ... Plans to major in criminal justice and anthropology.

Caitlin Plese Feature Story - Aug. 9, 2013