Player Bios
Kortney Clifton Forward 5-3 • Senior Wichita, Kan./Andover HS River City Lady Tigers About Kortney Full name: Kortney Amber Clifton Parents: Michael and Almira Hammond; Kort Clifton (deceased) Siblings: Kelsey, Baylee, Emily, Sean Place of Birth: Wichita, Kan. Major: Exercise Science
Honors and Awards • 2010 Team Offensive MVP • 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall) • 2010 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall)
Career Highs Minutes: 77, at Missouri (Sept. 24, 2010) Goals: 2, 3x, last vs. SIUE (Oct. 29, 2010) Assists: 1, 3x, last at Northwestern (Sept. 3, 2010) Points: 4, 3x, last vs. SIUE (Oct. 29, 2010) Shots: 4, 2x, last vs. SIUE (Oct. 29, 2010) Shots on Goal: 3, 2x, last vs. SIUE (Oct. 29, 2010)
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2010 (Junior) • Played in all 19 contests making 14 starts at forward • Tied Whitney Berry for the team lead in points (nine) and led KU with four goals • Voted the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player • Only player on 2010 squad to record a multi-goal match, doing so versus Missouri State (Sept. 19) and SIU-Edwardsville (Oct. 29) • Third on the team with 26 shots, 11 of which were on frame • Assisted on Katilyn Cunningham’s game-winning goal at No. 14 Northwestern (Sept. 3) • Recorded shots in eight of 10 Big 12 contests, including a stretch of seven-straight • Tallied four shots on two occasions 2009 (Sophomore) • Appeared in eight matches, making two starts - against Texas Tech (Oct. 9) and No. 20 Missouri (Oct. 30) • Recorded an assist in first game back from illness, at No. 15 Texas A&M (Oct. 2) • Tallied shots against Nebraska (Oct. 23) and Iowa State (Oct. 25) • Played a season-high 46 minutes against Missouri (Oct. 30) 2008 (Freshman) • Participated in all 23 matches, making 22 starts at forward • Saw 1,161 minutes of action, second-most among KU freshmen • Tallied first collegiate assist on Missy Geha’s game-winning goal against No. 20 Purdue (Aug. 22) • Collected a career-high two goals against UAB (Sept. 5) • Recorded the game-winning goal in KU’s 1-0 win at SMU (Sept. 7) • Scored her second game-winning goal of the season at Iowa State (Sept. 28), while recording a season-high three shots • Tallied fifth goal of the season in KU’s rout of Francis Marion (Oct. 19) • Played a season-high 74 minutes in the Big 12 Semifinal contest against Missouri (Nov. 7) Andover High School • Lettered four times in soccer for head coach Tracey Repp • Finished her high school career as the state’s career (256) and single-season (80) scoring leader • A four-time first team all-state selection and named all-metro three times • Named Ark Valley Chisolm Trail League Player of the Year four times, as well as first team all-league four times • Her 77 goals scored as a sophomore led the nation • Led team to regional and district championships in 2006 and a state finals appearance senior year • Named to the honor roll three times Club (River City Lady Tigers) • Played for the River City Lady Tigers coached by Sammy Lane • Reached Kansas State Cup finals three-straight years (2004-06) • Fall SCSA League Champions three times • Team was ranked No. 37 in the country by gotsoccer.com ODP • A Kansas State team member from 2003-07 and Region II member three times • Attended National Pool Camp in Boston in 2004 • Selected to play on Region II team that toured Europe Personal • Kortney Amber Clifton was born in Wichita, Kan. • Daughter of Michael and Almira Hammond and the late Kort Clifton • Twin sister of current KU senior Kelsey Clifton Also has three younger siblings, Baylee Clifton, Emily Hammond • and Sean Hammond • Uncle, Matthew Stafford, played football at KU from 1989-90 • An exercise science major
Kortney Clifton’s Career Statistics Year 2008 2009 2010 Total
30 | 2011 Kansas sS Soccer
GP/GS 23/22 8/2 19/14 50/38
Min. 1161 215 1034 2410
G 5 0 4 9
A 1 1 1 3
Pts 11 1 9 21
Shots 23 3 26 52
SOG 12 2 11 25
GW 2 0 2 4
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0