Kevin Earnest Class: Senior Hometown: Lemont, Ill. High School: Lemont Height / Weight: 6-0 / 150 Position: F/M

2005: Played in all 18 games, starting six ... Recorded three goals, six total points ... Tallied the game-winning goal in double overtime in NU's match versus St. Francis (Pa.), leading the Wildcats to their second-consecutive Lakeside Classic title (9/4) ... Scored the game winner with just over a minute left in regulation against Butler (10/30) ... His two game-winning goals were tied for second best on the team ... Named to the Lakeside Classic All-Tournament Team ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2004: Played in all 23 games, starting 15 of them ... Netted the game-winning goal in the regular season finale against Wisconsin (11/7) ... Tallied both of the Wildcat goals in a 2-2 tie against No. 9 Penn State (10/8) ... Other three goals came against UIC (11/3), Loyola (10/20), and Oral Roberts (9/24) ... His six goals for the `Cats was fourth-best on the team ... Also tallied three assists, giving him 15 points for the season, tied for fifth-best on Northwestern ... Those 15 points more than tripled his career totals at Northwestern ... Took 48 shots for the Wildcats, second-most on the team ... Recorded two game-winning goals throughout the season ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2003: Played every match, starting 15 ... Netted one goal and two assists ... Named to the North Shore Classic All-Tournament Team after scoring NU's first goal of the year unassisted in a 1-1 tie against Vanderbilt (8/30) ... Tallied the assist on the match-winning goal in NU's 2-1 Big Ten Tournament victory over Michigan (11/13) ... Also notched an assist on NU's first goal in 2-0 win at IPFW (10/19) ... Shot 31 times during the year, third-highest on the team.

2002: Had three points (one goal and one assist) ... Picked up first collegiate point, an assist, against Drury (8/31) ... Scored first collegiate goal, the game-winner, against Northern Illinois (9/25) ... Had 12 shots ... Appeared in all 20 games, starting 13.

High School: 2001 all-state, all-conference and all-area ... 2000 conference MVP ... 69 goals and 35 assists in high school career ... Led Chicago Magic Soccer Club to state club championships in 2001 ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Kevin Ray Earnest on 1/20/84 ... Son of John and Melanie Earnest ... Majoring in communication studies, minoring in business institutions.

Earnest's Stats

Year	G	GS	Shots	G	A	Pts.	GWG
2002	20	13	12	1	1	3	1
2003	20	15	31	1	2	4	0
2004	23	15	48	6	3	15	2
2005	18	18	23	3	0	6	2