Berna Kabakci
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- Height:
- 5'9
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- Hometown:
- Zeddam, Netherlands
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- Position:
- GK
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Ulenhof College
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- Instagram:
- b.kabakci01
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- gp
- 14
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- gs
- 14
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- min
- 1252:45
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- ga
- 13
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- gaa
- 0.93
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- sv
- 55
Bio
2025 (Junior): Made 14 starts as a junior, they came in the first 12 games of the year and the final two. Kabakci recorded a career-high 12 saves in a 1-0 loss to Union on Sept 4, her second career double-digit save game. For the year, she made 55 saves marking her third straight season with at least 50 saves. Kabakci had a career year in multiple categories, save percentage (.809), goals against average (0.93) and shutouts (5). She did not allow a goal in consecutive starts on two occasions. She had four or more saves in six different games. Kabakci closed the year with a 7-5-2 record in more than 1200 minutes in goal.
2024 (Sophomore): Competing in two more games than she did as a freshman, Kabakci upped her saves in 2024 by recording 59 in 16 appearances in the net for C-N. She saved .747 of the shots that came her way and was part of four shutouts. Kabakci recorded shutouts in back to back games against Trevecca Nazarene and King in mid September. Her final two shutouts of the year came 11 days apart in conference play. She made two stops against Mars Hill in a 2-0 win on Oct 12 and then made six saves in a scoreless draw with Newberry on Oct 23. Her season-high in saves was eight, which she achieved twice in 2024. Kabakci had six saves or more in five games and finished the year with a 6-7-3 record.
2023 (Freshman): In her first season with C-N, Kabakci made 52 saves and competed in 14 matches. Her presence in goal was felt immediately for the Eagles. In her first career start, she made a career-high ten saves in a 1-0 loss to Anderson. It was the first time a C-N keeper had ten or more saves in a match since Jasmine Rizk had eleven saves against Catawba in 2019. Finished the year with a 5-7-2 record in goal. Made five or more saves in five games and had a .667 save percentage.
High School: Kabakci joins C-N from Ulenhof College. She was part of a North Macedonia team that won and promoted in their league two seasons ago. Kabakci now plays on the U19 and senior team. She chose Carson-Newman over Bridgeport, Gardner-Webb and Bluefield.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | 14 | 8 |
| Games started | 14 | 8 |
| Minutes | 1252:45 | 712:45 |
| Goals against | 13 | 9 |
| Goals-against average | 0.93 | 1.14 |
| Saves | 55 | 25 |
| Save pct | .809 | .735 |
| Wins | 7 | 3 |
| Losses | 5 | 3 |
| Ties | 2 | 2 |
| Shutouts | 5/1 | 2/1 |
Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Union (TN) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 6 | North Greenville | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 10 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 13 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 17 | #11 Catawba | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 20 | at Coker | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 24 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 82:45 |
| Sep 27 | at Newberry | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 1 | Emory & Henry | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 8 | Young Harris | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 15 | at Lincoln Memorial | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 18 | RV Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 25 | at Wingate | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | Anderson (S.C.) | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Tusculum | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Nov 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
Game Log - Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Union (TN) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .923 |
| Sep 6 | North Greenville | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .750 |
| Sep 10 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 |
| Sep 13 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Sep 17 | #11 Catawba | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .600 |
| Sep 20 | at Coker | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .600 |
| Sep 24 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 27 | at Newberry | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 1 | Emory & Henry | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Oct 8 | Young Harris | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Oct 15 | at Lincoln Memorial | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 |
| Oct 18 | RV Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .714 |
| Oct 25 | at Wingate | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | Anderson (S.C.) | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 5 | Tusculum | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Nov 8 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga/g | gaa | sv/g |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 14 | 14 | .93 | 0.93 | 3.93 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 3.13 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.43 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | .86 | 0.87 | 4.43 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | .29 | 0.29 | 3.14 |
| Losses | 5 | 5 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 5.00 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 8 | .88 | 0.88 | 4.00 |
| October | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.25 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Statistic | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5/1 | 1252:45 |
| Conference | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2/1 | 712:45 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3/0 | 630:00 |
| Away | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2/1 | 622:45 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 622:45 |
| Losses | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0/0 | 450:00 |
| Month | ||||||
| September | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2/1 | 712:45 |
| October | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/0 | 360:00 |
| November | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 180:00 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g |
|---|---|---|
| Event | ||
| Total | 14 | 89:29 |
| Conference | 8 | 89:06 |
| Exhibition | - | 0:00 |
| Location | ||
| Home | 7 | 90:00 |
| Away | 7 | 88:58 |
| Neutral | - | 0:00 |
| Result | ||
| Wins | 7 | 88:58 |
| Losses | 5 | 90:00 |
| Month | ||
| September | 8 | 89:06 |
| October | 4 | 90:00 |
| November | 2 | 90:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 14 | 14 | 13 | 55 | .809 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | .735 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | .774 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | .838 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 | .917 |
| Losses | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | .735 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | .821 |
| October | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .810 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .750 |
News mentions
For the fourth straight year, six Carson-Newman women’s soccer players were recognized on the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
For the fifth time this season, Carson-Newman earns a weekly honor. Felicia Frick was named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday morning by the league office.
ANDERSON, S.C. – Third-seeded Anderson (10-4-2) scored goals in each half to defeat sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (8-5-3) 2-0 in Saturday night’s South Atlantic Conference quarterfinal match at Spero Financial Field.
Felicia Frick’s final home game on McCown Field will be one she remembers quite well. The senior midfielder recorded her first career hat trick in Carson-Newman’s (8-6-3, 4-3-3 SAC) 4-0 shutout win over Tusculum on Wednesday night.
For the third straight season, Carson-Newman (8-4-3) hits the road for the South Atlantic Conference Tournament quarterfinal round as it heads to third-seeded Anderson (9-4-2) to begin postseason play tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m.
For the fourth time this season, Carson-Newman earns a weekly honor. Olivia Henry was named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday morning by the league office.
A pair of second half goals from RV Lenoir-Rhyne (9-3-1, 6-1-1 SAC) handed Carson-Newman (6-4-2, 2-3-2 SAC) its second home loss of the season on Saturday night at McCown Field.
Carson-Newman (6-3-2, 2-2-2 SAC) faces one of the best offenses in the South Atlantic Conference when it welcomes first-place RV Lenoir-Rhyne (8-3-1, 5-1-1 SAC) to McCown Field on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
Berna Kabakci made six saves to help Carson-Newman (6-3-2, 2-2-2 SAC) battle Lincoln Memorial (5-4-3, 1-3-2 SAC) to a scoreless draw Wednesday evening in Harrogate, Tennessee.
Carson-Newman (6-3-1) extended its unbeaten streak to four games by defeating Young Harris (4-5-2) 3-0 on Wednesday evening at McCown Field.
Emory & Henry (5-2-1, 1-2-1 SAC) scored with 100 seconds to play, to tie Carson-Newman (5-3-1, 2-2-1 SAC) 2-2 on Wednesday night at McCown Field.
Carson-Newman defender Annika Fend (Herxheim, Germany) has been named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday morning.
Annika Fend assisted both of Carson-Newman’s (5-3, 1-2 SAC) goals to help secure its second straight road win, taking down previously unbeaten Newberry (5-1-1, 1-1 SAC) 2-1 on Saturday night at the Smith Road Complex.
For the second time this year, Carson-Newman (4-3, 1-2 SAC) scored three first-half goals to race by Mars Hill (1-4, 0-2 SAC) and collect its first South Atlantic Conference win of the season on Wednesday evening at Meares Stadium.
Carson-Newman (3-3, 0-2 SAC) will aim to snap a two-game losing streak when it travels to Mars Hill (1-3, 0-1 SAC) for a South Atlantic Conference contest tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m.
In a game that took more than four hours to play, it was Coker (4-1-0, 1-0-0 SAC) holding off a late Carson-Newman (3-3-0, 0-2-0 SAC) rally on Saturday afternoon in Hartsville, South Carolina.
Carson-Newman (3-2, 0-1 SAC) begins a three-game road stretch tomorrow afternoon as it heads to Hartsville, South Carolina for a matchup against Coker (3-1-1, 0-0 SAC) at Coker’s Athletic Field.
An early goal in each half helped #11 Catawba (5-0, 1-0 SAC) leave McCown Field with a 2-0 victory over Carson-Newman (3-2, 0-1 SAC0 in the South Atlantic Conference opener on Wednesday evening.
Carson-Newman women’s soccer sweeps the South Atlantic Conference’s WePlayed Sports weekly honors, with Molly Bukiewicz winning offensive player of the week and Berna Kabakci winning defensive player of the week, the league office announced Tuesday morning.
For the fourth straight season, Carson-Newman (3-1) will face Catawba (4-0) as a ranked team. The two clubs open South Atlantic Conference play tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m. at McCown Field.
Molly Bukiewicz scored or assisted on three of Carson-Newman’s (2-1) five goals to propel the Eagles to a 5-0 win over King (1-1) on Wednesday evening at Parks Field in Bristol.
Carson-Newman (1-1) women’s soccer loves home openers. Selina Jud’s five-point day helped the Eagles score four times to race past North Greenville (0-2) on Saturday evening at Wayne and Beth Harvey Stadium at McCown Field.
Carson-Newman (0-1) begins its 2025 home slate tomorrow evening when it welcomes in North Greenville (0-1) for a non-conference contest, starting at 5:00 p.m. from McCown Field.
Berna Kabakci reset her career-high in saves, but Carson-Newman (0-1) dropped its season opener to Union (1-0) on Thursday afternoon at Smith Memorial Soccer Complex.
With just one week until the start of the 2025 Carson-Newman women’s soccer season, it is time for our final position preview with a look at the defenders and goalkeepers with Annika Fend.