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:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- Ulenhof College
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- gp
- 14
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- gs
- 12
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- min
- 1280:00
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- ga
- 26
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- gaa
- 1.83
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- sv
- 52
Bio
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 | 9 |
| Games started | 12 | 7 |
| Minutes | 1280:00 | 810:00 |
| Goals against | 26 | 16 |
| Goals-against average | 1.83 | 1.78 |
| Saves | 52 | 33 |
| Save pct | .667 | .673 |
| Wins | 5 | 3 |
| Losses | 7 | 4 |
| Ties | 2 | 2 |
| Shutouts | 2/0 | 1/0 |
Game Log - Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | North Greenville | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | Lee | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Young Harris | T, 3-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .909 |
| Sep 16 | at Wingate | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Sep 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Coker | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 27 | at Mars Hill | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Sep 30 | at Newberry | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .667 |
| Oct 7 | #22 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .400 |
| Oct 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .833 |
| Oct 14 | #2 Catawba | L, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .429 |
| Oct 18 | Bluefield St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oct 23 | Columbus St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .667 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .600 |
| Nov 1 | Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .600 |
| Nov 4 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .750 |
| Nov 10 | vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .667 |
| Nov 17 | at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .556 |
Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | North Greenville | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | Lee | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | at Young Harris | T, 3-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 16 | at Wingate | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Coker | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Sep 27 | at Mars Hill | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 30 | at Newberry | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 7 | #22 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 14 | #2 Catawba | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 18 | Bluefield St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 23 | Columbus St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 28 | Limestone | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Nov 1 | Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Nov 4 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 110:00 |
| Nov 10 | vs. #6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Nov 17 | at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 14 | 12 | 26 | 52 | .667 |
| Conference | 9 | 7 | 16 | 33 | .673 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | .651 |
| Away | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | .690 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .667 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | .737 |
| Losses | 7 | 6 | 19 | 32 | .627 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | .810 |
| October | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | .606 |
| November | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | .625 |
| Statistic | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2/0 | 1280:00 |
| Conference | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1/0 | 810:00 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1/0 | 630:00 |
| Away | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 560:00 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 470:00 |
| Losses | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0/0 | 630:00 |
| Month | ||||||
| September | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 360:00 |
| October | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 540:00 |
| November | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 380:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga/g | gaa | sv/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 14 | 12 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 3.47 |
| Conference | 9 | 7 | 1.60 | 1.78 | 3.30 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 6 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 4.00 |
| Away | 6 | 5 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 2.86 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 5 | 5 | .83 | 0.96 | 2.33 |
| Losses | 7 | 6 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 4.57 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 4 | 2 | .80 | 1.00 | 3.40 |
| October | 6 | 6 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 3.33 |
| November | 4 | 4 | 2.25 | 2.13 | 3.75 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g |
|---|---|---|
| Event | ||
| Total | 14 | 85:20 |
| Conference | 9 | 81:00 |
| Exhibition | - | 0:00 |
| Location | ||
| Home | 7 | 90:00 |
| Away | 6 | 80:00 |
| Neutral | 1 | 90:00 |
| Result | ||
| Wins | 5 | 78:20 |
| Losses | 7 | 90:00 |
| Month | ||
| September | 4 | 72:00 |
| October | 6 | 90:00 |
| November | 4 | 95:00 |
News mentions
Carson-Newman women's soccer goalkeeper Berna Kabakci has been part of North Macedonia's national team on two different occasions. She will join the club for a third time as she was announced as part of the squad that compete in Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Moldova in the next two weeks.
For the second time this academic year, goalkeeper Berna Kabakci is getting called up to play for the North Macedonian national team.
HICKORY, N.C. – In the third meeting of the season between the two sides, #6 Lenoir-Rhyne (16-0-3) used a scoring surge in the second half to take down Carson-Newman (8-8-3) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 4-1.
Battling for a spot in the South Atlantic Conference championship game, #6 Lenoir-Rhyne (15-0-3) scored two first-half goals to knock Carson-Newman (8-7-3) out of the SAC tournament Friday afternoon in Matthews, North Carolina.
With less than three minutes to play in the second overtime period, Felicia Frick completed Carson-Newman’s second straight comeback with a shot that sailed into the upper part of goal sending the Eagles to the South Atlantic Conference semifinals, defeating Anderson 2-1 in double overtime on Saturday night.
Trailing 2-0 at halftime, Carson-Newman (7-6-3, 5-4-2) scored three times in the first 14 minutes of the second half to end Tusculum’s season Wednesday night at McCown Field.
In a tale of two halves, Carson-Newman (6-6-3, 4-4-2) saw its two goal lead squander away, as Limestone (3-9-2, 2-6-2) battled back to tie the Eagles Saturday night at McCown Field.
Two first half defensive mistakes play pivotal as Carson-Newman (6-6-2) dropped its final non-conference game of the year to (11-3-1) Columbus State 3-0, Monday afternoon at McCown Field.
Using a pair of early second half goals, Carson-Newman (6-5-2) was able to roll past Bluefield State (4-9) Wednesday evening at McCown Field, winning 2-0.
Things started super well, but did not stay that way for Carson-Newman (5-5-2, 4-4-1) as it fell short in its hopes of ruining an unbeaten season, falling 4-1 to #2 Catawba (12-0, 7-0) Saturday night.
Despite allowing a late goal, Carson-Newman (5-4-2, 4-3-1) used early offense to get past Lincoln Memorial Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Soccer Complex.
Winning a fifth straight contest against Carson-Newman (4-4-2, 3-3-1), #22 Lenoir-Rhyne (9-0-3, 7-0) used a trio of goals to win Saturday night’s match at McCown Field.
After starting the month with a shaky start, Carson-Newman (4-3-2, 3-2-1) ended the month on a strong note with a 2-1 victory over Newberry Saturday evening in Newberry, South Carolina.
Recording its second consecutive clean sheet, Carson-Newman (3-3-2, 2-2-1) played to a scoreless tie with Mars Hill (3-2-2, 1-2-1) Wednesday evening at Meares Stadium.
Head coach Simon Duffy was without the services of goalkeeper Berna Kabakci this past week, as the freshman goalkeeper was called up by the North Macedonian national team to compete in their UEFA nations league match this past week.
Wingate (3-0-1, 1-0-0) scored two goals in a three-minute stretch of the second half to hand Carson-Newman (1-3-1, 0-2-0) its second straight conference loss Saturday afternoon at the Wingate Soccer Complex.
In a game that began in a lightning delay, it ended with Carson-Newman (1-2-1, 0-1) dropping its SAC opener to Anderson (2-2, 1-0) 1-0, Saturday night at McCown field.
This is the first part of a three-part series previewing the 2023 Carson-Newman women’s soccer season. We begin by previewing the Eagles’ defense with help from senior Abbie Zander.