Former Butler women's soccer forward Katie Soderstrom has signed a professional contract with Odense Boldklub Q in Denmark. Soderstrom joined up with her new teammates shortly after winning the USL W League Final on the 22nd of July with Indy Eleven.
 
Coach John Bæksted expressed excitement to start working with Sodertrom: "Our scouting department had nothing but praise for Katie. She knows how to score and assist, which we will need big time this season."
 
Soderstrom, from Carmel, Indiana, was a four-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection at Butler. Her senior season, she led the Bulldogs in assists (6) and was second in goals (6) and points (18), receiving National Player of the Week on August 24 after her game-winning goal at No. 9 Michigan. On Butler's career lists, the forward/midfielder is second all-time with 30 assists, fourth with 98 total points, and tied for fourth with 34 goals.
 
Soderstrom's performances during her collegiate career were awarded with a trial at NWSL club Angel City FC. This past summer, Soderstrom played for Indy Eleven, for which she scored 11 goals and secured a spot in the USL W Team of the Year.
 
Odense Q currently plays in the Kvinde 1. Division, the second highest division of women's soccer in Denmark. Additional recent aquisitions include Reese Moffatt, who played at LSU and Oregon State, and Zoë Hasenauer, who played at Oregon.
 
Soderstrom joins recent Butler women's soccer graduates Amanda Kowalski, Macy Miller, Annika Schmidt, Paige Monaghan, Serina Kashimoto, and Elise Kotsakis in signing on to compete in the professional ranks.