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General: Excelled in relief of Robby Fulton early last season ... Impressive in his performance as the United States' Under-20 National Team goalkeeper over the summer ... Possesses good command of the 18-yard box ... Combines great field awareness with uncanny shot-stopping ability.
As a Senior in 2006: Redshirted the season.
As a Junior in 2005: Made 13 starts in 14 games as a Cardinal ... Recorded four shutouts on the season in goal ... Made 42 saves on the year with a .689 save percentage ... Posted a 1.29 GAA ... Tallied 1,323 minutes in goal.
As a Sophomore in 2004: Made seven starts in goal ... Posted five shutouts to begin the season ... Surrendered just two goals during the 2004 campaign ... Named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week and the Soccer America National Team of the Week (9/6) following shutouts of Tulsa and SMU ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the SMU Mi Cocina Classic ... Tabbed as Co-MVP of the Cal-Adidas Legacy Classic ... Earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors (9/14) ... Posted a 0.28 goals against average and collected 25 saves.
As a Freshman in 2003: Appeared in 11 games with nine starts, logging 907:59 in the Cardinal goal ... Ranked second on the team with 42 saves and a 1.78 goals against average ... Made his collegiate debut against Yale (9/14), coming on in relief of Robby Fulton at the half ... Made first career start in 2-0 loss to Tulsa (9/18) ... Started six straight games in the middle stretch of the season ... Recorded a career-high 14 saves and posted his first career shutout in tie with SMU (9/19) ... Registered first career win against UC Irvine (9/28) ... Collected three saves in 5-1 win over San Jose State (11/6) ... Named to the All-Tournament team at the Golden Hurricane Classic for his performances against Tulsa and SMU.
High School/Other: The 2002 Parade Magazine Goalkeeper of the Year and an All-American ... Also earned NSCAA adidas All-American honors as a senior ... Played in the 2003 McDonald's High School All-American Game ... Has been a member of the United States Under-18, Under-16 and Under-14 National Teams ... Won a national ODP championship with the Cal-South club team in 2001 and was awarded the adidas Golden Glove ... Played club soccer for the prestigious Irvine Strikers (winners of the 2002 USYSA national title) along with former Stanford standout Chad Marshall ... Alternate goalkeeper on Under-17 National Team in 2001 for World Championship in Trinidad & Tobago ... Ranked 13th on Soccer America's list of top college recruits for 2003 ... Has played soccer in 14 different countries ... School Valedictorian.
Personal:Son of John and Carole Kartunen ... Undeclared major.
Coaching Staff on Kartunen: "Andrew made a jump in commitment and his playing level by the end of the spring, catapulting him to success with the Under-20 National Team. He's got fantastic goalkeeping skills with great leadership ability."