Kathryn Kresse notched the game-winning goal in all three matches on opening weekend, each against programs that qualified for the postseason in 2023. ), Kresse totaled five goals and an assist with eight total shots. She tallied the lone goal in the Knights' season-opening 1-0 win at Kalamazoo College on 8/30 and accounted for the scoring in a 1-0 win at Hope College on 9/2. In between, she posted her first collegiate hat trick, scoring three times during an 8-1 win at Albion College on 9/1.