UNC soccer star Kate Faasse compared to Olivia Dunne as her photos cause buzz online

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA: Olivia Dunne has established herself as a formidable force in the US athletic sphere. 

The former USA national team member and a current LSU Tigers women's gymnast Dunne has had her fair share of popularity. With well over 10 million followers on social media, she is the second most valuable NIL earner behind Colorado quarterback Sheddeur Sanders ($4.8M) at $3.9M. 

However, she could be dethroned soon because of the surging popularity of a University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, soccer player Kate Faasse.

Kate Faasse is a rising star in athletics

Per Barstool Sports as reported by Daily Mail, Faasse became ultra popular after an account on X named ‘College Cuties’ shared sensual pictures of the UNC gymnast taken from her Instagram account. 

According to Daily Mail, the post garnered more than 3 million views. While the soccer star has an Instagram following of 11k, it is gradually rising. 

The young soccer star plays as a midfielder or forward for the team and has scored twice and assisted thrice in 23 games during the 2023 session. 

In 2022 too, she scored twice and assisted twice each in 17 games played as a freshman. 

Apart from sports, she is also interested in painting, per her UNC profile. 

The young athlete is also has a prolific presence on social media and posts regularly. Apart from posting pictures of her toned body in swimsuits, she also posts pictures of her with friends and family. 

Per the news outlet, she comes from an athletic family as her mother ran track in college while her grandfather was a professional baseball player.

Despite the sudden surge in her popularity, the outlet reports that she is yet to feature on On3's NIL 100 list.

Olivia Dunne's modeling career with Sports Illustrated

While Faasse has started making her mark in the industry, Dunne is already an established player. 

She is the only woman ranking in the On3 NIL 100 list's top 10. She is also in a high-profile relationship with MLB All-Star Paul Skenes who plays for Pittsburgh Pirates. 

Dunne also boasts of a modeling career through one of her NIL deals with Sports Illustrated. Apparel brands like American Eagle, Nautica, Vuori and energy drink Accelerator Active Energy are sponsors for Dunne. She also starred in ad with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

Thus, while Faasse is yet to traverse a long path before she catches Dunne, she has made a head start on her path toward fame. 

Internet compares Olivia Dunne and Kate Faasse 

The comparison between the two had the internet talking about the duo. They also criticized them for focusing on social media more. 

One of the readers commented, "Like Livvy Dunne -- talented enough to participate on a top D1 program, but nowhere near the top athlete on her team. Showing once again it's more lucrative to be hot than accomplished. Congrats, you won the genetic lottery. Talk to those Cavinder twins about how they thought life after college was going to work out for them. 'Cause they're going back."

Someone else said, "Remember when athletes were athletes and not social influencers?"

Another user commented, "She is very impressed with herself."

"Come on girls, you have to stop this. Women will never be taken seriously with this," said another displeased fan. 

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