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2019 JSU Soccer Roster

2 Rachel Blanding

  • Height 5-6
  • Position Forward/Defender
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Snellville, Ga.
  • Highschool Brookwood HS

Biography

2018: Saw action in all 18 games as a starter and logged nearly 1,300 minutes of playing time…turned in her first career goal in the season opener against Louisiana Monroe (8/17), giving the Gamecocks an insurance goal…credited with an assist at Morehead State (10/14)…wrapped up her junior campaign with an assist against SIU Edwardsville (10/21)…posted 11 shots on the season and six on goal opportunities…tallied a season-high three shots versus Belmont (10/5).
 
2017: Played in all 18 matches as sophomore and earned a spot in the starting 11 in five matches, including three of the last four outings of the season…posted over 860 minutes on field...collected 17 total shots with eight on goal chances…finished the season with three assists, including a pair of assists on both goals in JSU’s win over Morehead State (10/15)…credited with an assist versus Middle Tennessee (8/25)…delivered three shot attempts in the season opener at Alabama (8/18)…registered a career high four shots against OVC foe Tennessee Tech (9/17).

2016: Made the transition to the collegiate level quickly with a spot in the starting lineup in the season opener against Middle Tennessee (8/19)…saw action in 17 games as a freshman…finished the season with two points on a pair of assists…posted an assist against Jackson State (9/9) and added another assist versus Ohio Valley Conference foe Eastern Illinois (9/30)…tallied three shots on the season, including two against Morehead State (10/11).

Pre JSU: One of three signees from the state of Georgia…attends Brookwood High School…did not participate in soccer on the prep level, trained on the club level with the Georgia Futbol Club from U6-U9 and then moved to the Norcross Soccer Academy before competing with the United Futbol Academy U10-U18…coached by Greg Munro from U15-U18…turned in 11 goals as a U18 participant…club team ranked among the best in the Peach State and top-60 in the country…won the U18-U19 Athena A bracket with UFA…participated in track at BHS, competing in the 4x100, 4x200 and the 4x400 meter events…the quartet holds schools records in each relay event…was a member of the Broncos volleyball program that claimed six consecutive region titles…was an honor student at BHS.
 
Personal: Born January 30, 1998 in Lawrenceville, Georgia…the daughter of Vincent and Nancy Blanding…has two older siblings – a brother, David and sister, Nicole.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2016-17Freshman

    Forward/Defender
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward/Defender
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2018-19Junior

    Forward/Defender
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    Forward/Defender
    5'6"
    2
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