| Height: | 5-6 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Jacksonville, N.C. |
| High School: | Jacksonville |
| Position: | D |
| Major: | Elementary Education |
AS A FRESHMAN (2009)
Played in 12 games for UNCP with a trio of starts to her credit … Scored six points on a pair of goals and two assists … Took 10 shots, five of which (.500) were on goal … Scored first collegiate point on the game-winning assist at Lenoir-Rhyne and booked first collegiate goal against Erskine … Registered the eventual game-winning score on a penalty kick at North Georgia … Booked only other point of season on an assist against Queens … Played every minute of UNCP’s win over St. Andrews.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Jacksonville High School for Coach D. Miller … A four-year letterman for the Cardinals in soccer and basketball … Twice named Female Athlete of the Year and was a two-time All-Area honorable mention in basketball … Played for the OCSA ’90 Coastal Crew team coached by Roger Carrol … Prior to coming to UNCP Padilla helped the Coastal Crew team roll to a 29-2-2 record … A member of the Coastal team when they were named 2009 U.S. club national champions as well as CESA Classic champions, two-time Region III Premiere league champions, NICK Cup champions, Matt Helms Cup champions and the Raleigh Shootout champions.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Carlos and Teresa Padilla … Has two siblings, Broderick and Cassandras … Held a 3.3 GPA and graduated 103rd in her class of 306 … A member of Math Club and the former junior class representative … An Elementary Education major at UNCP.