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ALSO PLAYS SOCCER FOR THE LADY BRAVES

AS A JUNIOR (2011)
A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll as a Presidential Scholar ... In the back field, she played in 17 games with 16 starts to her credit as she logged 1606 minutes on the field … Finished the season with six points on two goals and two assists … Took 14 shots, eight of which (.571) was on goal … Scored both of her goals this season in the 13-0 season-opening victory over Barton … Collected four shots against Barton, three against Georgia Southwestern and Clayton State, two against Mount Olive and one shot against Pfeiffer and Montevallo … As a crucial member of the UNCP defense, she helped to hold off Columbus State’s effort and assist in the upset victory over the Cougars … Contributed to this season’s school record in the largest margin of victory and number of goals in a single game in a season against Barton … Helped the UNCP defense rank fifth in save percentage (.892) and 45th in shutout percentage (.444) … Assisted the Lady Braves in placing second in the PBC in goals against average with a 0.68 ... Helped the UNCP offense rank 32nd in scoring offense (2.17).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010)
Played in all 22 games with 21 starts to her credit … Led the team with a total of 2,015 minutes on the field … Named PBC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12 … Scored 10 points on five goals … Took 33 shots, 15 of which (.455) were on goal … Logged a season-best 110 minutes on the field twice (Wingate, Lander) … Collected four game-winning goals against Flagler, Clayton State, USC Aiken (penalty kick in the 67th minute) and Georgia Southwestern (recorded the first and last goals) … Was 2-of-2 in penalty kicks on the season … Tallied a season-best seven shots with two on goal in the victory over St. Andrews … Registered four shots against Barton … Registered three shots apiece against Flagler, Montevallo and Clayton State … Played in all 90 minutes in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament against Pfeiffer and Armstrong Atlantic … Helped UNCP defense tie the school record with 14 shutouts … Helped the UNCP defense finish second in the nation with a .913 saves percentage as a squad … Contributed to the UNCP defense that finished 12th in the nation and led the conference with a 0.53 goals against average and finished tied for the PBC lead with 0.55 goals allowed per game … Helped the UNCP defense finish ninth in the nation with a .636 shutout percentage.

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 … Held a 3.3 GPA.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Teresa and Carlos Padilla … Was born on April 11, 1991 in Fallbrook, Calif. … Has two siblings, Broderick and Cassandras … A member of Math Club and the former junior class representative … An elementary education major at UNCP.

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP
Points: 2 - vs. USC Aiken (12/15/12)
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Minutes: 7 - vs. Flagler (2/9/13)