# 31 - Carolyn Blank
Position:
Midfielder
Hometown:
Toms River, NJ
Birthday:
March 23, 1988
Nationality:
United States
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Current member of the United States Under-20 National Team pool• Member of the US U-17 National Team (2004-2005)
• Member of the US U-16 National Team (2003-2004)
• Will be a junior at West Virginia University this fall
• As a sophomore in 2007, earned team MVP honors by starting all 25 games and posting three goals and four assists for 10 points
• Helped the Mountaineers to their best season ever with their first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance while tying a school record for wins with an 18-5-2 mark
• Named Most Outstanding Defensive Player and earned a spot on the All-Tournament team as WVU captured its first BIG EAST Tournament championship
• Named to the All-BIG EAST second team
• Named to the All-Mid Atlantic Region second team by both the NSCAA and SoccerBuzz
• As a freshman in 2006, started all 21 games on defense finishing with one goal while helping the defense shut out 13 opponents
• Named to the Freshman All-America fourth team and the SoccerBuzz Freshman All-Mid Atlantic Region team by SoccerBuzz
• Starred on the scholastic level at Toms River High School East
• Finished her senior year with 30 goals and 10 assists to become the all-time leading scorer for the Raiders with 106 goals and 38 assists
• Earned Associated Press All-State second team honors (2003-2005)
• Named a three-time NSCAA Girls Youth All-American (2003-2005) and a Parade All-American (2006)
• Member of the PDA Wildcats club team that won the 2003 U-15 National Championship and finished third in 2004 and second in 2005 & 2006
LAST UPDATED: 4/18/2008

