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Bowling Green State University Athletics
2009 Women's Soccer Roster
Samantha Bland
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Darby
- Hometown:
- Hilliard, Ohio
2009
Has been named a team co-captain for 2009.
2008
Earned the Falcons[apos] MVP award on defense, for the third time in as many seasons ... helped anchor a BGSU defensive unit that recorded a school-record 14 shutouts, including seven in the 11 MAC games and one more in the MAC Tournament ... one of four players to start all 22 matches ... had an assist on the game-winning goal in double-OT victory over Ball State (Oct. 10) ... through the 2008 season, has started 55 consecutive games, dating to the middle of her freshman year.
2007
Earned a team defensive MVP award for the second consecutive season ... shared the honor with fellow sophomore Colleen Kordan ... played in all 22 games for the Falcons ... one of four players to start every match ... had four points on a pair of goals ... scored in the regular-season game against Ball State ... headed home the tying goal with less than five minutes left in regulation in an eventual overtime win over Eastern Michigan in the MAC Tournament ... part of a BG defense that posted seven shutouts.
2006
Named the Falcons[apos] MVP on defense in her first season in the Brown and Orange ... named to the national All-Rookie Third Team by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... the only Mid-American Conference player named to that squad ... saw action in 16 of BGSU[apos]s 20 games, making 13 starts, and helped the Falcons post a school-record 10 shutouts ... at the other end of the field, had three points on a goal and an assist ... the goal was a last-minute game winner, against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 22) ... her assist also came on a winning goal, in the second overtime of the Falcons[apos] next game, a 1-0 victory over Toledo in the final regular-season match (Oct. 26) ... made her collegiate debut in the Falcons[apos] season opener, coming off the bench to see action at #16 Marquette ... first collegiate start came two days later, at UW-Milwaukee ... in the EMU match, headed home Colleen Kordan[apos]s long free kick with just 47 seconds left in regulation ... the next time out, drew an assist on Brianne Eisenhard[apos]s OT winner against UT ... was in the starting lineup for each of the final 11 games of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-year letterwinner for Hilliard Darby ('06) under coach Chris King ... a first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection ... finished her career as the team[apos]s MVP, leading the Panthers in assists from her defender position ... Honor Roll all four years ... played for Darby as a freshman and a senior ... played with the Ohio Premier Fall Team in her sophomore and junior years.
PERSONAL
Samantha Jo Bland was born on Dec. 21, 1987, in Dallas, Texas ... a dietetics major at BGSU ... daughter of John and Becky Bland ... has an older brother and an older sister ... hails from the same high school as former Falcon Lindsay Carter, who was the lone senior on the 2006 BGSU squad ... has played club ball with Ohio Premier, captaining that team ... as mentioned, played two years with the Ohio Premier Fall Team.
SAMANTHA BLAND - BGSU CAREER STATISTICS
OFFENSE GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att 2006................ 16-13 1 1 3 3 .333 1 .333 1 0-0 2007................ 22-22 2 0 4 13 .154 4 .308 0 0-0 2008................ 22-22 0 1 1 20 .000 11 .550 0 0-0 TOTAL............... 60-57 3 2 8 36 .083 16 .444 1 0-0
