2007 Soccer Roster
Roster
Leanna Baldner
- Position:
- D/M
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Meridian HS
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Miss.
- Leanna Baldner's Career Statistics
AS A JUNIOR (2009)
• Selected to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
• Named to the SEC Community Service Team.
• Served as one of the Dawgs' captains.
• Named a "Primetime Performer" by CollegeSoccer360.com after helping the Bulldogs to ties over No. 7 Florida and No. 8 South Carolina in back-to-back matches.
• Saw action in all 19 matches, starting all but one contest.
• Went the distance in all but one game, playing the final 26 minutes of the Oct. 11 match at Georgia.
• The Georgia match saw her complete-game streak halted at 24 and her consecutive-minutes played streak snapped at 2,210 dating back to the 2008 season.
• Logged a team-high 1,694 minutes on the back line last season, placing her just outside the top 10 for career minutes played.
• Matched a career high with 110 minutes of action against both the Gators and Gamecocks.
• Fired eight shots in 2009, with three coming on goal.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008)
• Earned a spot on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
• Played and started all 20 games, logging a team fourth-most 1,583 minutes.
• Went the distance 12 times, including 11 straight to end the season.
• Tallied four points on the year, scoring a goal and assisting on two more.
• Notched a goal and an assist in State's season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State.
• Scored her goal against the Delta Devilettes 21 seconds after teammate Tarah Henderson, the second-fastest consecutive goals in school history.
• Assisted Danielle Kite's game-winner against South Alabama.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007)
• Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
• Saw action in all 19 games, drawing 16 starts over that span and logging 1,280 minutes.
• Tied for the third-most goals on the squad with two on 13 shots (five on goal).
• Tallied four points, tying for the fourth-most on the team.
• Netted her first career goal off a Bethany Frazier free kick against Middle Tennessee.
• Capped a 3-1 win over Alabama, scoring from five yards out on a Katelyn Graben pass.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• Was a six-year starter for Meridian High School.
• Posted 18 goals and 11 assists for 47 points as a senior, earning All-Conference and All-Division honors.
• Led her team in scoring every year since the seventh grade, totaling 82 goals and 60 assists for 224 points over six years.
• Led the Mississippi United club team to a Region III runner-up and No. 8 national ranking in 2005.
• Ranked first in her class while maintaining a 4.45 grade point average.
• National Honor Society President and recipient of the Principal's Leadership Award.
PERSONAL
• Born Leanna Elizabeth Baldner on Sept. 21, 1988.
• Daughter of Bill (a graduate assistant on the MSU baseball team from 1981-83) and Jodi Baldner.
• Majoring in English at MSU.
