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2013 Women's Soccer

8 Kelly Penston

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Suwanee, Ga.
  • Highschool North Gwinnett

Biography

2012: Penston started 21 of the 22 games for the Nighthawks...She led the team with twelve goals and also had four assists...Was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Conferene team...Was voted to the PBC All-Tournament team...Landed her a spot on the NSCAA’s first team All-Region...Penston was also named to the Daktronics All-Southeast Region second team...Garnered PBC Presidential Honor Roll Bronze list status.

2011: Started and played in all 20 games in the midfield...Scored six goals and finished with two assists...Converted on three game-winning goals including a key goal against Mount Olive...Earned Peach Belt All-Conference first team honors...Named to the NSCAA All-Region team for the second time.

2010: Logged 58 minutes of action, while playing in two games before receiving a Medical Redshirt

2009: Earned NSCAA Third-Team All-Region honors and named Peach Belt All-Conference first team...Played and started in all 17 games for the Saints in 2009, while tallying six goals and four assists for 16 total points...Recorded 1,297 minutes of action, while picking up a game-winning goal against Armstrong Atlantic University...Attempted 27 shots, with 16 of those on goal for a .593 shot on goal percentage...Named to Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll.

North Gwinnett High School: Named Offensive MVP...Winner of the Bulldog Award for the hardest worker on the team...Member of the All-County team

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Susan Penston. 

Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, laughing, joking around.

Favorite Professional Athlete: Alex Morgan.

Favorite Professional Team: USA Women’s National Team.

Something You Do Not Know About Me:  I love others more than myself.

Biggest Sports Thrill: Any goal I score or my team scores is a thrill.

Favorite Food: Tater tots.

Favorite Quote: Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired. - George S. Patton

Favorite TV Show: Friends.

Why I Chose UNG: The outdoors and the mountains.

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