Samford University Athletics

2011 (junior): Earned playing time in 21 of the team’s 22 matches and finished the season with two assists and a key goal against Wofford on Oct. 6, as the Bulldogs earned a 3-0 victory . . . started in seven contests and logged 803 minutes over the course of the season at her forward position . . . tallied assists against College of Charleston on Sept. 30 and Georgia Southern on Oct. 23 . . . notched a season-high five shot attempts against Chattanooga on Oct. 26 . . . logged a season-high 83 minutes of playing time at home versus Belmont on Aug. 19 in the inaugural match held at the brand-new Samford Track and Soccer Stadium . . . earned her third varsity letter.
 
2010 (sophomore): Named the Southern Conference Player of the Week on Sept. 7 after she scored a pair of goals and added an assist in the Bulldogs’ wins against Southern Miss 4-0 and UAB 1-0 . . . due to a rash of injuries on the team, she was switched from defender to forward and immediately made her mark on Samford’s offense as she scored a goal and added an assist against Southern Miss (Sept. 3) . . . the aforementioned goal and assist were both the firsts of her collegiate career . . . scored the game-winning goal during the 13^th minute of play in a thrilling 1-0 victory against UAB (Sept. 5) . . . earned game action in all 22 of the Bulldogs’ matches and made seven starts . . . logged 820 minutes of playing time and finished the season with two goals and an assist . . . tallied a career-high 65 minutes of game action against Elon on Sept. 24 . . . earned her second varsity letter.
 
2009 (freshman): Earned playing time in three matches as a true freshman and logged 33 minutes of game action . . . registered a career-high 22 minutes of playing time against Southern Conference rival Georgia Southern as the Bulldogs rallied for a decisive 5-0 victory . . . earned her first varsity letter.
 
High School: Competed for the Mandeville Soccer Club for 13 seasons and earned five Louisiana state championships . . . led the Mandeville Lakers to the 2007 title of the Region III Premier League . . . also helped the Lakers to the USYSA Region III Championships in four consecutive seasons (2005–08) . . . competed in the championship game of the Premier event in 2006 . . . a member of the Louisiana State Olympic Developmental Team . . . attended Fontainebleau High School and earned first-team All-Louisiana honors in 2009 . . . also led FHS to the Division I District Championship . . . named to the All-Freshman team in 2006 . . . earned second-team honors in 2007 and 2008 . . . named vice president of the National Honor Society . . . also lettered in track and field.
 
Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1990 . . . daughter of Ron and Rosemyra Blanton . . . majoring in exercise science.
 
ONE-ON-ONE WITH BLANTON
The strangest nickname I ever had was: K-Beezy
I can’t imagine going a week without: watching a sunset
I have to admit, I am really good at: making dolphin noises
Favorite food: everything momma makes
Favorite athlete: Drew Brees
 
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
 
My favorite Samford memory is: Winning the SoCon championship last year after such a hard-fought season with a great team.
 
The one thing I’ll miss the most about Samford soccer is: I will miss everyone because we really are a family on this team.
 
The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is: Do your freshman duties or else Adrianne (Mancino) will be on you like a spider monkey!