Yellowjackets Sign Two More Women’s Soccer Players (April 30, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings
women’s soccer team has added two more recruits,
increasing the number of new players signed for next
fall to ten. Head coach Don Trentham announced that
Michelle Kinzer of Butte, Montana, and Kendal Blanc
of Lehi, Utah will join the Lady Jackets next
season.
Kinzer, a 2001 graduate of
Butte High School, played a year at Jamestown
College. Trentham says she will redshirt next
season. As a high school senior, Kinzer was the
Most Valuable Player on both her high school team
and her club team. She also earned all-conference
honors and ranked No. 3 in the stat for total goals
scored.
“Michelle and I are both
excited about her second opportunity to play college
soccer,” said Trentham. “This next year of training
with us will help her to get her touch and fitness
back to where it needs to be to play at the college
level. I look for Michelle to be an important piece
of our puzzle for the fall 2004 season.”
Blanc is a 2003 graduate of
Lehi High School where she played as a stopper and
center midfielder. As a senior she was named her
team’s Most Inspirational Player and Most Valuable
Player after scoring four goals and notching nine
assists. Her team captured back to back regional
championships in her junior and senior seasons, and
she earned all-state honorable mention honors as a
junior and all-state first team recognition as a
senior.
“Kendal’s work ethic,
athleticism and attitude will be a great asset to
our team next year,” said Trentham. “She is the
type of student-athlete every coach wants on his
team, one who pours her heart and soul into
everything she does. I expect her to come in and
compete for a starting spot right away.” |
