Kelsey Bakker Class: Junior Hometown: Kennewick, Wash. High School: Southridge HS Height: 5-7 Position: Defender Experience: 2L

2008 (Sophomore) -- In her second season, she appeared in 19 of 22 matches, starting 15 of them...Scored her first goal of the season at Tulsa giving Memphis a 1-0 lead...Headlined the Lady Tiger defense that allowed 0.95 goals per game...Helped the Lady Tiger defense to a C-USA leading nine shutouts...Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal List... Named to the All-NSCAA Central Region second team...Named to the C-USA All-Academic Second Team...Named Second Team All-C-USA...Named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 13...Named Defensive MVP of the C-USA Tournament...Named Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Third Team...

2007 (Freshman) -- In her rookie campaign, she appeared in 18 of 22 matches, starting 17 of them... Scored the first goal of her collegiate career in a 3-1 win over Marshall on the road ... Notched an assist on the game-winning goal in the semifinal round of the C-USA Championship ... Named the C-USA Most Valuable Defensive Player of the championship ... Earned Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week accolades for her championship performance.

Prior to Memphis-- A member of the 2006-07 Washington State Olympic Development Team ... Played at Southridge High School, where she earned four varsity letters ... Named team captain and team MVP senior year ... Named first team all-state in 2006 and second team in 2004 and 2005 ... Practiced with the boys' varsity soccer team at Southridge in 2005, 2006 and 2007... Played club soccer for the Spokane Shadows where she was a teammate of fellow Tiger Elise Kuhar-Pitters.

Personal-- Full name is Kelsey Anne Bakker ... Born June 22, 1989, in Spokane, Wash. ... Parents are Mark and Jeanne Bakker ... Is a part of the University of Memphis Honors Program ... A National Honor Society member in 2006 and 2007 ... Valedictorian of high school class.