16 Shannon Blanford
Shannon Blanford
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Fayetteville, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Fayetteville-Manlius
  • Position:
    D
  • g
    8
  • a
    4
  • pts
    20
  • gw
    1

Bio

2013: Ranked second on the Express with 20 points, scoring eight goals and four assists (8-4=20)...Was listed within the top-20 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference in point scoring against league foes...Earned Capital One Academic All-District® First Team honors following the season, the first-ever student-athlete from Wells College to earn that honor...Opened the season with a goal against Green Mountain on Aug. 31...Scored a goal and an assist for three points (1-1=3) on Sept. 14 versus Cobleskill St...Recorded 12 points in 24 hours on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29, potting both goals in a 2-0 victory over Wilson and notching three goals and two assists (3-2=8) against Gallaudet on Sept. 29.

2012: Saw action in all 19 games for the Express, scoring seven goals and three assists for 17 points (7-3=17)...Scored one game-winning goal on the season...Netted both goals in a 2-0 W against Hilbert on Sept. 5...Recorded lone Express goal of the game against Penn State Abington on Sept. 9...Recorded goals in back to back games against SUNY ESF and Gallaudet on Sept. 20 and Sept. 22, respectively...Recorded a goal and an assist against Wilson on Oct. 13...Concluded season on three game scoring streak, recording a goal and two assists (1-2=4) from Oct. 20 to Oct. 27...Fired a season-high eight shots on goal against Hilbert on Sept. 5...Ranked 20th in the North Eastern Athletic Conference with 17 points.

2011: Appeared in 18 games for the Express...Was one of only nine players to appear in all of the team's contests...Scored 14 goals and 10 assists for 38 points (14-10=38)...Led the team in assists with 10...Scored three game-winning goals...Made first career appearance against SUNY Potsdam on Sept. 1...Scored first collegiate goal against Paul Smith College on Sept. 3...Scored eight points (3-2=8) in her first three games...Notched first collegiate hat trick against Cazenovia on Oct. 26...Recorded multiple goal games four different times during the season...Concluded season ranked 43rd in the country in points per game (2.11) and 68th in the nation in goals per game (.778)...Ranked 49th amongst all Division III athletes with 38 total points on the season...Named "Rookie of the Year" following the season.

PRIOR TO WELLS: 2011 graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius HS...Played soccer and ran indoor track...Played soccer for the Hornets under Head Coach Kory McMahon...Earned high honors as a high school student...Earned the conference's Honorable Mention for 2010. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Molly...Sister of Katie and Isaac...Biology major.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 12 SUNY Poly L, 6-2
Oct 15 at St. Elizabeth W, 7-1
Oct 19 at Penn St.-Abington L, 2-0
Oct 20 at Penn St.-Berks L, 11-0
Oct 26 Cazenovia L, 2-0
Oct 27 Alfred St. L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Games 19 11
Games started 19 11
Goals 8 7
Assists 4 4
Points 20 18
Shots 47 38
Shot Pct .170 .184
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 31 vs. Green Mountain L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Sep 1 at SUNY Canton L, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 7 Morrisville St. L, 2-1 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0-0 0
Sep 8 Keystone L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 14 at Cobleskill St. W, 4-2 1 1 1 3 4 .250 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Hartwick L, 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 22 D'Youville L, 9-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 25 at Hilbert L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 28 Wilson W, 2-0 1 2 0 4 6 .333 0-0 1
Sep 29 Gallaudet W, 5-0 1 3 2 8 10 .300 0-0 0
Oct 4 at Lancaster Bible L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Alfred L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 9 at Keuka L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 12 SUNY Poly L, 6-2 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 15 at St. Elizabeth W, 7-1 1 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 0
Oct 19 at Penn St.-Abington L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Penn St.-Berks L, 11-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 26 Cazenovia L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 27 Alfred St. L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2011-12 18 18 .78 .56 2.11 3.39 .230 2.17 .639
2012-13 19 19 .37 .16 .89 2.74 .135 1.84 .673
2013-14 19 19 .42 .21 1.05 2.47 .170 1.26 .511
2014-15 16 16 .06 .25 .38 1.63 .038 .69 .423
Total 72 72 .42 .29 1.13 2.58 .161 1.51 .586

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2011-12 18 18 14 10 38 61 .230 39 .639 0 0 0-1 3
2012-13 19 19 7 3 17 52 .135 35 .673 0 0 0-0 1
2013-14 19 19 8 4 20 47 .170 24 .511 0 0 0-0 1
2014-15 16 16 1 4 6 26 .038 11 .423 0 0 0-1 0
Total 72 72 30 21 81 186 .161 109 .586 0 0 0-2 5

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 19 19 .42 .21 1.05 2.47 .170 1.26 .511
Conference 11 11 .64 .36 1.64 3.45 .184 1.82 .526
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 8 .63 .38 1.63 3.88 .161 2.13 .548
Away 10 10 .20 .10 .50 1.40 .143 .60 .429
Neutral 1 1 1.00 .00 2.00 2.00 .500 1.00 .500
Result Wins 4 4 1.75 .75 4.25 6.25 .280 4.25 .680
Losses 15 15 .07 .07 .20 1.47 .045 .47 .318
Month August 1 1 1.00 .00 2.00 2.00 .500 1.00 .500
September 9 9 .67 .44 1.78 3.00 .222 1.56 .519
October 9 9 .11 .00 .22 2.00 .056 1.00 .500

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 19 19 8 4 20 47 .170 24 .511 0 0 0-0 1
Conference 11 11 7 4 18 38 .184 20 .526 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Location Home 8 8 5 3 13 31 .161 17 .548 0 0 0-0 1
Away 10 10 2 1 5 14 .143 6 .429 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Result Wins 4 4 7 3 17 25 .280 17 .680 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 15 15 1 1 3 22 .045 7 .318 0 0 0-0 0
Month August 1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0
September 9 9 6 4 16 27 .222 14 .519 0 0 0-0 1
October 9 9 1 0 2 18 .056 9 .500 0 0 0-0 0