University of Miami Athletics
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Barbara Blocker

position

Defender

Height

5-8

Class

Junior

Hometown

Sacramento, Calif.

High School

St. Francis HS

Career Statistics
Year Games Played Goals Assists Points Shots Game Winners
2009 17 2 0 4 7 2

2009: Started all 17 games she played in… Both her goals on the season were game-winnners leading the team in that category… Goals cameagainst Florida Gulf Coast (8/25) and Ole Miss (9/18).

2008 (Oregon): Did not see the field for the Ducks.

2007 (Oregon): Played in all 20 games at defense, starting 13. Lone assist of the season came versus Arizona… Attempted seven shots, with a high of two at Washington State.

2006 (Oregon): Saw action in 13 games with two starts, playing mostly defense… One goal and one assist on the season… Attempted four shots… Helped Oregon rally for a 3-2 win against Iona when she scored the game-tying goal, then assisted on the game-winner just 64 seconds later… Earned starting assignments versus Idaho and Portland State… Was named to the OSU Soccer Classic all-tournament team.

Club: Led club team Pleasanton Rage to the 2004 U.S. Club Soccer National Cup semifinals.

Olympic Development Program: An Olympic Development Program national pool player, as well as being on ODP state and regional teams.

High School: Led St. Francis High School to three consecutive sectional championships… Named a Soccer Buzz Top-100 Recruit… Also lettered in volleyball.

Personal: Born Barbara Marie-Adele Blocker on Feb. 16, 1988, in Sacramento, Calif… Parents are Patrick Blocker and Penelope Payne… One older sister and three brothers, her brother Tom is a sprinter at Cal… Grandfather Thomas Payne played football at Santa Clara and was on the Broncos’ 1950 Orange Bowl team… Cousins Chris and Sean Henderson played collegiate soccer at UCLA and later in the MLS… Major is undecided; interetsed in journalism.