University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2016 Soccer Roster

Carly Ellender
Photo by: Brad Kemp
Carly Ellender
Ellender, Carly mug 2016
Jersey Number 26

Carly Ellender

  • Position:
    Defender
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Houma, La.
  • High School:
    Vandebilt Catholic HS

2016 (Senior)
Played in 19 matches, starting 18 ... saw a team-high 1,693 minutes of action ... had 15 shots, five on goal, scored three and added two assists ... scored a goal and had an assist in a 10-0 win over Alcorn State (8/21) ... scored a goal in a 4-1 win over over Lamar (9/2) ... had an assist in a 3-2 win over Troy (9/25) ... scored a goal in a 2-2 tie with Coastal Carolina (10/23).

2015 (Junior)
Played in 18 matches, starting 15 ... saw 1,387 minutes of action (third most on team) ... had four shots, two of which were against ULM (10/28) ... had three shots on goal during the season.

2014 (Sophomore)
Appeared in one match vs. Alcorn State on 9/21, recording 34 minutes of action.

2013 (Freshman)
Played in eight matches, all as a reserve off the bench after making the team as a walk-on ... was on the field for 171 minutes ... scored one goal and added three assists for five points ... scored her first career goal against Northwestern State (9/1/13) ... added her first career assist against Nicholls State, assisting on the Cajuns’ lone goal of the game by Kassidy Zeringue ... picked up two points in a two-assist game against Prairie View A&M, assisting on the first two goals of the game, first by Annika Schmidt and then by Taylor Kennedy in the first half.

High School
Played four seasons at Vandebilt Catholic in Houma, La., for head coach Philip Amedee ... helped lead the Terriers to four Division-II runner up seasons ... played in the 2013 Louisiana All-Star game ... was named District MVP and was selected to the all-state team as a senior ... was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born on Dec. 28, 1994 in Houma, La. ... daughter of Frank and Sandee Ellender ... has one sister, Kami ... majoring in speech pathology and audiology. 

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