Washida Blackman

Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Brookwood HS
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.

2014
Started in all 22 games for Mercer…Finished the season second on the team with 17 points, six goals and five assists…Notched two game-winning goals on the season...Named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team and was a SoCon All-Conference Second Team selection...Was also named to the NSCAA Southeast All-Region Third Team.

2013
Had a breakout junior season due to her speed, ability and work ethic up top for the Bears...Appeared and started in all 21 games...Racked up at career-high 16 points on the strength of six goals and four assists...Her 16 points were good for seventh-most in the A-Sun Conference while her six goals ranked tied for eight-most in the league...Finished second on the team with 51 shots, with a team-high 27 of those attempts finding their way on goal...Tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals to move into a tie for the fifth-most game-winning goals in Mercer program history...Scored her first goal of 2013 in a 10-0 season opening win for Mercer over Alabama A&M (Aug. 24)...Notched a single-game career-high three points with a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win at Alabama (Sept. 1)... Scored goals in 4-0 wins over Charleston Southern (Sept. 12) and Jacksonville State (Sept. 15)...Tallied the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over in-state rival Georgia Southern (Sept. 22)... Finished the season by being voted onto the A-Sun All-Conference second team and A-Sun All-Tournament Team.

2012
Served as the point forward of a dynamic Mercer offense that ranked second in the A-Sun Conference and 54^th in the nation averaging 1.9 goals per game...One of only two Bears to appear and start in all 21 games in 2012...Finished with seven points on the strength of two goals and three assists...Ranked fifth on the team with 28 shots, 16 of which were on goal to give her a team-high .571 shots on goal percentage… Registered her first point of the season when she picked up an assist in a 7-0 win over Alcorn State (Sept. 9)...Scored her first goal of the season to help Mercer to a 1-1 draw against in-state rival Kennesaw State (Sept. 22)...Scored the only goal in a huge 1-0 road win at Jacksonville (Oct. 12)...Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-0 road win at Stetson (Oct. 19).

2011
Started and played in all 20 games for the Bears in 2011...Racked up eight points off four goals...Was third in minutes played on the team and finished with 33 shots, including 17 on goal...Tallied her first collegiate goal against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 2)...Scored the lone goal twice against both Kennesaw State (Oct. 14) and USC Upstate (Oct. 21)...Played a season-high 107 minutes against conference opponent Jacksonville (Oct. 28)...Ranked fifth in the A-Sun with three game-winning goals...Rewarded for her play by being named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team.

High School
Graduated from Brookwood HS and was a two-time Gwinnett All-County selection and a Gwinnett County Super Six selection in 2010...While at Brookwood, she was also named twice to the Gwinnett Daily Post First Team in 2009 and 2010...Played club soccer with the Gwinnett Soccer Association 93 Phoenix Red, which won the Georgia State Cup in 2009 and 2010...Her 93 Phoenix Red team also won the elite Region III Premier League East and the Disney Soccer Showcase in 2009...The Disney Showcase is widely regarded as the one of the nation's elite club soccer tournaments...The Phoenix Red was also a US Youth Soccer Association Southern Regionals finalist in 2009...Blackman and her team were silver medalists at the Disney Soccer Showcase in 2010 as well.

Personal
Received three academic letters to go along with her varsity soccer experience and was a member of the National Honor Society... Is the daughter of Waveney and Walter Blackman.