Kayleigh Penton

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
Vermilion
Hometown:
Vermiion, Ohio

As a Sophomore (2019): Started all 20 contests as a defender as a sophomore and has started 40 straight matches dating back to 2018 … a member of the defensive backline that earned six shutouts on the season and limited the opposition to just one goal in 10 games … tallied her first career collegiate goal against Miami … on the year, recorded 11 shots and two shots on goal … garnered an assist against Ohio and Northern Illinois … saw 1,805 minutes of action on the pitch that included 16 90+ minute contests and a pair of 110-minute double OT matches … is just one of 20 Zips players ever to start 20 games in a single season.

As a Freshman (2018):Started all 20 contests as a defender as a freshman … a member of the defensive backline that earned five shutouts on the season and limited the opposition to just one goal in 10 games, including nine inside MAC play … tallied her first career collegiate assist and point against Indiana State … on the year, recorded two shots … saw 1,798 minutes of action on the pitch that included 15 90+ minute contests and a pair of 110-minute double OT matches … is just one of 20 Zips players ever to start 20 games in a single season.

High School: Earned four varsity letters at Vermilion High School (2014-17) … two-time Sandusky Bay Conference Player of the Year (2016-17) and was named Lorain County Player of the Year as a junior (2016) … named to the First-Team All-West Shore Conference as a freshman and to the All-SBC First-Team in her final three seasons … totaled 34 career assists and set a Vermillion High School record for most assists in a career … in her career, scored 49 goals, which included setting a team record for most goals in a season by a unit in 2015 … totaled 132 points in her career.

Personal: Daughter of Adam and Amanda Penton … has one sister, Livia, and three brothers; Logan, John, and Noah … majoring in education.