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#19 Brittany Potts Season 2024

Position
Defender
Height
5'6
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Aurora, Ill.
High School
Neuqua Valley HS

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
Showed her potential as a central defender for the Tigers as she made 15 appearances with 10 starts during her rookie season … Cracked the starting lineup in each of the last 10 matches in 2008 … Proved to be one of the top young defenders in the SEC … A key contributor in the Tigers run to its second-straight SEC Western Division championship and second-straight at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament … Credited with an assist on Michelle Makasini’s game-winning goal against Centenary on Sept. 14 … Finished the season with one point … A member of the top defensive unit in the SEC … Helped the Tigers post a league-best 0.82 goals against average, while also limiting opponents to a league-low 0.85 goals per game … Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
A tenacious defender who came to LSU with an impressive soccer background that includes a five-year stint with one of the nation’s premier club teams in Eclipse Select … Club team was ranked No. 1 in the nation by Soccer America and NationalSoccerRanking.com in 2007 … Helped lead Eclipse Select to United States Youth Soccer Association Regional and National Championships in 2006 … Also guided the team to the USYSA regional finals in 2005 and four Illinois State Cup titles from 2004-07 … Was a member of the Region II Olympic Development Program Team in 2004 and 2005 … Also competed as a member of the Illinois State ODP Team from 2002-05 … Was a teammate of her sister, Chelsea, at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Ill., as a freshman and sophomore … Did not play high school soccer as a junior but joined the squad at Neuqua Valley High School for her senior season.

PERSONAL
Full name is Brittany Lauren Potts … Born on March 12, 1989 … Stepfather’s name is Marc and mother’s name is Stephanie Dodson … Father is Gary Potts … Has a sister named Chelsea who is an All-SEC defender on the soccer team at LSU … Has two younger brothers named Nicholas and Alec.

 

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