#19 Kaley Blades Season 2026
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012)
Made six starts in eight appearances as one of the team’s top strikers early in the season … Scored two goals and four points on the campaign … Attempted 17 shots with five shots on goal … Netted the game-tying goal in the 74th minute of LSU’s 1-1 draw with Rice in the second match of the season … Scored the first goal of the match in the ninth minute in a 2-1 victory over Stephen F. Austin at the LSU Soccer Stadium … Cracked LSU’s starting 11 in matches against Oklahoma, Rice, NC State, Stephen F. Austin, Florida International and Memphis during the non-conference season … Missed two games after suffering a concussion in a 2-1 win over Memphis in the non-conference finale on Sept. 10 … Returned to action against Auburn for her only appearance in SEC play … Forced to miss the final 11 games of the season due to lingering concussion symptoms … Earned her second varsity letter.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)
Played in 20 games as a redshirt freshman in 2011 … Cracked LSU’s starting 11 as a forward in three matches on the campaign … Scored three goals and dished out three assists for the year … Finished the season as LSU’s fifth-leading scorer with nine points on the campaign … Attempted 22 shots with 10 shots on goal … Scored her first goal of the season in a 5-1 win over Mississippi State in LSU’s Southeastern Conference opener … Netted the game-winning goal in a 2-0 shutout of SEC West rival Alabama in a match played in Tuscaloosa … Also scored a goal in LSU’s 3-0 shutout of Arkansas in the regular-season finale … Assisted Natalie Ieyoub‘s game-winning goal in a 2-0 shutout of 10th-ranked Tennessee at the LSU Soccer Stadium … Also assisted goals scored against Louisiana-Lafayette and Auburn … Earned starts in back-to-back non-conference matches against Louisiana-Lafayette and NC State early in the season … Also cracked the starting lineup against No. 3 seed Texas A&M in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Earned her first varsity letter as a member of the LSU Soccer program.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010)
A reserve forward for the Tigers during her freshman season in 2010 … Played in LSU’s first four non-conference games of the year while earning her first career start against Virginia Tech … Scored two goals and recorded one assist for five points in her four appearances … Scored her first career goal and added one assist in LSU’s 8-0 shutout of South Alabama in the season opener … Also scored the game-tying goal on the road against 17th-ranked Wake Forest to make the score 1-1 late in the second half … Saw her season cut short against Virginia Tech when she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee on Sept. 5… Eligible to receive a medical redshirt since she only played in four games.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the nation’s premier forwards for the Class of 2010 … An early enrollee at LSU who took part in the 2010 spring season … A four-star recruit and the No. 37-ranked player in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com for the Class of 2010 … The No. 1 player in the state of Florida by TopDrawerSoccer.com for the Class of 2010 … A member of the Under-15 U.S. Youth National Team in 2007 … Attended a pair of national camps with the U-15 U.S. Youth National Team in 2007 … Also attended a national identification camp in 2006 … Selected as a Youth All-Region III performer by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2008 … A veteran of the Region III Olympic Development Program Team … Was a member of the Region III ODP Team in 2006 and 2007 … Competed internationally with the Region III ODP Team in 2007 while making a trip to Costa Rica … Part of the Region III ODP Team Player Pool in 2008 and 2009 … Invited to a Region III ODP Team development camp in 2008 … A member of the Florida State ODP Team for five years … Played club soccer with the Clearwater Soccer Club under head coaches Mike Mannino and Sergei Stopek … Led her club team to Florida State Cup, Vulcan Cup and Puma Challenge titles in 2007 … Also guided her team to the Orange Classic championship and Capital Area Soccer League championship in 2008 … Team reached the Florida State Cup semifinals in 2006 and quarterfinals in 2008 … Clearwater SC was also a Disney Showcase semifinalist for three-straight years from 2008-10 … Emerged as one of the top club teams in Florida in 2006 while capturing team titles at the Disney Qualifier, Best of the Midwest and Puma Challenge tournaments … A standout at Dunedin High School under the direction of head coach Mike Ganns … A two-time Florida Coaches Association Class 5A all-state performer in 2006-07 and 2007-08 … Also a back-to-back All-Pinellas County selection, earning honorable mention honors in 2006-07 and first-team honors in 2007-08.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kaley Lynne Blades … Born on March 5, 1992 … Daughter of Jack and Pauline Blades … Has an older brother, Aaron, and a young sister, Cora … An honor student at Dunedin High School … Boasted a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average during her prep career … A member of the National Honor Society and the Interact Club at Dunedin High School … Also served as secretary of the Green Club … Majoring in psychology with a minor in English.