29 Sonja Ballmert
29 - Sonja Ballmert
Height: 5-7
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany
High School: Ernst-Reuter-Schule
Position: MF
Major: Sports Science / Sport Management

2019: Will sit out season as a medical redshirt.

2018: All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team... Led Pioneers with 12 points on team-high four goals along with four assists... Had team-high 35 shot attempts and tied for team lead with 15 shots on goal... Ranked third on team with 1,461 minutes played... Scored winning goal in 51st minute of 3-2 season-opening win over 23rd-ranked Nova Southeastern (Aug. 31)... Netted game-winner in 56th minute of 3-1 victory over Catawba (Sep. 29)... Also scored against Lenoir-Rhyne (Sep. 26) and Mars Hill (Oct. 20)... Collected assist on winning goal in 2-1 victory over Queens (Sep. 12)... Earned assist on Pioneers' lone goal in 1-1 draw vs. Newberry (Oct. 6)... Had at least one shot in 14 of 18 matches, with three or more shot attempts seven times... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Honor Roll.

2017: All-South Atlantic Conference honorable mention... Played in 18 matches with 17 starts... Led the Pioneers in points with 14 on the strength of five goals and four assists... Led the team with three match-winning goals... Four of her five goals came in regular-season conference matches, with the fifth against Carson-Newman in the SAC Championship semifinals... SAC Player of the Week selection after scoring back-to-back game-winning goals against Lincoln Memorial and Lenoir-Rhyne... Scored the match winning goal in TU's 6-0 win over Coker (Oct. 8)... SAC All-Tournament Team.

2016: All-South Atlantic Conference honorable mention... Started in all 18 matches in Tusculum's SAC Championship run... Tallied two goals and three assists for her seven points... Recorded 26 shots including 14 on goal... Played in 1,406 minutes... First collegiate goal was the match-winner in Tusculum's 2-1 win over Queens (Sep. 14)... Second goal of the year game against Belmont Abbey (Oct. 25).

High School: Graduated from Ernst-Reuter-Schule in Frankfurt, Germany... Coached by Dominik Gapp... 2016 District Champions.

Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1996 in Frankfurt, Germany... Daughter of Thomas and Ursula Ballmert... Brother, Markus Ballmert, finish third in league soccer... Majoring in sports science and sport management with a minor in coaching... Recipient of Senior Key Award for Sports Science in the spring of 2019... Future plans: Pursue a masters degree... Favorite book: "Mind Gym"; Favorite movie: "Goal Triology"; Favorite sports team: FC Bayern Munich; Favorite athelte: Zinedine Zidane.