Girls Soccer: Broad Run Grad King Named to SEC Community Service Team, Helps Florida to SEC Title

(Nov. 11, 2010) - Broad Run High School grad Holly King has been doing well at the University of Florida, both on and off the field for the Gators.

On the field, King has started 21 of 22 games in the midfield her sophomore year, helping Florida (18-2-2) to a No. 7 ranking and the South Conference Tournament Championship with a 1-0 win over No. 20 South Carolina on Sunday afternoon in front of an Orange Beach SportsPlex crowd of 1,473. The Gators open the NCAA tournament at home Friday against Mercer.

Off the field, King has been named to the 2010 SEC Soccer Community Service Team as she has participated in more than 30 Goodwill Gator activities in the 2010 calendar year.

Her activities include 13 visits at Glen Spring Elementary School in the spring and 30 hours of volunteering at Chiles Elementary School this fall. At both schools, King worked in a first-grade classroom, which included some one-on-one tutoring with students in reading or math.

Everyone on the Gator soccer team created 10 pink tie-dye t-shirts to give out to fans at the team*s annual breast cancer awareness match *Kicking for a Cure* on Oct. 1. King also joined her teammates as volunteers at various Gainesville area charity walk/runs: Phoenix Fox Trot, Walk by Faith, Not by Sight 5K and Amber's Angels.

At the Oct. 23 "Climb for Cancer" event, a day where children with cancer participate in games with Gator student-athletes, King joined her teammates in playing soccer with the children. King also joined her teammates in preparing and baking brownies for residents at Gainesville's Ronald McDonald House last spring. She's contributed more than 70 Goodwill Gator hours in 2010.

More on King from the Florida media guide:

2009: First collegiate goal came off a 25-yard strike versus then No. 20 Colorado…Headed in first goal of match at Tennessee…Scored UF’s final goal off a header in 3-0 win versus South Carolina…Appeared in all but the season opener…Started 17 matches…Played entirety of two matches, including double overtime 2-3 loss at Mississippi…Member of 2010 Southeastern Conference Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Among the 15-member 2009 EA Sports All-America team named in June…2009 ESPN RISE Spring Soccer All-America first team selection…2009 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA/adidas) High School All-Region III selection…Listed among the top 30 soccer recruits in the nation by RISE Magazine and Top Drawer…2009 Washington Post All-Metro Player of the Year…First team All-Metro 2008…Loudoun Extra Player of the Year 2008 and 2009…Loudoun Times Athlete of the Year 2009…State, region and district Player of the Year for 2008 and 2009…All-district, all-region and all-state first team 2006-2009… 2008 and 2009 Virginia High School League Group AA District II, Region II and State champions with a record of 47-0-1…Broad Run High School ranked second by ESPN RISE in final 2008-09 season rankings…Coached by Claire Collins at Broad Run.

Club: Member of 2008 U.S. U-17 and 2007 U.S. U-16 Girls National Pool….Regional I Olympic Development Program (ODP) 2006-2008…Part of Regional I team that toured Italy 2008…Center midfield and captain for the Loudoun Soccer Club Hotshots team that ranked in the top 10 in the nation for 2008…State finalists 2006 and state semifinalists 2005, 2007 and 2008…Champions of the CASL Shootout Showcase 2004-2007, Greensboro adidas Labor Day 2008, Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament, and Score at the Shore 2007…Member of Hotshots since 1999 and coached by Randy May…United Soccer League (USL) Washington Freedom U-20 Super Y- Team 2008 and 2009.

Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences; wants to pursue degree in education

King's Collegiate Statistics
Year GP/GS Min. Shots G (GW) A Pts.
2009 23/17 1267 12 3 (0) 0 6
2010 22/21 1810 20 1 (0) 2 4
Tot 45/38 3077 32 4 (0) 2 10