University of Tennessee Athletics
Baldwin Earns TDS Best XI Freshman Honors
December 16, 2014 | Soccer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee freshman midfielder Carlyn Baldwin was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Freshman Second Team on Tuesday.
Baldwin enjoyed a standout freshman campaign in 2014, tallying one goal and two assists for four points. She played in 21 matches, made 20 starts and ranked third among all Tennessee field players with 1,741 minutes of action.
Baldwin was a rock in the Tennessee midfield, winning balls in the air and constantly battling for possession. The Oakton, Va., native played a big role in UT's seven shutouts and played from start to finish in 15 of the 21 matches she starred in. She recorded the first assist of her career against ETSU on Sept. 21, setting up Amy Neal for the winner in the 15th minute. Baldwin had another assist on a Neal goal in the ninth minute at Ole Miss on Oct. 30, helping on Susan Ferguson's short corner played from the right side. She scored the first goal of her career in the 57th minute against the Rebels, converting a penalty kick to tie the game at 2-2 and helping Tennessee rally back for a 3-2 overtime win that secured its ticket to the 2014 SEC Tournament.
Baldwin became the 11th Tennessee player to earn SEC All-Freshman Team honors, joining Ali Christoph (2003), Genna Gorman (2004), Emily Redberg (2004), Jackie Acevedo (2005), Kylee Rossi (2005), Tanya Emerson (2007), Devon Swaim (2007), Chelsea Hatcher (2008), Amy Harrison (2009) and Julie Eckel (2011).
Baldwin, who played for both the U.S. U-18 Women's National Team and the U.S. U-20 Women's National Team this past summer, was previously named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Best XI Freshman Team, the TopDrawerSoccer.com Midseason Freshman Top 100 (No. 9) and the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team. She was also named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 31 for her role in Tennessee's comeback win at Ole Miss.
