Courtney ended her career ranked fourth all-time in assists (29). She was also ranked eighth in the season records for assists (10 in 2004).
SENIOR (2005): Started all 22 matches for UCF...was one of two captains for the Golden Knights...named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year...helped to hold conference opponents to just six goals in nine matches...recorded five assists for a total of five points with 16 shots...was second on the team in assists...picked up the assist on the game-winning goal at Memphis (10/21)...had a season-high three shots against Florida International (9/23)...was named to the C-USA All-Conference First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
JUNIOR (2004): Started all 23 matches for the Golden Knights...led the Black and Gold in penalty kicks with a perfect 4-for-4 effort...recorded 20 points on the season with five goals and 10 assists...had one game-winning goal against Mercer (10/8)...scored the first goal for UCF against Florida (11/12) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in Gainesville, Fla. ...recorded three points against Troy (10/24) and Florida (11/12)...earned Atlantic Sun Offensive Player of the Week and soccerfla.com Player of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 25...was named to the soccerbuzz.com Southeast Region All-Regional Second Team, National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas College Women Scholar All-South Region First Team, A-Sun All-Conference First Team, All-Tournament Team and All-Academic Team, A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year, soccerFla.com All-Florida Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team.
SOPHOMORE (2003): Started 20 of 22 matches...third on the team in scoring with five goals and six assists for 16 points...ranked among the A-Sun[apos]s top marksmen with 48 shots to her credit...tied for seventh in the conference in assists...a second team All-A-Sun selection...opened the season with a four-game point streak in which she registered six points (2 goals, 2 assists)...scored the game-deciding tally in the shutout vs. Miami (9/5)...added two assists at Lipscomb (10/5)...recorded a season-high five shots and netted the game-winning goal in the win at Jacksonville (10/17)...posted another three-game point streak with four points from Oct. 12-19...Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team...chosen by the U.S. Amateur Soccer Association to play for the Region III Select Team over the summer of 2003.
FRESHMAN (2002): Made an immediate impact at the midfield/forward position as a rookie...earned a starting nod in 19 of the 23 matches she played...recorded her first career points in the season opener vs. Quinnipiac (8/30), notching two assists in a 3-0 victory...knocked in the game-winning goal in the 3-2 win over Jacksonville (10/16)...finished the season third on the team in assists (8) and sixth in shots (27)...selected to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team and earned a spot on the A-Sun All-Tournament Team...also named to the A-Sun All-Academic Team.
PRIOR TO UCF: A three-year starter for Satellite High School...scored 109 goals and collected a state record 101 assists during her career...captained the Scorpions to the Class 3A State Championship in her final season...led the Space Coast in scoring with 56 goals and 41 assists as a senior...started 87 consecutive games during her high school career...a unanimous selection as Florida Today[apos]s All-Space Coast Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2002...also named the Satellite High School Female Athlete of the Year for 2001-2002...earned a spot on the Class 3A All-State Team...voted captain of the 2002 FACA State All-Star Team...named First-Team All-Space Coast as a junior...chosen as Offensive MVP sophomore and junior years...played club soccer for the Indialantic Force U-17 team, which won the 2001 FYSA State Cup State Championship.
PERSONAL: Courtney Nichole Baines was born on December 9, 1983 in Rockledge, Fla....daughter of Polly and Edward Baines...major is education.