Vaila Barsley

				Class: Senior Hometown: Great Yarmouth, England High School: Flegg Position: Defender/Midfielder

As A Sophomore In 2007: Played in 17 games, getting the starting nod in 15 ... was a key contributor to a defensive unit that posted eight shutouts and only allowed 17 goals on the season ... registered 14 shots on the year and her seven shots in BIG EAST play were the sixth-most on squad ... posted first assist of the year against Sacred Heart (Sept. 7), tallying the helper on the first goal of the game ... notched two shots against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 9 ... played and started against Vermont (Sept. 14) and helped squad record the shutout win ... tallied three shots - two of which were on goal - against Maine (Sept. 16) ... played the entire game against Syracuse (Sept. 21) and held the team scoreless ... also posted a shot against the Orange ... tallied a season-high four shots and one on goal against Pittsburgh (Sept. 30) ... key contributor in team's shutout win over UConn (Oct. 26), coming off the bench and playing solid defense ... recorded a shot on goal in a 2-1 win over Providence (Oct. 28).

As A Freshman In 2006: Made a dynamic debut in the BIG EAST, starting 18 games and netting four goals and an assist ... selected to the All-BIG EAST third team ... a third team Freshman All-American and second team All-Northeast Region selection by SoccerBuzz ... also garnered All-Northeast Region Second Team recognition from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) ... scored first-career goal at Fairfield (Sept. 5) ... headed home the game-tying goal to force overtime at Syracuse (Sept. 15) ... assisted on the game-tying goal at Pittsburgh (Sept. 22) ... scored the first St. John's goal en route to a 3-1 win over Seton Hall (Oct. 13) ... header off a corner kick gave the Red Storm a 1-0 victory over South Florida (Oct. 20).

Before St. John's: Played for the Under 17 England National Team ... played for the Arsenal Reserves and the Norfolk Ladies at the club level ... attended the Arsenal Ladies Soccer Academy ... Arsenal Reserves were runners-up of Reserve League South 1 and winners of the Reserve League Cup ... Norwich City Ladies were the Eastern Region's premiership winners and league cup winners in 2005-06.

Personal: Vaila M. Barsley ... born in Boston, England ... daughter of Roger and Rosemary Barsley ... has a brother, Daniel (22) ... majoring in accounting.