Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 3-year returning letterwinner at FMU....PBC All-Academic Team 2017, 2016....Played in nine matches (seven starts) as a junior....Split time in goal....Posted team-best 2.62 goals against average with 35 saves and a .636 save percentage....4-3 record with 2 shutouts....Played in eight matches as s sophomore (6 in the field and 2 in goal)....Had a 1.34 goals against average in 67 minutes in goal with 1 save....Played in one match in 2015 as a field player....Brings a presence to the goal....Commands her backline well....Athletic and a hard worker....Given the fact that she will be able to learn from two returning keepers, her future as a Patriot is very bright....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Pi Sigma Alpha national political science honor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2016, 2017, 2018....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2015 (fall), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring, fall), 2018 (spring, fall), 2019 (spring)....D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award 2017.

PERSONAL:

• Born Janine Ariel Gordon in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
• A graduate of Western High School, where she played for coach Jennifer MacNeil
• As a senior, registered five shutouts and 81 saves
• Allowed only 17 goals in 14 matches as the Wildcats posted a 12-3-1 record
• Named her squad’s most valuable player
• Selected for All-Star match
• Named a 2014 Student of Character
• Played club soccer with both Weston FC and Plantation FC
• Nickname is Jen

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A singer
• Favorite Superhero: Mr. Incredible
• Favorite Athlete: Hope Solo
• Favorite Sports Team: New York Rangers
• Favorite TV Show: Sex and the City
• Favorite Food: Sushi
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Any Florida or Caribbean beach
• Your Motivation Music: Usually songs about being a boss chick like, “You Don’t Know me” by Jax
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Definitely our sports complex
• Other Campus Activities: Member of Pi Sigma Alpha and Chi Alpha Sigma
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Yoga
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Get into the conference tournament!
• Interesting Notes: I was a beauty queen for a country I've never been to; I’m aiming to land a Colgate ad someday; I’m probably the girliest Tom-boy you’ve ever met, practically a living oxymoron
• Any Brush With Greatness?: I pushed the PartyNextDoor guy out of the way at a club to get to the bathroom, not knowing it was him; I’ve been in a Wale and Dua Lipa music video; I met The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) at a pizza place when I was seven