Kayla Clarke Class: Junior Hometown: Gaithersburg, Md. High School: Quince Orchard Height: 5-7 Position: Midfielder

As a freshman (2010): Made her collegiate debut, playing the entire second half of 6-0 season-opening win over Iona (8/20) ... played 16 minutes in 4-0 win over Kennesaw State (8/29) ... earned her first collegiate point, assisting Sade Ayinde's goal in 2-0 win over Stony Brook (9/5) ... played 18 minutes vs. the Seawolves ... played three minutes in 4-0 shutout of Clemson (10/14) ...

Before Maryland: A four-year letterwinner at Quince Orchard High School for Coach Peg Keller ... 2009 NSCAA All-Region selection ... 2009 NSCAA Scholar All-Region honors ... named to the ESPN RISE Maryland top players list ... two-time first team all-state ... two-time first team Washington Post All-Met ... second team All-Met as a sophomore in 2007 ... two-time first team All-Gazette ... selected to the Gazette's All-Decade team ... team captain as a senior ... totaled five goals and eight assists for 18 points as a senior in 2009 ... helped lead the Cougars to three berths in the state finals, including the 2007 championship team ... a six-year member of the Region I Girls ODP Program ... twice captained her ODP team to the ODP National Championship ... played club for the Bethesda Soccer Club for coach Kert Maese ... helped lead the Bethesda Blast to the 2005 state club championship ... has a weighted GPA of 4.33 ... four-year member of the Quince Orchard Honor Roll ... four-year winner of the Quince Orchard Scholar Athlete Award and the Maryland State Scholar Athlete Award ... chose Maryland over UMBC, George Washington and American.

Personal: Daughter of Christopher and Nilgun Clarke ... younger sister of Timur and Kamer ... enrolled in pre-elementary education.