Jordan Ginther Season 2015

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PositionGOALKEEPER
Height5-6
YearJunior
HometownEagan, Minn.
Photo Galleries: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Pro Team: USA Women's National Team
Favorite Athlete: Megan Rapinoe
Favorite Pro Stadium: Toyota Park
Favorite Field She's Played On (Other Than Purdue): Toyota Park
Favorite Marquee Event: Summer Olympics
Favorite Country to Root for at World Cup: USA
Current Pro Goalkeeper She'd Like to Shoot Against: Tim Howard
Person She'd Like to Have Dinner With: Her Grandpa
In Her MP3 Player: Twenty One Pilots
Last Concert She Attended: Kygo
Favorite Author: John Green
Last Book She Read: Finding Alaska
Favorite Actor, Actress & Director: Robert Downey, Jr., Jennifer Lawrence & Quentin Tarantino
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Miracle
Favorite TV Series: Stranger Things
Favorite Month: September
Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July
Favorite Food: Deep Dish Pizza
Favorite Dessert: Frozen Yogurt
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Hiking
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Disc Golf
Favorite Purdue Building: Mackey Arena
Favorite Big City: Chicago
Unique Travel Locale: Arizona
Country She'd Most Like to Visit: Spain
Favorite Thing About Folk Field:Locker Room
Most Memorable Games at Purdue: 2014 Spring Tournament at Indiana State
Enjoyed This Professor's Class: Terrance Manning, English
Furry Friend: Simba, Cat

SENIOR / 2016
· Ginther started all 12 games in which she played
· Started the first three games of the season and the final nine
· Also started both preseason exhibition shutout wins
· Finished her career having played in at least six games each of her four years, making 30 career starts (sixth in program history)
· Made a career-high 11 saves in the overtime loss at Rutgers
· Made a combined 17 saves during the Wisconsin-Minnesota weekend
· Made saves on penalty kicks against Rutgers and Marshall
· Led Purdue to a shutout win vs. Maryland and season-opening victory vs. Marshall
· Played all 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss at Penn State, marking the first time since 2007 Purdue limited PSU to just one goal on its home pitch
· Also graduated sixth in team history in saves and minutes played.

JUNIOR / 2015
· Ginther played in six games and started five times
· Started four straight Big Ten games in October, conceding just four goals over that stretch
· Posted her third career solo shutout in the scoreless draw with Rutgers, blanking an NCAA College Cup qualifier in her first action since Sept. 13
· Made a season-high seven saves in the overtime loss at Michigan
· Helped lead Purdue to its first scoreless draw since 2010, making five saves
· Also had five saves while conceding two goals against Penn State, which went on to win the national title
· Played the second half of the shutout win vs. Evansville
· Started the loss to Seattle at the Montana Cup

SOPHOMORE / 2014
· Ginther started all nine games in which she played
· Opened the season as the starter and also made six starts in Big Ten play
· Was sidelined by an injury for seven games early in the season but returned in time for the Minnesota-Wisconsin weekend to close out the month of September
· Also started Big Ten games against Maryland, Rutgers, Nebraska and Iowa
· Made a career-high eight saves in the 1-0 loss to Wisconsin
· Shut out Ohio to help the Boilers post their first win of the season
· Surrendered only one goal in 1-0 losses to Miami (Ohio), Minnesota and Nebraska
·Made five saves in the loss at Nebraska.

FRESHMAN / 2013
· Ginther played in nine games, making four starts
· Purdue's first true freshman goalkeeper to start a game since the program's inaugural 1998 season
· Started four consecutive games in September vs. Dartmouth, Seattle, IPFW and Miami (Ohio)
· Helped lead the Boilers to wins against Dartmouth and IPFW as well as a draw against Seattle
· Saw action off the bench five times, finishing off the games against Akron, Xavier, Kansas, Penn State and Nebraska
· Earned her first collegiate shutout in the IPFW win
· Made a season-high four saves in the games against Kansas and Dartmouth
· Kept Xavier off the scoreboard for the final 27 minutes of the game, her longest relief appearance of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
· Three-year starting goalkeeper for the varsity team, coached by Scott Parillo
· Didn't play high school soccer as a sophomore in order to train for nationals with her club team
· USYS Golden Glove winner in 2011 after helping lead her club to the national title
· Team MVP as a senior after recording 11 shutouts
· Two-time all-conference, all-area and all-sectional honoree while breaking the school record for shutouts
· Conference MVP as a freshman.

Biographical Information
Major: Public Relations
Parents: John & Kelly Ginther
Brothers: Jake & Sam

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Senior
2016

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Sophomore
2014

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Freshman
2013

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