2009 SEC All-Freshman Team
2009 SEC Freshman of the Week (Sept. 28, Oct. 19)
2009 CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer (Sept. 29)
2009 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana

FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
One of the top newcomers in the Southeastern Conference in 2009 ... Played in all 24 matches for the Tigers while making 19 starts during her freshman season ... Played primarily as a forward ... Finished the 2009 season as the team's third-leading goal scorer and fourth-leading point scorer ... Scored seven goals and recorded four assists for 18 points on the year ... Ranked third on the team with three game-winning goals ... Scored six goals with one assist for 13 points in 11 SEC matches ... Attempted 23 shots with 16 shots on goal on the season ... Displayed tremendous efficiency on the offensive end as she finished the season as the team leader with a .304 shot percentage and a .696 shots on goal percentage ... Enjoyed a breakout performance with a hat trick in LSU's 6-0 win over No. 8-ranked Georgia in its SEC opener on Sept. 25, including the game-winning goal in the third minute of play ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors and was named a CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer for her efforts against the Bulldogs ... Also scored the game-winning goal in LSU's 3-0 shutout of Alabama on Oct. 2 ... Scored a pair of goals in a 4-0 shutout of Mississippi State on Oct. 18 ... Also scored a goal in a 4-2 win over Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Nov. 4 ... Assisted the game-winning goal against UL-Lafayette and 10th-ranked South Carolina ... Either scored or assisted the game-winning goal in five wins in 2009 ... Was rewarded for her performance with a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team as selected by the league's 12 head coaches ... Also earned a first-team All-Louisiana selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... Earned her first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top forwards in the South for the Class of 2009 ... A former member of the Region III Olympic Development Program Team Pool ... A two-year veteran of the Georgia State ODP Team ... Played club soccer with the Birmingham United Soccer Association under the direction of head coach Eric Dade ... Helped lead her team to the 2009 Disney Championship ... Team also captured the Region III Premier League Championship and Alabama State Championship in 2008 ... Competed in the 2008 Raleigh Showcase with Birmingham United as the squad won all three of its matches ... Before joining Birmingham United in 2008, played with the Lazers 90 Elite and Concorde Fire South 90 Elite under head coach Brian Moore ... Competed in such prestigious club tournaments as the WAGS Tournament and the United States Youth Soccer Association Southern Regionals with Concorde Fire South ... Helped lead her team to the Georgia State Cup championship and the USYSA Southern Regional quarterfinals in 2007 ... Also competed in the prestigious Disney Showcase in 2006 and 2007 ... Was a standout varsity player at Starr's Mill High School in Fayetteville, Ga. ... Served as team captain for three seasons ... Earned distinction as the Fayette County Player of the Year in 2007 after leading the squad to the state finals for Region 4-4A ... Team won the state title in 2006 ... Advanced to the state quarterfinals in 2008 ... Named the Team MVP and a recipient of the Captain Award in 2007 and 2008 ... Also played varsity basketball as a junior and senior at Starr's Mill High School.

PERSONAL
Full name is Carlie Marie Banks ... Born on Dec. 4, 1990 ... Parents are Tim and Carol Banks ... Has an older sister, Tiffany, and an older brother, Tim ... An honor student who graduated high school with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average ... Was a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, National Technology Honor Society and Beta Club ... Winner of her school's Junior Marshal Award and U.S. History Award in 2008 ... Also served as a Grade Level Group Mentor in 2008-09.