7 Grady Ballard
Grady Ballard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    State College, PA
  • High School:
    State College
  • Position:
    F
  • g
    12
  • a
    7
  • pts
    31
  • gw
    3

Bio

High School: Was a first team all-conference selection in 2019 and 2020...earned second team all-conference honors in 2018...named varsity men's soccer player of the year in 2020.

Personal: Son of Rebecca Gillan and Josh Ballard...major is currently undecided.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 9 Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-0
Oct 12 La Roche W, 2-1
Oct 16 at Pitt.-Bradford L, 8-0
Oct 20 at Pitt.-Greensburg L, 2-0
Oct 23 at Bryn Athyn L, 3-1
Oct 26 at Mt. Aloysius L, 4-2
  Overall Conf
Games 15 6
Games started 15 6
Goals 12 6
Assists 7 1
Points 31 13
Shots 76 27
Shot Pct .158 .222
Penalty kicks 2-3 1-1
Game-winning goals 3 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 3 at Gallaudet W, 5-1 1 1 2 4 8 .125 1-1 1
Sep 4 Wittenberg L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 8 Wilson W, 5-0 1 1 2 4 7 .143 0-0 0
Sep 10 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 St. Vincent W, 2-1 1 1 1 3 4 .250 0-0 1
Sep 16 at Thiel W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Hilbert W, 6-2 1 5 0 10 12 .417 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Valley Forge   - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Washington College   - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. W, 3-1 1 1 1 3 4 .250 1-1 1
Sep 28 at Villa Maria W, 9-2 1 2 1 5 4 .500 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Albright L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 6 .000 0-0 0
Oct 2 at Medaille L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
Oct 6 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 7 .000 0-0 0
Oct 9 Penn St.-Behrend L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 12 La Roche W, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Pitt.-Bradford L, 8-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Pitt.-Greensburg L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Bryn Athyn L, 3-1 1 1 0 2 6 .167 0-1 0
Oct 26 at Mt. Aloysius L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2021-22 15 15 .80 .47 2.07 5.07 .158 2.80 .553
2022-23 13 7 .23 .31 .77 2.08 .111 1.00 .481
Total 28 22 .54 .39 1.46 3.68 .146 1.96 .534

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2021-22 15 15 12 7 31 76 .158 42 .553 6 1 2-3 3
2022-23 13 7 3 4 10 27 .111 13 .481 4 0 0-1 0
Total 28 22 15 11 41 103 .146 55 .534 10 1 2-4 3

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 15 15 .80 .47 2.07 5.07 .158 2.80 .553
Conference 6 6 1.00 .17 2.17 4.50 .222 3.00 .667
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 6 .50 .67 1.67 4.33 .115 1.83 .423
Away 9 9 1.00 .33 2.33 5.56 .180 3.44 .620
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 8 1.38 .88 3.63 6.38 .216 3.63 .569
Losses 7 7 .14 .00 .29 3.57 .040 1.86 .520
Month September 9 9 1.22 .78 3.22 5.78 .212 3.22 .558
October 6 6 .17 .00 .33 4.00 .042 2.17 .542

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 15 15 12 7 31 76 .158 42 .553 6 1 2-3 3
Conference 6 6 6 1 13 27 .222 18 .667 2 1 1-1 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Location Home 6 6 3 4 10 26 .115 11 .423 3 1 1-1 2
Away 9 9 9 3 21 50 .180 31 .620 3 0 1-2 1
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Result Wins 8 8 11 7 29 51 .216 29 .569 4 0 2-2 3
Losses 7 7 1 0 2 25 .040 13 .520 2 1 0-1 0
Month September 9 9 11 7 29 52 .212 29 .558 4 0 2-2 3
October 6 6 1 0 2 24 .042 13 .542 2 1 0-1 0

News Mentions

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Ballard, Corr Voted to All-AMCC Team

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Two of the Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team’s freshmen were recognized for their strong 2021 campaigns...

November 9, 2021

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Men’s Soccer Drops Regular Season Finale at Mount Aloysius

CRESSON, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team took a tough loss on Tuesday night, when the Lions were defeated 4-2 by...

October 26, 2021

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Men’s Soccer Drops Non-Conference Road Game

BRYN ATHYN, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer was handed its third consecutive loss on Saturday afternoon, when the Lions fell 3-1...

October 23, 2021

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Men’s Soccer Falls 2-0 at Pitt-Greensburg

GREENSBURG, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer added an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss to its record on Wednesday...

October 20, 2021

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Men’s Soccer Blanked by Behrend

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer took its second Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss of the season on Saturday...

October 9, 2021

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Packevicz, Ballard Take ECAC Regional Men’s Soccer Monthly Awards

DANBURY, Conn. – A pair of Penn State Altoona men’s soccer freshmen were recognized for their standout performances on the pitch...

October 6, 2021

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Late Goal Pushes Men’s Soccer Past Pitt-Greensburg

ALTOONA, Pa. – Ciaran Corr (Newtown Square, PA/Marple Newtown) scored in the 77th minute of Wednesday night’s non-conference contest...

October 6, 2021

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Mavericks Edge Lions 1-0 in AMCC Game of the Week

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer came out on the losing end of Saturday’s tightly-contested Allegheny Mountain...

October 2, 2021

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Men’s Soccer Suffers Overtime Loss

READING, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer had its six-game winning streak halted on Thursday, when the Lions were handed a 3-2...

September 30, 2021

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Lions Overpower Villa Maria in 9-2 Win

ELMA, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer reeled off its sixth consecutive win on Tuesday afternoon, when the Lions were too much...

September 28, 2021

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Lions Defeat Alfred State for Second AMCC Win

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team kept its early season success rolling on Saturday, when the Lions earned a 3-1...

September 25, 2021

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Ballard Named AMCC Offensive Player of the Week

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona freshman forward Grady Ballard (State College, PA/State College) was named the Allegheny Mountain...

September 20, 2021

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Ballard’s Record-Setting Day Leads Lions Past Hilbert

HAMBURG, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona’s Grady Ballard (State College, PA/State College) set three new men’s soccer program single...

September 18, 2021

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Men’s Soccer Edges Thiel 1-0 for Third Straight Win

GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team earned a 1-0 victory over non-conference opponent Thiel College on Thursday...

September 16, 2021

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Lions Net 2-1 Win on Late Goal

ALTOONA, Pa. – Grady Ballard (State College, PA/State College) scored in the 87th minute in a tie game for the Penn State Altoona men’...

September 14, 2021

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Lions Shut Out Wilson for First Home Win

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer picked up its first home win of the 2021 season on Wednesday night, blanking non-confer...

September 8, 2021

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Lions Fall 6-0 to Wittenberg in Home Opener

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer returned to action on Saturday afternoon, hosting non-conference opponent Wittenberg...

September 4, 2021

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Men’s Soccer Wins 5-1 in Season Opener

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer posted a big victory in its return to intercollegiate action on Friday night,...

September 3, 2021

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Men's Soccer 2021 Season Preview

Following the cancelation of the team’s 2020 regular season due to COVID-19, Penn State Altoona men’s soccer is set to return to full...

August 31, 2021