7 Grady Ballard
Grady Ballard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    State College, PA
  • High School:
    State College
  • Position:
    F
  • g
    3
  • a
    4
  • pts
    10
  • gw
    0

Bio

2021: Played in and started 15 games during his freshman campaign with the Penn State Altoona men's soccer program...was voted to the second team of the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference squad...among all AMCC players, ranked second in shots on goal (42), third in points (31), assists (7), shots attempted (76), and penalty kick goals (2), and fourth in goals scored (12) and game-winning goals (3)...scored his first collegiate goal and points during a 5-1 win at Gallaudet on Sept. 3...was named the AMCC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20...took Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III South Region Rookie of the Month honors for September.

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 15 Penn St.-Behrend L, 5-0
Oct 19 Pitt.-Greensburg L, 2-1
Oct 22 Pitt.-Bradford W, 5-1
Oct 25 at La Roche T, 2-2
Oct 27 at Lancaster Bible L, 8-0
Oct 29 at Pitt.-Greensburg L, 2-0
  Overall Conf
Games 13 6
Games started 7 2
Goals 3 3
Assists 4 2
Points 10 8
Shots 27 11
Shot Pct .111 .273
Penalty kicks 0-1 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 3 at Waynesburg L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
Sep 8 at Wilson W, 1-0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 10 Thiel W, 4-1 1 0 1 1 4 .000 0-0 0
Sep 14 at St. Vincent L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 17 Wash. & Jeff. L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-1 0
Sep 24 FDU-Florham L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 1 at Alfred St. L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 8 at Hilbert W, 3-2 - 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Oct 11 at Mt. Aloysius L, 2-1 - 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Oct 15 Penn St.-Behrend L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 19 Pitt.-Greensburg L, 2-1 - 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 22 Pitt.-Bradford W, 5-1 1 1 1 3 5 .200 0-0 0
Oct 25 at La Roche T, 2-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Lancaster Bible L, 8-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Pitt.-Greensburg L, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 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 13 7 .23 .31 .77 2.08 .111 1.00 .481
Conference 6 2 .50 .33 1.33 1.83 .273 1.17 .636
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 4 .17 .50 .83 2.33 .071 1.50 .643
Away 7 3 .29 .14 .71 1.86 .154 .57 .308
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 3 .50 .75 1.75 3.25 .154 1.75 .538
Losses 9 4 .11 .11 .33 1.56 .071 .67 .429
Month September 6 5 .00 .33 .33 2.67 .000 1.00 .375
October 7 2 .43 .29 1.14 1.57 .273 1.00 .636

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 13 7 3 4 10 27 .111 13 .481 4 0 0-1 0
Conference 6 2 3 2 8 11 .273 7 .636 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Location Home 6 4 1 3 5 14 .071 9 .643 0 0 0-1 0
Away 7 3 2 1 5 13 .154 4 .308 4 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Result Wins 4 3 2 3 7 13 .154 7 .538 1 0 0-0 0
Losses 9 4 1 1 3 14 .071 6 .429 3 0 0-1 0
Month September 6 5 0 2 2 16 .000 6 .375 2 0 0-1 0
October 7 2 3 2 8 11 .273 7 .636 2 0 0-0 0

News Mentions

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Men’s Soccer Cruises to 5-1 Win on Senior Day

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team overpowered Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Pitt-Bradford by...

October 22, 2022

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Greensburg Rallies Past Men’s Soccer, 2-1

ALTOONA, Pa. – Pitt-Greensburg scored two goals late in the second half of Wednesday night’s game at Spring Run Stadium, overcoming...

October 19, 2022

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Men’s Soccer Edged 2-1 by Mount Aloysius

CRESSON, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team suffered a narrow Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss on Tuesday...

October 11, 2022

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Men’s Soccer Nabs First AMCC Win at Hilbert

HAMBURG, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s soccer secured its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference victory of the season on...

October 8, 2022

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Devils Defeat Lions 3-0

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team capped its September schedule with a 3-0 loss at the hands of non-conference...

September 24, 2022

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Presidents Push Past Lions, 3-1

ALTOONA, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College handed the Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team a 3-1 loss on Saturday afternoon at...

September 17, 2022

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Men’s Soccer Stumbles at St. Vincent

LATROBE, Pa. – After winning its previous two games in a row, the Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team was tripped up on Wednesday...

September 14, 2022

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Men’s Soccer Tops Thiel 4-1 in Home Opener

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team got its home schedule started with a win, as the Lions powered past non-confer...

September 10, 2022

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Men’s Soccer Shuts Out Wilson for First Win

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team picked up its first win of the season on Thursday afternoon, blanking...

September 8, 2022

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Men’s Soccer Edged 1-0 in Season Opener

WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team opened its 2022 schedule on the road Saturday night, falling 1-0 to...

September 3, 2022

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Men’s Soccer 2022 Season Preview

As it prepares to embark on its 2022 campaign, the Penn State Altoona men’s soccer team flips the page to a new chapter in the history of...

August 31, 2022