18 - Jen Rincon
Jen Rincon
Height: 5-6
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Placentia, Calif.
High School: El Dorado
Position: F

2009: Appeared in 19 matches with four starts … those four starts came consecutively from Sept. 17-Oct. 2 … had four points on the season on four assists … had assists in three straight contests, helping on the game-winner in a 2-1 overtime game against Duquesne (Sept. 13) and in matches against High Point (9/17) and Furman (9/25) … also assisted on UNCG’s first goal in a 2-1 win over The Citadel on Oct. 25.

2008: Appeared in 22 games as a sophomore, notching seven points on three goals and an assist … scored a pair of goals against Chattanooga on Sept. 26, notching her first career goal and first game-winning goal in the process … also scored in a 6-0 win over Appalachian State in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament on Nov. 2 … picked up an assist in a 5-0 win over The Citadel (10/3).

2007: Saw action in 14 games her first year at UNCG … part of a Spartan defense that allowed just 19 goals in 22 games and a .083 shooting percentage over the course of the season … part of a defensive line that held opponents to a 0.85 goals against average, second best in the conference … UNCG’s 13 shutouts in 22 games were tops in the SoCon … assisted on the third goal in the 3-0 victory over Elon (11/1) to end the regular season.

High school: Played four years at El Dorado High School in Placentia, Calif. … teamed with current Spartan teammate Kristin Player to help El Dorado to back-to-back Century League Championships in 2004 and 2005 and another in 2007 … earned all-league honors in 2006 … earned the Scholar Athlete Award in 2006 … member of the West Coast Club team that won the California State Cup championship in 2002 and 2004 and was a finalist in 2006 … part of the squad that was the 2006 Coast Soccer League Premier champion and Las Vegas Showcase champion … the team won the North American Super Y League championship in Tampa, Fla., in 2006.

Personal: Jennifer Rincon … born March 1, 1989, in Santa Ana, Calif. … daughter of Gilbert and Dona Rincon … has two older brothers, Gilbert and Donald, two older sisters, Shannon and Jera, and one younger sister, Jaclyn … majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in fitness leadership.