Jan. 8, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Former Gamecock Jennie Ondo Lloyd has been selected as South Carolina’s representative for the Southeastern Conference Class of 2014 Women’s Legends which showcases former student-athletes from all 14 SEC member institutions.
The conference is announcing the legends from its Eastern Division schools today while the Western Division schools will be announced on January 9. Each legend will then be celebrated individually on each Sunday and Thursday between January 12 and February 27.
The class will be honored at the 2014 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament, March 5-9 in Duluth, Ga. Each legend will be honored during half-time of their teams first game of the tournament, all 14 individuals will also be honored as a group on March 8, as well as participate in an autograph session on the concourse. Complimentary posters of the Legends will be available at the session.
Lloyd, who joined the South Carolina soccer program in its second year of existence in 1996, was the Gamecocks’ biggest threat in the attack during her tenure and remains not only the top scorer in South Carolina history, but one of the best in SEC history. The native of Charleston, S.C., still holds school records for goals in a season (14: 1996, 1999), career goals (50), game-winning goals in a season (6: 1999), game-winning goals in a career (16) and points in a season (34: 1996). Her career goals mark of 50 currently ranks seventh in the SEC, while her career point total of 115 is eighth.
As a freshman, she helped the Gamecocks earn the program’s first win over a Top 10 opponent when they defeated No. 9 Clemson 3-2 on September 18, 1996. The following year, Lloyd earned All-SEC honors for the first time after scoring 11 goals to go with three assists. During her junior season, she helped the Gamecocks to an 11-win season en route to their first trip to both the SEC and NCAA tournaments.
Duing her final season in Garnet and Black, Lloyd tied a career-best 14 goals as she led the Gamecocks back to the SEC tournament after posting a then-program best 14 wins. Lloyd was rewarded by being named to the All-SEC first team.
The consummate example of a student-athlete, Lloyd was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll during her final three years at South Carolina, and as a senior, she was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team.
Below is the list of the 2014 SEC Women’s Legends representing Eastern Division institutions:
Florida – Vanessa Hayden, Basketball, 2000-2004
Georgia – CoCo Miller, Basketball, 1997-2001
Kentucky – Jodie Whitaker, Basketball, 1986-89
Missouri – Renee Kelly, Basketball, 1984-1987
South Carolina – Jennie Lloyd, Soccer, 1996-1999
Tennessee – Cindy Noble Hauserman, Basketball, 1978-1981
Vanderbilt – Kelly Dougherty Stallworth, Basketball, 1993-1995
