OVERVIEW

Liz Palmer comes from a winning program … Is a technical player with great vision … Very skilled player ... Expectations are high for her over her two seasons at JCCC.

FRESHMAN YEAR 2018

Selected the team's Cavalier Award winner for 2018 ... Played in all 20 matches, and all as a starter … Earned first-team All-East Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference … Finished the season with nine points from three goals and three assists … Fired 27 shots on the season, 18 on goal for shots-on-goal percentage of .667 … Was also part of JCCC’s defensive pool that posted a goals against average of 1.70 with six shutouts … Gave JCCC an early 1-0 lead with her first score of the season in an eventual 2-1 overtime loss at nationally ranked Butler (9-12-18) … Netted the team’s second goal in a 6-0 win at Allen (10-3-18) … Followed with an assist on the final goal of a 2-0 win at Cowley (10-9-18) … Accounted for three points with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 upset victory over nationally ranked Butler (10-15-18) … Assisted on the first goal and scored the third goal … Helped JCCC to a 7-0 win over Neosho County with an assist on the fourth score of the game (10-20-18) ... Earned second-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with a 3.87 GPA.

HIGH SCHOOL 

Was a two-year starter and four-year letter winner for coach Jay Holmes at Maize High School, Maize, Kan. … Graduated 2018 … Team captain her senior year … Earned second-team Kansas 5A All-State as a junior, and was a first-team selection her senior campaign … Was a three-time All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division 1 selection at midfielder … Earned honorable mention her sophomore and junior year, and first-team as a senior …  Chosen All-Tournament at the McPherson Tournament her senior year … Helped her team compile a 46-8-0 record over her final three varsity seasons, and finish third at state each year … Netted two goals as a sophomore, three as a junior and six her senior year … Scored 35 times and assisted on 33 goals during her freshman season on the junior varsity … Played club soccer for the Kansas City Rush in 2015 and Warriors in 2018 for coach Ernesto Alcantar, Azteca in 2016 coached by German Aguilar and FC Union in 2017 coached by Brandon Bleakley … Helped FC Union win a state championship … Earned an academic letter and was a National Honors Society member.

PERSONAL

Born Elizabeth Paris Palmer on Feb. 2, 2000 … Nickname is Liz … Daughter of Robert and Lori Palmer … Has six siblings; Faron, Connor, Angela, Katie, Lily and Abby … Majoring in dental hygiene … Also recruited by Friends University, Newman University, Southern Nazarene University and Butler Community College … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chipotle, Chick-fil-a and Doc Greens … Favorite restaurant is Cheese Cake Factory … Favorite TV shows are Friends and The Office … Favorite movies are Cast Away and Catch Me if You Can …. Favorite sports movie is She’s the Man … Favorite actors are Chris Hemsworth and Leonardo DiCaprio … Favorite book is Looking for Alaska … Favorite music entertainers are Luke Combs and Khalid … Favorite cartoon characters are Tom and Jerry … Favorite athletes are Mia Hamm and Tyreek Hill … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Best player she has played against is former Newton standout and current Kansas State University midfielder Brooklyn Entz … Her greatest sports moment was scoring a game winning goal.