Junior College: Transferred from Lake Land College and will be eligible for competition in the 2008 season. At Lake Land, Gooding was named conference freshman of the year... She also made the all-conference and all-region 24 team... Last season she posted a .345 batting average including 14 doubles, five triples and three home runs to go along with 37 RBI's... She earned Academic All-America honors in 2007.

High School: While in her native Australia, she was named to the U/23 Development Squad... On the national team she received the best batter award with a .580 batting average... Named team MVP in 2004 for NSW at the Australian Combined High School Championship... Represented New South Whales in the Australian National Championship in 2002, 2004 and captained the team in 2005... North Coast Sports Star of the Month in April 2005.

Personal: Daughter of Jackie and Jeffrey Gooding. Birthday: June 20, 1986. Major: Exercise Science.