Alev Baysoy

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
High School:
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.

Freshman Year (2014-15): Appeared in all 31 games ... had eight shots and finished -1 with one penalty.

Before Princeton: A five-year member of the St. Paul United hockey team ... a starter since eighth grade ... team captain her senior year when the Spartans were section champions, conference runners-up and fourth-place finishers in the state ... named first-team all-conference all five years ... was all-state as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... twice earned team MVP honors ... named to the All-East Metro Pioneer Press team as a senior ... school record holder for most career points with 210 and points in a single season with 53 in 2011-12 ... invited to three USA Hockey National Development Camps - the 15s, 16s and 18s - each time earning all-star team honors ... a member of the five Minnesota Select ... also played soccer and track & field ... a four-year starter on the soccer team ... captured first-team all-conference honors as a senior captain while being named defensive MVP ... won a conference title in the 4x400 relay and earned all-conference honorable mention accolades in track ... played for the Highland Central Capitals from 2004-09, the Minnesota Ice Cats in 2011 and 2012 and the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2013.

Personal: Full name is Alev Erin Baysoy ... daughter of Coskun Baysoy and Andrea Backes .... Coskun (Technical University of Istanbul '84) is an enginneer and Andrea (Moorehead State '87) is a CFO at the University of Minnesota ... has a younger brother, Noah ... cousin David Backes plays in the NHL and is a two-time Olympian ... cousin Ron Backes was on the 1992 US Olympic team as a shot putter .... birthdate is July 26.