Oct. 1, 2008

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Samford goalkeeper Cayley Winters was named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Wednesday. The Bulldogs' senior from Littleton, Colo., played a pivotal role in the team's 1-0-1 SoCon start last week.

Winters, who owns an impressive 3.42 grade-point average in nursing, didn't allow any goals and recorded six saves in helping the Bulldogs to a 1-0-1 record last week.

She tallied a 110-minute shutout against SoCon preseason-favorite UNC Greensboro on Sunday and played 84:33 versus Elon in leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 shutout victory. Winters registered four key saves in Samford's hard-fought 0-0 draw against UNC Greensboro on Sunday.

Winters also increased her career shutout total to 17 and is only five shutouts shy of setting the school's all-time record. In Samford's matches against Elon and UNC Greensboro, she improved her goals-against average this season to 0.76, which is ranked second in the SoCon. Winters is also ranked second in the SoCon with an .867 save percentage.

The Samford University soccer team will next be in action Friday at 6 p.m. (CT), as the Bulldogs continue their SoCon schedule with a matchup against the Davidson Wildcats at Alumni Stadium (2,000) in Davidson, N.C.

2008 SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week

Week 1 - Andy Horn, Football, Western Carolina
Week 2 - Lauren Tomory, Cross Country/Tennis, Furman
Week 3 - Sarabeth Peele, Volleyball, Davidson
Week 4 - Arlan Whittle, Western Carolina
Week 5 - Cayley Winters, Samford