Biography
SOCON’S ACTIVE CAREER LEADER IN POINTS SCORED (69)
SOCON’S ACTIVE CAREER LEADER IN GAME-WINNING GOALS (11)
SAMFORD’S ALL-TIME LEADER IN GOALS SCORED (28)
SAMFORD’S SINGLE-SEASON RECORD HOLDER IN GOALS (13)
2016 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2015 ALL-SOCON TOURNAMENT TEAM
2015 COLLEGE SOCCER 360 PRIMETIME PERFORMER OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 2)
2015 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 1)
2014 NSCAA ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION THIRD TEAM
2014 SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2014 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
2013 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2013 SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
2013 COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS SOCON PRESEASON FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2016 (senior): Proved to be one of 11 players named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference Team . . . enters the season as the SoCon’s active career leader in both points scored (69) and game-winning goals (11) . . . ranked second on the SoCon’s active career leader list with 27 goals.
2015 (junior): Earned First-Team All-SoCon honors . . . named to the All-SoCon Tournament Team . . . named a national Division I Primetime Performer of the Week by College Soccer 360 after she scored three goals and added a pair of assists in key victories against Wake Forest and Memphis . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Sept. 1 . . . finished the season ranked No. 28 in the nation in goals (13), No. 31 in game-winning goals (5), No. 33 in both goals per game (0.65) and points (31) and No. 39 in points per game (1.55) . . . tallied a goal versus Mercer in the semifinal round of the SoCon Tournament to set Samford’s single-season record in goals (12) and the school’s all-time record in career goals (28) . . . scored a key goal against VMI in the quarterfinal round of the SoCon Tournament on Oct. 31, and set school records at the time in both single-season goals (12) and career goals (27) . . . scored the game-winning goal in the Bulldogs’ 1-0 road victory at ETSU on Oct. 23 that secured Samford’s second straight regular-season title . . . the goal moved her into a tie for the school’s all-time goals-scored record of 26, as well as the single-season record of 11 . . . played a huge role in the Bulldogs’ offensive attack that led the SoCon in goals (44), assists (43) and points (131) . . . finished the season ranked second in the SoCon in the following statistical categories: points (31), points per game (1.55), goals (13) and goals per game (0.65) . . . ranked third in the conference in game-winning goals (5), fourth in shot attempts (58), fifth in shots per game (2.90), eighth in assists (5) and ninth in assists per game (0.25) . . . started in all 20 of the Bulldogs’ matches on the season and logged 1,544 minutes of playing time, which was ranked third on the team . . . led the team with 13 goals, 31 points, 58 shot attempts, 29 shots on goal and five game-winning goals . . . also finished the season ranked third on the team in both assists (5) and corner kicks (8) . . . registered Samford’s individual game-highs in points (6 vs. Memphis) and goals (2 vs. VMI, Memphis and South Alabama) . . . scored goals on her first three shot attempts of the season, including five goals on her opening seven shot attempts of the year . . . logged 90-plus minutes of playing time in games against Duke, ETSU and Western Carolina, including a season-high 110 against Mercer in the semifinal round of the SoCon Tournament . . . earned her third varsity letter.
2014 (sophomore): Named to the National Soccer Coaches of America Association’s (NSCAA) third team in the talent-laden Southeast Region . . . earned Second-Team All-SoCon honors . . . named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team . . . ranked fourth on the SoCon’s active career leaders list in game-winning goals with six . . . played a critical role in the Bulldogs’ potent offensive attack that finished third in the SoCon in both assists (41) and corner kicks (117) . . . a valuable member of Samford’s record-setting offense that accomplished single-season school records in goals (45), assists (41) and points (131) . . . finished the year ranked third on the team in all of the following offensive categories: goals (7), assists (5), points (19) and shot attempts (42) . . . earned playing time in 21 of the team’s 22 matches and started in 20 contests . . . logged 1,319 minutes on the season, a total which ranked ninth on the team . . . finished the campaign with seven goals, five assists for a total of 19 points . . . rattled off 42 shot attempts with 20 coming on goal for a solid .476 shots-on-goal percentage . . . started the first 17 matches of the season, as well as all three of the SoCon Tournament contests . . . scored the game-winning goal in the Bulldogs’ critical 1-0 road conference victory at previously undefeated UNCG on Oct. 12 . . . her decisive tally occurred in the 74th minute of play . . . notched a pair of goals in Samford’s 3-0 road victory at Chattanooga on Sept. 28 . . . scored the game-winning goal against the Mocs in the fifth minute of action . . . scored a goal in the team’s decisive 3-2 exhibition win over Ole Miss on Aug. 15 . . . earned her second varsity letter.
2013 (freshman): Member of the prestigious All-SoCon First Team . . . earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors . . . named to the CS360 Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 3, after scoring back-to-back, game-winning goals against Tennessee and Auburn . . . earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on Nov. 1, after scoring a pair of goals and added an assist versus Chattanooga on Oct. 30 . . . started in 20 of the team’s 21 games as a true freshman and logged a total of 1,446 minutes of playing time, which ranked seventh on the team . . . led Samford with eight goals scored, 19 points, 61 shot attempts and four game-winning goals . . . also added assists in matches against Davidson (Sept. 29), Furman (Oct. 20) and Chattanooga (Oct. 30) . . . lifted the Bulldogs to a thrilling 2-1 SoCon road victory at Appalachian State by scoring the game-winning goal in the 87th minute of play on Oct. 13 . . . finished the season ranked second in the SoCon in game-winning goals (4), fourth in the league in shot attempts (61), fifth in the conference in both shots per game (2.9) and goals (8), as well as eighth in goals per game (0.38) and 10th in points (19) . . . finished the campaign ranked nationally in scoring with eight total goals (No. 153) . . . concluded the year with 23 shots on goal on a total of 61 shot attempts for a solid 37.7 shots-on-goal percentage . . . scored a goal and added an assist versus Furman on Oct. 20 . . . rattled off a career-high six shot attempts in the Bulldogs’ 3-2 overtime victory over Vanderbilt on Sept. 13 . . . logged a career-high 95 minutes of playing time at Elon on Oct. 27 . . . also accumulated 90-plus minutes of playing time in matches against Vanderbilt, Georgia Southern (Sept. 27), Western Carolina (Oct. 11) and Furman (Nov. 8) . . . in the 2014 spring season, she scored both goals in the Bulldogs’ 2-0 home victory against Mississippi State . . . earned her first varsity letter.
High School: Athletic 5-foot-10 forward from Childersburg, Ala. . . . named a 4-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer . . . listed as one of the best players in Alabama . . . tabbed as the No. 11-ranked forward in the South Region . . . at CHS, she was a member of the prestigious 4A All-Tournament team in basketball . . . proved to be the only female from the school to medal at the Alabama State Championships in track and field . . . in only her first year on the track team, she placed second in the state in the 400-meter dash . . . also excelled in basketball and garnered 2012 Second-Team AWSA All-State honors in class 4A . . . named to the Talladega Country All-Tournament team.
Personal: Prefers to go by Mac . . . born Dec. 27, 1994 . . . parents are Tikita and Eugene Kelley . . . her brother, Justin Dates, played football at Miles College.
