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2016 Samford Soccer Roster

Dakota Hamilton
Dakota Hamilton

14 Anna Allen

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Vestavia Hills HS
  • Hometown Vestavia Hills, Ala.

Biography

2015 SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2015 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
2014 NSCAA ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION THIRD TEAM
2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2014 SOCON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
 
2015 (junior):
Earned Second-Team All-Southern Conference honors . . . proved to be one of 11 players named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team . . . started in all 19 matches that she competed in . . . logged 1,504 minutes of playing time and finished the season ranked fourth on the team in the category . . . helped anchor the Bulldogs’ defense that set the SoCon’s all-time record by only allowing one goal in league play . . . Samford outscored its opponents, 21-1, in conference matches and led the SoCon in both fewest goals allowed (15) and goals-against average (0.73) . . . scored a goal and added an assist for a total of three points . . . tallied the Bulldogs’ game-winning goal against VMI in the quarterfinal round of the SoCon Tournament held Oct. 31 . . . assisted on a key goal in Samford’s 5-1 triumph of Memphis on Aug. 28 . . . tallied a season-high three shot attempts at Kennesaw State on Sept. 20 . . . logged a season-high 110 minutes of playing time against Mercer in the semifinal round of the SoCon Tournament . . . also tallied 90-plus minutes played in matches against Wake Forest (Aug. 30), Duke (Sept. 11), Mercer (Oct. 4), ETSU (Oct. 23) and Western Carolina (Oct. 25) . . . 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 First-Team All-SoCon honors . . . named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team as Samford registered victories against The Citadel and ETSU en route to an appearance in the SoCon Tournament championship . . . named to the College Soccer 360 Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 30 after the Bulldogs earned key home victories against The Citadel and Mercer . . . ranked fifth on the team in assists with three . . . proved to be the only Samford player to start all 22 matches and logged a team-high 1,819 minutes of game action . . . finished the season with three assists and scored the game-winning goal in the team’s SoCon Tournament victory against The Citadel on Nov. 1 . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs’ defensive rotation that finished second in the SoCon in shutouts (7) . . . logged 90-plus minutes of game action in 13 of the team’s 22 matches, including a season-high 93 minutes of playing time against Cincinnati on Aug. 22 . . . 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): Earned playing time in all 21 matches and started in 18 of the team’s contests . . . logged a total of 1,508 minutes of game action, which ranked fifth on the team and second among freshmen . . . finished the season with a goal and three assists for a total of five points . . . rattled off 20 shot attempts with five being on-goal . . . concluded the year ranked second on the team with three assists . . . tallied her assists against UTSA (Sept. 8), Kennesaw State (Sept. 17) and Wofford (Oct. 3) . . . scored a key goal in the Bulldogs’ 3-0 SoCon triumph over Davidson on Sept. 29 . . . logged a career-high 110 minutes of playing time at Elon on Oct. 27 . . . she also logged 90-plus minutes against Tennessee (Aug. 25), Chattanooga (Oct. 30), Appalachian State (Nov. 3) and Furman (Nov. 8) . . . earned her first varsity letter.
 
High School: Attended Vestavia High School in nearby Vestavia Hills, Ala. . . . listed as a 4-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer . . . a 10-year veteran of club soccer, she was named to Alabama’s prestigious Olympic Developmental Program . . . earned all-state honors . . . the 2013 team captain at VHHS, she was a three-year starter in the midfield and was named to the All-Tournament Team of both the 2012 Gulf Shores Classic and the 2012 Lakeshore Shootout . . . ranked as the No. 10 midfielder in the South Region . . . academically, she prospered in high school and concluded her prep career with a brilliant 3.8 grade-point average . . . member of Mu Alpha Theta and a four-year member of the Student Council.
 
Personal: Born Dec. 20, 1994 . . . parents are Leigh and Glen Allen . . . her uncle, Mark Walkup, was a cheerleader at Auburn University . . . her cousin, Nathan Sisco, ran track at Birmingham-Southern College . . . her grandmother, Ophelia Majors, was a cheerleader at Auburn University . . . majoring in business.





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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2013Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2014Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2015Junior

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    14
  • 14

    2016Senior

    Midfielder
    5'7"
    14