Samford University Athletics

2016 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
2015 SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2015 COLLEGE SOCCER 360 PRIMETIME PERFORMER OF THE WEEK (SEPT. 30)
 
2016 (senior): Proved to be one of 11 players named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference Team.
 
2015 (junior): Named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year . . . earned First-Team All-SoCon honors . . . named a Division I Primetime Performer of the Week by College Soccer 360 on Sept. 30, after leading Samford to a pair of shutout victories against SoCon-opponents Furman, 2-0, and Wofford, 1-0 . . . anchored 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) . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs’ defense that posted 10 shutouts and set a school record with 763-consecutive scoreless minutes spanning 10 matches . . . scored the game-winning goal in Samford’s 2-1 home victory against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 6 . . . earned significant playing time in 19 of the team’s 20 matches on the season . . . started every match that she competed in and logged 1,632 minutes of playing time, which ranked second on the team . . . tallied three goals and an assist for a total of seven points . . . rattled off 11 shot attempts with five being on-goal for a solid .455 shots-on-goal percentage . . . finished the season ranked fourth on the team in game-winning goals (1), fifth in goals (3), seventh in points (7), ninth in assists (1) and 10^th in both shots (11) and shots on goal (5) . . . scored goals against Coastal Carolina, Kennesaw State and VMI . . . registered a key assists versus Mercer . . . attempts a season-high four shots against VMI on Oct. 9 . . . logged 90-plus minutes of playing time in 14 matches, including a season-high 110 minutes of game action versus Duke on Sept. 11 . . . earned her third varsity letter.
 
2014 (sophomore): Started in all 21 matches that she competed in, while logging 1,784 minutes of playing time; a total that ranked second on the team . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs’ defensive rotation that finished second in the SoCon in shutouts (7) . . . added a pair of assists on the season and concluded the year with two total points . . . logged 90-plus minutes in 17 of the Bulldogs’ 22 matches, including a season-high 93 minutes in the team’s season-opening home contest against Cincinnati on Aug. 22 . . . started in the first nine matches of the year, as well as the final 12 games, including all three of the team’s SoCon Tournament matchups . . . earned her second varsity letter.
 
2013 (freshman): Earned playing time in 18 of the team’s 21 matches and started in contests against Appalachian State (Oct. 13), Francis Marion (Oct. 20) and Chattanooga (Oct. 30) . . . logged a total of 641 minutes of playing time, which ranked fifth amongst Bulldog freshmen . . . scored a key goal in Samford’s SoCon victory against Chattanooga on Oct. 30 . . . rattled off 11 shot attempts on the year with six proving to be on-goal for a solid 54.5 shot-on-goal percentage, which ranked fourth on the team . . . when on the field, Samford outscored the opposition by a total of 32-21 . . . logged a career-high 100 minutes of game action versus Francis Marion on Oct. 20 . . . also played the entire match at Appalachian State on Oct. 13 . . . boasted a career-high four shot attempts at Elon on Oct. 27 . . . earned her first varsity letter.
 
High School: Seven-year member of the varsity team at The First Academy . . . also a three-year letterwinner in track and field . . . played seven seasons of club soccer for FC America . . . named to the 2008 Florida ODP team . . . also played for the Central Florida Krush 94 Black Premier squad (2010-12) and competed in the Elite Club National League (2012-13) . . . named the team captain of FC America from 2006-10 and at The First Academy from 2009-13 . . . excelled on the soccer field and garnered her high school’s most valuable player award in six-consecutive seasons . . . named to the all-district team in both 2009 and 2010 . . . as one of the fastest soccer players in Florida, she also ran track and earned state runner-up honors in the 2010 4x400 relay . . . her team also claimed the 2010 regional championship title in the 4x400 relay . . . succeeded off the field as well in high school and was named to the National Junior Honors Society in 2007-10 . . . an annual member of the Headmasters List, she also received National Honors Society honors in 2011-13.
 
Personal: Born July 6, 1994 . . . parents are Larry and Veronica Cole . . . majoring in family studies.