Samford University Athletics

COMPETED IN THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES FOR SOUTH AFRICA
FIRST SAMFORD ATHLETE TO COMPETE IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
SOCON’S ACTIVE CAREER LEADER IN POINTS SCORED (117)
SOCON’S ACTIVE CAREER LEADER IN GOALS (39)
SOCON’S ACTIVE CAREER LEADER IN ASSISTS (39)
SOCON’S ACTIVE CAREER LEADER IN GAME-WINNING GOALS (15)
SAMFORD’S ALL-TIME ASSISTS RECORD-HOLDER (39)
2017 SOCON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2017 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
2017 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2017 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Oct. 17)
2017 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Oct. 10)
2017 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Aug. 29)
2016 SOCON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2016 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2016 SAMFORD’S SINGLE-SEASON RECORD-HOLDER IN GOALS (16)
2016 NATIONALLY-RANKED TOP 10 IN POINTS PER GAME (Ninth)
2016 NATIONALLY-RANKED TOP 10 IN GOALS PER GAME (Ninth)
2016 NATIONALLY-RANKED TOP 10 IN TOTAL GOALS (Ninth)
2016 SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH (October)
2016 SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH (September)
2016 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Oct. 18)
2016 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Sept. 6)
2016 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
2015 NATIONALLY-RANKED TOP 10 IN ASSISTS (Ninth)
2015 NATIONALLY-RANKED TOP 10 IN ASSISTS PER GAME (Seventh)
2015 SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2015 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM
SCHOOL RECORD-HOLDER WITH 38 POINTS IN A SEASON (2016)
SCHOOL RECORD-HOLDER WITH 16 GOALS IN A SEASON (2016)
SCHOOL RECORD-HOLDER WITH 31 POINTS IN A SEASON (2014)
SCHOOL RECORD-HOLDER WITH 13 ASSISTS IN A SEASON (2014)
SCHOOL RECORD-HOLDER WITH FOUR ASSISTS IN A GAME (MEMPHIS – 2015)
2014 NATIONALLY-RANKED TOP 10 IN ASSISTS (10^th)
2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2014 SOCON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
 
2017 (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 points scored (82), goals (26), assists (30) and game-winning goals (11).
 
2016 (junior): Competed in the 2016 Olympic Games with her home country of South Africa . . . started in all three matches against Sweden, China and Brazil . . . also started in a nationally-televised friendly against the No. 1-ranked United States, which was held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. . . . became the first Samford athlete to compete in the Olympic Games . . . proved to be one of 11 players named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team . . . named the SoCon Player of the Year . . . member of the First-Team All-SoCon Team . . . set Samford’s single-season record in goals with 16 . . . became the school’s all-time leader in assists with 30 . . . achieved the feat in only three seasons . . . named the SoCon’s Player of the Month for October after scoring nine goals and adding an assist en route to a perfect 7-0 team record in the month . . . named the SoCon Player of the Month for September after scoring five goals and handing out four assists in leading the Bulldogs to a 5-1-1 team record during the month . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Oct. 18, after scoring a pair of goals in critical home conference victories over Western Carolina and ETSU . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Sept. 6, after she scored a goal and added a pair of assists in the Bulldogs’ 3-3 road draw at Rice . . . finished the season ranked NO. 9 in the nation in points per game (1.9), goals per game (0.8) and total goals (16) . . . closed out the season ranked 12^th in the country in total points (38) . . . scored a pair of penalty-kick goals to defeat Western Carolina, 2-1, on Oct. 14 . . . tallied a pair of goals to help defeat The Citadel, 3-0, on Oct. 2 . . . scored a brilliant second-half goal to defeat Alabama, 1-0, on Sept. 13 . . . earned playing time in 20 of the team’s 21 matches and started in 19 games, while logging 1,321 minutes of action . . . led the team in goals (16), points (38), shot attempts (43), shots on goal (25), game-winning goals (8) and finished tied for first place on the squad with six assists . . . finished the season a perfect 5-for-5 on penalty-kick attempts . . . earned her third varsity letter.
 
2015 (sophomore): Earned Second-Team All-Southern Conference honors . . . proved to be one of 11 players named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team . . . scored the game-winning goal to secure South Africa’s bid to the 2016 Olympic Games in a thrilling 1-0 road victory over Equatorial Guinea on Oct. 18 . . . tallied the game-winning goal in the 54^th minute of play . . . enters the 2016 season as the SoCon’s active career leader in assists (24) . . . ranked second on Samford’s all-time assists list with 24 . . . finished the year ranked ninth in the nation in assists (11) . . . also ranked seventh in the country in assists per game (0.61) . . . played a huge role in the Bulldogs’ offensive attack that led the SoCon in goals (44), assists (43) and points (131) . . . finished the season tied for first place in the SoCon statistical rankings in both assists (11) and assists per game (0.61) . . . ranked seventh in the conference in both shots (50) and shots per game (2.78) . . . earned significant playing time in 18 of the team’s 20 matches on the season . . . the two games that she missed were during Olympic qualifying matches for South Africa . . . registered a Samford single-game record with four assists against Memphis on Aug. 28 . . . started in 17 matches and logged 1,327 minutes of playing time . . . finished the season with 11 assists and a goal for a total of 13 points . . . ranked second on the team in shots (50), shots on goal (19) and corner kicks (14) . . . registered Samford’s individual game-highs in points (6 vs. Memphis), assists (4 vs. Memphis), shots (9 vs. Wake Forest) and shots on goal (4 vs. VMI) . . . scored the game-winning goal in the Bulldogs’ key home victory against Memphis on Aug. 28 . . . logged a season-high 110 minutes of playing time versus Mercer in the semifinal round of the SoCon Tournament on Nov. 6 . . . also recorded 90-plus minutes of playing time against both Duke (Sept. 11) and ETSU (Oct. 23) . . . earned her second varsity letter.
 
2014 (freshman): Competed for the South African National Team at the 2015 Cyprus Cup and scored the game-winning goal in her squad’s thrilling 1-0 victory against Belgium on March 3 . . . the winning strike occurred in the 21^st minute of the international competition being held at Tasos Markou, Paralimni Stadium in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, which is located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea . . . concluded the season with a school-record 31 points, breaking a mark that stood since Marian Wagner accumulated 27 points in 2002 . . . finished the year with a school-record 13 assists, breaking a mark that stood since Rebecca Bohler tallied 12 assists in 2005 . . . handed out three assists in a single match against VMI on Oct. 10 . . . finished the season ranked No. 10 in the nation with 13 assists . . . finished 14^th in the nation in assists per game with 0.59 and 49^th in the country with 31 total points . . . earned First-Team All-SoCon honors . . . named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team . . . concluded the season with nine goals, which ranks third on Samford’s all-time single-season list . . . 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 fourth in the SoCon in assists (13) and fifth in points (31) . . . concluded the season ranked first on the team in points (31), assists (13) and shots attempts (52) . . . proved to be second on the squad in goals with nine . . . earned playing time in all 22 matches and started in 20 of the Bulldogs’ contests, including the first 11 of the season . . . logged a total of 1,519 minutes played, which ranked fifth on the team . . . finished the year with nine goals and 13 assists for a total of 31 points . . . rattled off 52 shot attempts with 29 being on goal for a solid .558 shots-on-goal percentage . . . notched game-winning goals against both Jacksonville State (Aug. 29) and Western Carolina (Oct. 5) . . . finished the season a perfect 4-of-4 on penalty-kick attempts . . . ranked second on the team with 38 corner kick attempts . . . registered a two-goal performance against Western Carolina as the Bulldogs tallied a 4-1 home victory in the SoCon rivalry . . . tallied four multi-assist matches, including a school-record three assist performance against VMI on Oct. 10 . . . logged a season-high 90 minutes of game action against both Austin Peay (Sept. 19) and The Citadel (Nov. 1) . . . earned her first varsity letter.
 
High School: Member of South Africa’s U17 World Cup squad . . . scored a goal and tacked on an assist against South Korea on Sept. 5, 2010 . . . also scored a goal against perennial powerhouse Germany in another World Cup qualifying match held at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago on Sept. 8, 2010 . . . selected in 2012 to join the South African Senior Women’s National Team, which featured the best 22 players in the nation . . . named South Africa’s Young Player of the Year in 2010 by the South African Football Association.