Samford Hall of Fame Members
Biography
Induction Class: 2023
Sport: Women's Soccer
The 2005 Samford women's soccer team was the first Bulldog women's team to reach the NCAA Tournament. The team finished the season with a record of 15-4-4 overall and 7-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference, winning a third-straight OVC regular-season title. The Bulldogs then won their first OVC Tournament championship with a 1-0 win at Eastern Illinois in the championship contest. The win earned Samford the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Bulldogs advanced on penalty kicks over the host and 19
th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, before falling in the second round to 16
th-ranked Pepperdine. Head Coach
Todd Yelton was named the OVC's Coach of the Year, while Rebecca Bohler earned OVC Player of the Year honors. Five members of the team were named either first or second team All-OVC.
