Samford University Athletics

2009 (Senior): 2008 (Junior): Named to the 2008 All-OVC First Team...started 53 of 54 games played on the year at left field, serving as the lead-off batter for most of the season...hit .373 as the leadoff hitter and posted a team-high .593 success rate in advancing runners...finished the her junior season as the team's leading batter with a .330 average while scoring 35 runs, batting in six and amassing a team-high 60 hits...she ranks third in the Samford history books in batting average (.301), fourth in runs (83), and first in stolen bases (54)...she is the all-time single-season leader in hits (60), runs (60) and stolen bases (20) for 2008...held the OVC's third-longest hitting streak of the year with 12 while posting 17 multi-hit games on the year...finished the season ranked seventh in hits (55), tied for first in triples (3), third in stolen bases (20) and 10th in runs scored (32) in the conference...stole 20 bases on 26 attempts on the year and had 58 putouts at the left field position...earned her third varsity letter. 2007 (Sophomore): Named to the 2007 Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament team after finishing the three-day competition with a .455 batting average . . . she went 5-for-11 at the OVC Tournament and was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts . . . tied the school's single-season record with 19 stolen bases . . . finished the year with a near-perfect 19-of-20 mark in stolen base attempts . . . concluded the season ranked third in the OVC with 19 stolen bases . . . ranked third on Samford's all-time stolen bases list with 34 . . . turned in the team's top batting average with a .304 mark, and finished the season on a tear by batting .426 in the final 13 games . . . tallied a team-high 49 hits and two triples . . . led the team with a .373 batting average with runners on base . . . batted a Bulldogs-best .333 (15-of-45) with two outs . . . turned in the team's longest hitting streak as she hit safely in eight-straight games against Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee State and Morehead State . . . compiled 12 multiple-hit games, including a pair of three-hit outings against both Morehead State April 28 and UT Martin May 11 . . . earned her second varsity letter. 2006 (Freshman): Member of Samford's prestigious Dog Pound Club for her hard work in the weight room . . . played in 51 of the team's 58 games and made 46 appearances in the starting lineup . . . spent most of her time in the outfield and played 20 games at both center and right field . . . also started five games at shortstop . . . acted as the Bulldogs' primary leadoff hitter and led the team with 15 stolen bases . . . was 15-for-18 on stolen-base attempts and scored a team-high 24 runs . . . finished the season second in batting average (.259) and tallied seven runs batted in . . . registered 35 hits and was tied for second on the team in the category . . . turned in a .378 batting average with runners on base . . . batted .857 with runners on third and less than two outs . . . earned a .643 success rate in advancing base runners . . . finished the season with seven multiple-hit games and a three-hit performance against Houston Feb. 18 . . . holds the fifth-longest current hitting streak in the Ohio Valley Conference as she concluded league play with a five-game hitting streak . . . finished seventh in the OVC in stolen bases (15) . . . went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a pair of RBI against Sam Houston State Feb. 19 . . . turned in a 2-for-3 performance versus Troy March 30 and also finished with a run and an RBI . . . earned her first varsity letter. High School: Earned first-team All-Area honors as a senior at Fort Walton Beach High School . . . led her prep squad to a regional final appearance as a junior . . . is a member of her high school's Hall of Fame . . . a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee. . . was a four-year starter on the softball team and a three-year starter in basketball . . . earned second-team All-Area honors in basketball and received the Florida Above the Rim Award . . . competed in the ASA Gold National Championships . . . batted .311 for the High Intensity Gold club team, leading the squad in stolen bases . . . tallied a .290 batting average at FWBHS and helped lead her team to its first two playoff appearances in 2004 and 2005. Personal: Born March 23, 1987 . . . daughter of Mike and Kelly Owens . . . father played football at Austin Peay . . . majoring in exercise science (pre-physical therapy). ONE-ON-ONE WITH OWENS
I can't imagine going a week without: coffee
My most prized possession is: my Bible
Favorite place to eat: Buffalo Reef's
Favorite movie: "Love and Basketball"
Favorite TV show: "Law & Order"