2010 SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2010 SOCON PRESEASON TEAM
2009 THIRD-TEAM NSCAA ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION
2009 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SOCON
2008 SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Changes the game in our favor more than any other player . . . came to us with little experience but wanted to learn and was willing to take instruction and apply it . . . will dominate everything in the air this season . . . will hit punts and goal kicks well into the other half of the field . . . is an awesome shot-stopper and her speed and agility give her a chance to make a save even when the odds are against her.
2010 (junior): Received Second-Team All-Southern Conference accolades . . . named the SoCon[apos]s Soccer Player of the Month for October after only allowing three goals in 10 matches en route to leading the Bulldogs to an undefeated 8-0-2 conference record in the month . . . tallied eight shutouts in October and finished the month with 31 saves and a near-perfect 0.28 goals-against average . . . earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on Sept. 14 by tallying a pair of shutouts in non-conference victories against Kennesaw State and Tennessee Tech . . . she was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 Samford Invitational . . . earned 2010 All-SoCon Preseason honors . . . ranked No. 2 on the SoCon[apos]s Active Career Leader list in goals-against average (0.68) . . . ranked No. 3 on the SoCon[apos]s Active Career Leader list in shutouts (26) . . . ranked No. 4 on the SoCon[apos]s Active Career Leader list in wins (30) . . . helped Samford conclude the 2010 campaign as the No. 19 team in the nation in shutout percentage (0.55) . . . finished the season ranked No. 49 in the nation in goals-against average (0.79) . . . ranked first in the SoCon in shutouts (12), second in the conference in goals-against average (0.79) and fifth in the league in both saves (84) and save percentage (82.4) . . . started all 22 matches in goal for the Bulldogs and logged 2,059:53 minutes . . . tallied 12 shutouts and faced 204 shot attempts . . . only allowed 18 goals and finished the season with a 0.79 goals-against average . . . made a career-high 13 saves against Auburn (Sept. 17) . . . named to the all-conference team of the United Soccer League[apos]s W-League where she was the lone representative of the Charlotte Lady Eagles on the Eastern Conference squad . . . concluded the 2010 W-League season as the top goalkeeper with a stellar 0.41 goals-against average . . . named the W-League[apos]s Player of the Week on July 9 after earning three consecutive shutouts against Northern Virginia (twice) and Atlanta . . . earned her third varsity letter.
2009 (sophomore): Earned third-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Southeast Region honors . . . finished the season ranked first in the nation in goals-against average (0.31) and third in save percentage (0.91) . . . allowed only six goals on 169 shots faced . . . received first-team All-SoCon accolades . . . played a major role in Samford[apos]s defense that finished the season ranked first in the nation in both goals-against average (0.31) and save percentage (0.92) . . . named SoCon Player of the Month in September after she allowed only one goal in five matches en route to a 4-1 record . . . named SoCon Player of the Week Sept. 15 . . . helped lead the Birmingham United Soccer Association to the National Championship Series . . . holds the SoCon[apos]s active career leader mark in goals-against average (0.61) . . . finished the campaign ranked first in the conference in shutouts (10) and goals-against average (0.31) . . . also ranked seventh in the SoCon in saves (63) and 10th in saves per game (3.5) . . . started all 18 matches in goal and played a career-high 1,716:56 minutes . . . finished the season with a 12-1-5 overall record and registered 10 shutouts . . . combined with former teammate Sarah White to compile a pair of shared shutouts . . . faced a season-high 21 shot attempts against UNC-Greensboro as the Bulldogs earned a key 2-1 conference victory . . . earned her second varsity letter.
2008 (freshman): Earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors . . . played in 15 of 21 matches as a true freshman, starting 10 contests in goal . . . compiled 49 saves on the season and allowed only 13 goals for a 1.07 goals-against average . . . faced a team-high 137 shots and finished the year with a season-best 5-3-2 record . . . logged 1,088:52 minutes in goal and tallied four complete-game shutouts, as well as an additional four shared shutouts with former teammate Cayley Winters . . . made her Samford debut against the eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns and finished the road contest with a season-high nine saves . . . helped lead the Bulldogs to a 4-1 shootout victory against College of Charleston in the opening round of the 2008 SoCon Tournament, making a pair of diving saves in the decisive shootout period . . . was named SoCon Player of the Week Oct. 21 after she registered a pair of shutout victories against conference foes College of Charleston 1-0 and The Citadel 4-0 . . . finished the season ranked amongst the top 10 players in the SoCon in goals-against average (1.07), save percentage (.790), saves per game (3.27), shutouts (4) and shutouts per game (0.27) . . . earned her first varsity letter.
High School: Played for the Mississippi Fire 90 club team under the tutelage of head coach Corey Rose . . . was invited to attend California[apos]s prestigious Inter-regional event held in January . . . at Oak Grove High School, she was named the Pine Belt Athlete of the Year in both 2006 and 2007 . . . she was the starting goalkeeper at OGHS for five seasons and earned First-Team All-Mississippi honors as a junior . . . named all-district three times and led Oak Grove to the 5A state championship title in 2007 . . . attended the regional ODP camp from 2005-07 . . . also lettered in volleyball at OGHS . . . academically, she is a Distinguished Scholar and was ranked among the top 10 of her class . . . she was also a member of both the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.
Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1989 . . . daughter of Dr. Joe B. and Sonia G. Whitehead, Jr. . . . her father played football at Delta State . . . majoring in biochemistry.
ONE-ON-ONE WITH WHITEHEAD
The strangest nickname I ever had was: Donkey
I have to admit, I am really good at: speaking in strange voices
My most prized possession is: my Faith
Favorite TV show: Modern Family
Favorite song: [quote]Boasting[quote] by Lecrae
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
My favorite Samford memory is: listening to (Assistant Coach) Jay[apos]s (Yelton) inspirational stories and then trying to use my [quote]Jay voice[quote] to repeat them to (Athletic Trainer) Michelle (Johnson) at random times.
The thing I[apos]ll miss the most about Samford soccer is: I will miss the amazing coaching staff. I have never experienced coaches that are concerned about me growing as a person, not only through soccer but also in life.
The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is: Be confident in yourself. The only person truly holding you back is yourself.
