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* 2008 SoCon All-Tournament Team Enters the season with tons of experience . . . helped lead the team to a conference title as a freshman and to the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore . . . possesses great leadership skills . . . two-time Team Captain . . . loves the game and has a real desire to improve and get better . . . expectations are high for her to have the best season of her collegiate career.
2008 (junior): Named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament Team after leading the Bulldogs to the semifinal round of the prestigious eight-team postseason event . . . started in all 21 matches of the year and led the team with 12 points . . . tallied five goals, two assists, a team-high 16 shots on goal . . . registered the game-winning goal against Furman (Oct. 10) . . . scored a critical shootout goal in Samford's thrilling 4-1 defeat of College of Charleston in a penalty-kick shootout in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament . . . sparked the Bulldogs to a key 3-0 victory over Furman on Oct. 10 as she scored a pair of goals in the one-sided conference triumph . . . her two-goal, five-point outing against Furman proved to be Samford's best single-match performance of the year . . . finished the season ranked 10th in the SoCon in goals scored with five . . . scored a goal and added an assist in the Bulldogs' 3-0 home victory against Elon (Sept. 26) . . . logged 1,434 minutes of playing time and finished the season ranked second on the team with 33 shot attempts . . . earned her third varsity letter.
2007 (sophomore): Earned First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors for the second-consecutive season . . . named the OVC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 6 after she scored a goal and added an assist in the Bulldogs' 4-0 victory against Belmont (Nov. 3) . . . earned OVC honors Oct. 16 as she was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Week by scoring a pair of goals and tallying an assist in league games at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 12) and Morehead State (Oct. 14) . . . registered her first multi-goal performance of the season against Morehead State as she exploded for a pair of scores in the Bulldogs' lopsided 4-0 victory . . . finished the year tied for first in the OVC in assists (9) and tied for third in the conference in goals (9) . . . was also ranked fourth in the OVC in points (21) . . . started in 19 of the team's 21 games at forward and logged 1,300 minutes of playing time . . . finished first on the team in assists (9), tied for first in points (21) and tied for second goals (6) . . . led Samford with 48 shots and 26 shots on goal . . . tallied a season-high, two-assist performance against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 19) as she helped lead the Bulldogs to a lopsided 5-0 victory . . . logged a season-high 99 minutes of playing time versus High Point (Sept. 16) . . . tied a Samford season-high with two goals and four points against Morehead State (Oct. 14) . . . rattled off a Bulldogs' season-high seven shot attempts versus Jacksonville State (Oct. 5), and totaled six shots on goal against Belmont (Nov. 3) . . . earned her second varsity letter.
2006 (freshman): Earned First-Team All-OVC honors . . . named the OVC Freshman of the Year . . . member of the OVC All-Newcomer Team . . . named to the OVC All-Tournament Team after scoring a goal and adding an assist in Samford's semifinal match against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 4) . . . named the OVC Player of the Week on Oct. 3 after scoring a total of three goals in a pair of matches against Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State . . . finished eighth in the OVC in goals (5) . . . played in all 18 matches and made 11 starts at forward . . . led the Bulldogs in goals (5) and finished second on the team in points (12) . . . attempted 38 shots and placed 20 on goal . . . recorded the first goal of her collegiate career Sept. 24 against Austin Peay . . . scored a pair of first-half goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-1 victory against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 29) . . . registered Samford's individual game highs in both points (4) and goals (2) . . . played all 110 minutes in the Bulldogs' 0-0 draw at Tennessee-Martin (Oct. 13) . . . earned her first varsity letter. High School: Competed for the Carmel United Soccer Club team, where she helped lead the Heat to five Indiana State Championships, two regional semifinal appearances and one regional final . . . named the Indianapolis Star's Metro North Player of the Year as a senior . . . named the Daily Sun Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year . . . played with the Olympic Development Program state team for eight years . . . was a member of the ODP Region II team for four seasons . . . played with her Region II squad at the regional event in Carson, Calif. . . . named a top-50 player in the Midwest by StudentSports.com . . . led Zionsville Community High School to the state champion\ship game . . . was named All-State three times, and earned All-Conference and All-District honors four times . . . earned a pair of team Offensive MVP awards and one team MVP award . . . earned the Newcomer Award as a freshman . . . captained her high school team as a junior and a senior . . . was named to the NSCAA All-Region Team twice . . . was named to the NSCAA All-American Team, one of the highest honors for a high school soccer player . . . was a member of the honor roll every semester . . . graduated with an Academic Honors diploma. Personal: Born July 16, 1987 . . . daughter of Ron and Diane Cress . . . majoring in nursing. ONE-ON-ONE WITH CRESS SENIOR SPOTLIGHT My favorite Samford memory is: The things I'll miss most about Samford soccer are: The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is: |
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