Player Bio: Amber Cress :: Women's Soccer

Amber Cress

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Zionsville, Ind.

High School:
Zionsville HS

Height:
5-2

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
07/16/1987

Experience:
2VL

* 2006 First-Team All-OVC
* 2006 OVC Freshman of the Year
* 2006 OVC All-Newcomer Team
* 2006 OVC All-Tournament Team

Very quick and crafty player . . . extremely skilled on the ball . . . makes some of the best runs of anybody on the team . . . times her attacks well and has an uncanny ability to get free from defenders . . . does a great job of scoring goals . . . hard worker.

2006 (freshman): Earned First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference 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
Person you would most like to meet: Michael Jordan
Favorite food: pasta
Favorite singer: Akon
Favorite cartoon character: Pink Panther
Favorite actor or actress: Channing Tatum