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Samford Women's Soccer
 

 
 

  Melissa Miller

Melissa Miller

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Bradenton, Fla.

High School:
Lakewood Ranch HS

Height:
5-6

Position:
Midfielder

Birthdate:
07/19/1989

Experience:
2VL

Major:
Nursing

Strong player who does an outstanding job of breaking up the flow of the other team . . . provides a physical presence to the midfield and never backs down from contact . . . expected to play an important role on the team as it strives for a conference championship.

Melissa Miller


2008 (sophomore): Earned playing time in each of the Bulldogs' first 10 matches before suffering a season-ending injury against Georgia Southern (Oct. 5) . . . started in seven contests and logged 582 minutes of game action prior to the injury, including a season-high 89-minute outing versus the eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns (Aug. 22) . . . fired off seven shot attempts, two of which were on goal . . . earned her second varsity letter.

Melissa Miller


2007 (freshman): Earned playing time in 20 of the team's 21 games as a true freshman . . . started in three matches and logged 827 minutes of playing time . . . scored a goal and added an assist for a total of three points on the season . . . tallied four shot attempts with two being on-goal for a solid .500 shots-on-goal percentage . . . played a key role in Samford's defense that tallied an Ohio Valley Conference-best 0.73 goals-against average . . . earned her first career start against UT Martin (Sept. 28) . . . was later included in the starting lineup in OVC games versus Jacksonville State (Oct. 5) and Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 12) . . . tallied the first assist of her collegiate career against Jacksonville State (Oct. 5) and scored her first goal as a Bulldog versus Tennessee Tech (Oct. 19) . . . logged a career-high 75 minutes of playing time against LSU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 16) . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Member of Samford's record-setting 2007 recruiting class that was ranked 68th in the nation, No. 15 in the Southeast Region and the best in the OVC . . . member of the Countryside Lightning club team and played under the tutelage of head coach Grandy Streets . . . helped lead the Lightning to a second-place finish in the prestigious Florida State Cup . . . played with current Samford teammate Lindsay Matern with the Lightning . . . attended Lakewood Ranch High School where she was a captain for the last three seasons . . . was named both the varsity MVP and the defensive MVP . . . led her team to four-straight district championships and a Region II finals appearance . . . named first-team all-county and all-area as a junior . . . set the school record for assists in one season as a senior . . . named the Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year as a sophomore . . . also lettered in volleyball and track and field at LRHS.

Personal: Prefers to go by Missy . . . born July 19, 1989 . . . daughter of Kristina and Morris Miller . . . majoring in nursing.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH MILLER
I can't imagine going a week without: bacon
I have to admit, I am really good at: bear crawls
Favorite place to eat: PF Chang's
Favorite musical group: Hootie and the Blowfish
Favorite cartoon character: Curious George



 

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