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*2007 Second-Team All-OVC Naturally gifted . . . very smooth technique . . . great understanding of the game . . . strikes the ball well with both feet . . . has a lot of experience, especially when it comes to playing in big games . . . speedy player who can cover a lot of ground.
2008 (junior): Played in 19 of the team's 21 matches and earned 14 starts for the Bulldogs . . . logged 1,343 minutes of game action throughout the season and tallied a key goal against Milwaukee on Aug. 29 . . . 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 Southern Conference Tournament (Nov. 2) . . . came up from her defensive position to fire off five shot attempts, three of which were on goal . . . played the entire 90 minutes in eight of Samford's 21 matches . . . earned her third varsity letter.
2007 (sophomore): Earned Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors . . . named to the OVC All-Tournament Team after helping Samford to its fifth-consecutive OVC championship game . . . named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 25 by anchoring the Bulldogs' defense against a pair of regionally-ranked opponents Auburn (Sept. 21) and UAB (Sept. 23) . . . started in 20 of the team's 21 games and logged a career-high 1,779 minutes of playing time, which ranked third among Bulldog position players . . . only match she didn't start was against Belmont on "Senior Night" (Nov. 3) when head coach Todd Yelton opted to start all of the seniors . . . helped anchor Samford's defensive attack that led the OVC in goals-against average (0.73) . . . came up from her defensive position to score a critical goal against Southeast Missouri in the championship game of the OVC Tournament (Nov. 11) . . . the goal forced overtime . . . attempted four shots on the season with three being on goal for a solid .750 shot-on-goal percentage . . . finished 1-for-1 in penalty kick attempts . . . logged at least 90 minutes of playing time in 14 of the team's 21 games, including a season-high 110 minutes against Southeast Missouri in the OVC championship (Nov. 11) . . . earned her second varsity letter. 2006 (freshman): Earned playing time in 17 of the team's 18 matches and received a start against OVC-rival Jacksonville State (Oct. 6) . . . tallied the first point of her collegiate career Sept. 22 as she finished with an assist in the Bulldogs' 2-0 victory against Tennessee Tech . . . served as a key backup on Samford's OVC-leading defense that only allowed 14 goals . . . earned her first varsity letter.
High School: Captained the Vestavia Attack club team and helped lead the team to five consecutive state championships . . . guided the Attack to the Region III Premier League finals and led them to the semifinals twice . . . finished the 2004-05 campaign ranked fourth in scoring in the Premier League . . . helped lead her team to the regional quarterfinals and the semifinals of the Disney Showcase semifinals . . . played on the Alabama ODP team for three seasons . . . named to the Metro Birmingham All-Tournament team . . . helped her Oak Mountain High School team reach the state finals in both 2003 and 2004 . . . also lettered in basketball. Personal: Born July 5, 1988 . . . daughter of John and Rozlyn Spiker . . . her older sister Catherine played soccer at Birmingham-Southern . . . majoring in nursing. ONE-ON-ONE WITH SPIKER SENIOR SPOTLIGHT My favorite Samford memory is: The one thing I'll miss the most about Samford soccer is: The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is: |
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