Great leader ... has improved tremendously each year ... turned in an excellent spring season ... gives the team outstanding depth at the goalkeeper position ... great talent when the ball is in the air.

Jenna Sturgill

2007 (sophomore): Despite playing in a backup role, she led the team in both goals-against average (0.69) and save percentage (.875) . . . finished the season with six shared shutouts . . . saw action in seven games and logged 130:23 minutes in goal . . . faced a total of 19 shots, tallied seven saves and only allowed one goal . . . helped Samford's defense finish the season with an Ohio Valley Conference-best 0.73 goals-against average . . . logged a season-high 35:54 minutes in goal and tallied a pair of saves versus Tennessee Tech (Oct. 19) . . . also finished with two saves in the Bulldogs' 4-0 victory against Belmont (Nov. 3) . . . earned her second varsity letter.

2006 (freshman): Led the team with a miniscule 0.47 goals-against average . . . only allowed two goals in seven matches and 382 minutes in net . . . thrived in her role as the backup goalkeeper and stepped in to make two starts . . . finished the season with a 2-0 record after earning victories against OVC-opponents Jacksonville State (Oct. 6) and Murray State (Oct. 15) . . . tallied two shutouts in OVC play and logged a career-high 110 minutes in goal versus UT Martin (Oct. 13) . . . registered 15 saves on the season and finished with a team-high .882 save percentage . . . member of the Athletic Department's 3.0 Club for finishing the year with a grade point average between 3.0 and 3.49 . . . earned her first varsity letter.

2005: Redshirted.

Jenna Sturgill

High School: Starting goalkeeper for the Peachtree City Lasers club team . . . helped guide the Lasers to four consecutive state championships from 2000 to 2003 . . . won both the Premier League Championship and the WAGS Cup Championship . . . helped McIntosh High School to the Georgia State Championship in 2004 . . . was a 2004 NSCAA High School Scholar All-South Region Team member, a 2004 All-American Nominee and a 2003-04 All-Area goalkeeper . . . earned second-team All-County honors.

Personal: Born Sept. 13, 1986 . . . daughter of Amy and Mark Sturgill . . . majoring in nursing.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH STURGILL
The strangest nickname I ever had was: Mom
Person you would most like to meet: President Bush
Favorite food: ice cream
Favorite musical group: Maroon 5
Favorite athlete: Peyton Manning

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

My favorite Samford memory is:
When we played on the road against Jacksonville State my redshirt freshman year and I earned my first career victory in goal.

The one thing I'll miss the most about Samford soccer is:
The road trips with the team. Some of my favorite memories were made while we were on the road, especially when we went to go play at the University of Miami.

The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is:
These four years will fly by, so enjoy your time at Samford. Try not to get caught up in what you will do after you graduate just focus on the present. Take each day as it is, and try not to get overwhelmed.