Very technical and skilled player . . . has gotten a lot more physical since last season . . . has learned to compete and knows what it takes to get on the field . . . very crafty in the midfield . . . has some of the best skills on the ball on the team.

Kat Sweatt

2006 (medical redshirt): Sat out the season due to an injury . . . played in a pair of early non-conference matches before sustaining the injury . . . member of the Athletic Department's 3.0 Club for finishing the year with a grade point average between 3.0 and 3.49.

2005 (sophomore): Played in all 23 matches, starting in three contests . . . was penciled in the starting lineup in games against Mississippi State (Aug. 28), Tennessee Tech (Oct. 21) and Birmingham-Southern (Oct. 25) . . . rattled off 10 shot attempts, eight on goal . . . finished second on the team in shots-on-goal percentage (.800) . . . earned her second varsity letter.

2004 (freshman): Earned playing time in 17 of the team's 18 matches as a true freshman . . . made her first career start Sept. 14 in the Bulldogs' 2-0 non-conference victory over Troy . . . scored a game-winning goal in a critical 1-0 victory against Tennessee-Martin Oct. 3, knocking home the deciding score with only 33 seconds remaining in regulation . . . one of seven Samford freshmen to score at least one goal during the season . . . contributed to the Bulldogs' defense that was ranked 13th in the nation in shutout percentage (.560) . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Played at Colleyville Heritage High School with former Samford teammate Kim Matthews . . . helped guide the team to three consecutive district finals from 2000 to 2002 . . . named first-team All-District in 2003 and 2004 . . . was a teammate of fellow Samford senior Heather Birdsell on the North Texas State Olympic Development Program's regional championship team in 2003 . . . a member of the National Honor Society . . . also lettered in cross-country.

Personal: Born Jan. 12, 1986 . . . daughter of Tom and Beverly Sweatt . . . her uncle played football at Tennessee . . . her grandfather played both baseball and basketball at Lipscomb . . . majoring in sports medicine with a minor in chemistry.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH SWEATT
Favorite TV show: House
Person (past or present) you would most like to meet: Johnny Cash
Favorite place to eat: Jason's Deli
Favorite singer: Amos Lee
Favorite cartoon character: Patty Mayonnaise