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2004 OVC All-Tournament Team Has the ability to play either up front or in the midfield . . . has a knack for scoring goals . . . worked extremely hard during the spring and was one of the top players in practice . . . has a great attitude and helps push the team in the right direction . . . one of the smartest players on the team and always knows where to be on the field. 2004 (junior): Named to the Ohio Valley Conference's All-Tournament team as she helped lead Samford to a second-consecutive championship match . . . overcame some nagging injuries throughout the year and started in 15 of the Bulldogs' 18 matches . . . scored a pair of goals in Samford's 3-0 victory against Jacksonville State on Nov. 5 in the semifinal round of the OVC Tournament . . . finished tied for the team lead in goals scored with four . . . totaled nine points and placed fourth on the squad with 27 shot attempts . . . assisted in a key goal against Eastern Illinois in the championship game of the OVC Tournament on Nov. 7 . . . finished the season a perfect 1-for-1 in penalty kick attempts . . . tallied a season-high five shots on the road against Austin Peay on Oct. 15 . . . earned her third varsity letter. 2003 (sophomore): Played in the final 17 matches of the season after missing the first three while recovering from off-season knee surgery . . . a Second-Team All-OVC selection . . . named to the OVC All-Tournament team . . . placed fifth in the OVC in points (20), points per game (1.18), goals per game (.41) and assists per game (.35) . . . sixth in the league in goals (7) and seventh in assists (6) . . . held the Samford record for career game-winning goals (8) after only two seasons . . . posted four game-winners in 2003, which was the second-most in the OVC . . . led Samford in goals, assists and points, and finished second in shots (43) . . . her first goal of the season was a game-winner against Mississippi State on Sept. 16 . . . drilled a career-best three goals at Morehead State on Oct. 24, including her record-setting eighth game-winner . . . also posted game-winners against Tennessee-Martin (Oct. 5) and against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 19) . . . tallied one goal and two assists, one of which was on Sara Geiger's game-winner, against Murray State on Oct. 3 . . . assisted on Allison Stone's game-winner against Jacksonville State on Oct. 31 . . . named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for her academic work . . . earned her second varsity letter. 2002 (freshman): Became the third-consecutive freshman to lead Samford in scoring . . . broke school records for goals in a season (11), points (27) and game-winning goals (4) . . . scored a goal in four straight matches against East Tennessee State, Campbell, Georgia State and Gardner-Webb . . . scored two goals against UCF on Oct. 21 . . . finished the season tied for sixth place on the all-time goals scored list and moved into ninth place in points after just one season . . . became Samford's third straight member of the All-Atlantic Sun Freshman team . . . turned in game-winning goals against East Tennessee State, Gardner-Webb, Mississippi State and Stetson . . . her first college goal was recorded in overtime to defeat East Tennessee State . . . earned her first varsity letter. High School: A First-Team Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston selection . . . named the Offensive Most Valuable Player for Klein High School, scoring 30 goals and adding 23 assists as a senior . . . as a junior, she netted 24 goals while compiling 21 assists . . . also lettered in volleyball. Personal: Full name is Marian Grace Wagner . . . born Feb. 1, 1984 . . . daughter of Bill and Arlene Wagner . . . sister Elizabeth played soccer at Notre Dame . . . brother Rob played soccer at Cincinnati . . . majoring in history. BULLDOG BITS ON WAGNER SENIOR SPOTLIGHT My favorite Samford memory: One thing I'll miss the most about Samford soccer: If I could play any other sport it would be: The most important thing I could tell freshmen about college life and playing soccer is: The lessons that I have learned from playing soccer that will help me in my everyday life: |
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