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*2008 SOCON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM A real firecracker on the field . . . great personality . . . very enthusiastic and optimistic . . . outstanding team player . . . extremely driven and competitive . . . has a knack for scoring big goals in big games . . . can get to the goal in a variety of ways . . . has an uncanny ability to be in the right spot at the right time . . . improved on her skills to become a dynamic player.
2008 (freshman): Earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Oct. 28 after she scored two of the team's three goals en route to a pair of key conference road victories against both Appalachian State (Oct. 24) and Western Carolina (Oct. 26) . . . finished the season ranked 10th in the SoCon in goals scored with five . . . played in all 21 matches of the season and earned starts in 14 contests . . . finished the year tied for first place on the team in goals (5) and second in points (11) . . . logged 1,244 minutes of game action, and rattled off 14 shots, 10 of which were on goal for an exceptional .714 shots-on-goal percentage . . . scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Samford's one-sided 3-0 victory over Elon (Sept. 26) . . . tallied the Bulldogs' game-winning score versus Appalachian State in the 27th minute of play Oct. 24 . . . earned her first varsity letter. 2007 (medical redshirt): Started the first two games of the season before an injury forced her to sit out the remainder of the year. 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 Ohio Valley Conference . . . played her club soccer with the highly-successful DFW Tejanos 89s under the tutelage of head coach Gilbert Richardson . . . the Tejanos play in one of the toughest leagues in the country, the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League, and she served as team captain from 2003-07 . . . played her prep soccer for Birdville High School where she received numerous accolades . . . named the Star Telegram's Newcomer of the Year and earned Player of the Year honors . . . was also named the Gatorade Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year, District Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player . . . was also voted by the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches to the All Region Team . . . named to the NSCAA Southwest Region High School team in 2006 . . . also lettered in volleyball and track at BHS. Personal: Born May 2, 1989 . . . daughter of Lisa and Joe Wilkinson . . . majoring in graphic design. ONE-ON-ONE WITH WILKINSON |
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