Cayley Winters Class: Graduated Hometown: Littleton, Colo. High School: Chatfield Senior HS Height: 5-5 Position: Goalkeeper Birthdate: 11/09/1986 Experience: 3VL Major: Nursing

*2007 Second-Team All-OVC
*2005 Soccer Buzz Southeast Regional All-Freshman Team
*2005 OVC All-Newcomer Team
*2005 OVC All-Tournament Team

Very dependable goalkeeper ... rises to the occasion in big games ... performs well in stressful situations ... great leader with tons of experience ... excellent footwork skills in goal.

Cayley Winters

2007 (junior): Earned Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors . . . was named the OVC's Goalkeeper of the Week on Oct. 16 after she only allowed one goal in 169:57 minutes of playing time in a pair of key road victories against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 12) and Morehead State (Oct. 14) . . . earned the conference's Goalkeeper of the Week award Sept. 25 after she finished the weekend with 11 saves in 186:48 minutes in goal, including seven stops against regionally-ranked Auburn (Sept. 21) . . . was named the OVC's Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 4 after she helped lead the Bulldogs to a pair of shutout victories against Georgia Southern (Aug. 31) and Kennesaw State (Sept. 2) en route to the championship title of the 2007 Barber's Invitational . . . proved to be the only player in the OVC to receive three player of the week accolades . . . upped her career total to seven . . . finished the season ranked No. 24 in the nation in save percentage (.856) and No. 42 in goals-against average (.738) . . . named to the all-tournament team of the 2007 Long's Electronics Samford Classic after leading the Bulldogs to a perfect 2-0 record . . . ranked second in the OVC in both save percentage (.856) and goals-against average (.738) . . . also finished the season ranked third in the conference with 89 saves . . . logged a total of 1,830:12 minutes of playing time, which ranked second on the team . . . compiled a career-high 89 saves and only allowed 15 goals on 229 shots faced . . . tallied three complete-game shutouts and started in goal for another six shared shutouts . . . increased her career total to 15 shutouts . . . anchored Samford's defensive attack that led the OVC in goals-against average (0.73) . . . tallied a season-high nine saves against Indiana (Sept. 14) . . . logged a season-high 110 minutes in goal versus Southeast Missouri (Nov. 11) . . . earned her third varsity letter.

2006 (sophomore): Was one of only two players in the OVC to earn three Goalkeeper of the Week awards . . . finished the season with the best goals-against average (0.81) in the conference . . . has led the OVC in goals-against average in each of her two seasons at Samford . . . ranked fourth in the OVC in save percentage (.810), fifth in shutouts (6) and ninth in the league in saves (51) . . . started in goal for the Bulldogs in 15 of 18 matches and finished the season with an impressive 0.81 goals-against average . . . tallied six shutouts and concluded the year with an 8-4-2 overall record . . . only allowed 12 goals in 1336:46 minutes . . . registered shutouts against Memphis (Sept. 4), Birmingham-Southern (Sept. 8), Winthrop (Sept. 10), Tennessee Tech (Sept. 22), Morehead State (Oct. 1) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 22) . . . finished with a pair of season-high performances of eight saves versus Memphis and Southeast Missouri . . . named to Samford's prestigious Dean's List for having a grade-point average of at least 3.5 . . . earned her second varsity letter.

Cayley Winters

2005 (freshman): Named to the Soccer Buzz Southeast Regional All-Freshman team . . . member of the 2005 OVC All-Newcomer team . . . finished the season ranked 11th in the nation in goals-against average with 0.54 . . . named to the OVC All-Tournament team following the Bulldogs' 1-0 shutout victory over Eastern Illinois in the championship game . . . earned the OVC's Defensive Player of the Week award Oct. 18 . . . helped Samford finish first in the conference in shutouts (12) . . . ended the season ranked first in the OVC in goals-against average (0.54), third in save percentage (.852) and shutouts (6), fourth in shutouts per game (0.33) and 10th in saves (46) . . . played 18 matches in goal and made 14 starts . . . made the first start of her career Sept. 23 . . . was in the starting lineup the rest of the season . . . finished with a 10-3-2 record in goal and a team-high six shutouts . . . tallied a career-high 11 saves in the Bulldogs' 1-1 draw against No. 19 Vanderbilt in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Nov. 11 . . . helped Samford advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by holding Vanderbilt to four penalty kicks . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Starting goalkeeper for the Colorado Girls Soccer Academy club team . . . led her squad to three state championships and advanced to the Region IV semifinals twice . . . played in the Olympic Development Program for the Colorado State team for four years and was named to the Region IV Pool in 2000 . . . helped guide her state team to a regional championship and participated in the national championships . . . received numerous honors at Chatfield Senior High School, including being named to the All-Conference team four times . . . also lettered in basketball and diving . . . earned the league's 2005 Player of the Year honors . . . named to the All-Colorado team as a junior and a senior . . . helped lead Chatfield to a state championship as a junior . . . was a member of the Academic Honor Roll.

Cayley Winters

Personal: Born Nov. 9, 1986 . . . daughter of Jeff and Maryann Winters . . . her father played football at Colorado College . . . majoring in nursing.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH WINTERS
I have to admit, I am really good at: relaxing in the mountains of Colorado
Favorite place to eat: Smiling Moose
Favorite singer: Val Kikkert
Favorite TV show: "Lost"
Favorite song: "Beauty of the Lord"

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

My favorite Samford memory is:
I have so many amazing memories from Samford. My two favorite memories that have to do with soccer have to do with the NCAA Tournament. The first one was my freshman year when we went to Vanderbilt and beat them in a shootout in the first round of the tournament. Then when I was a junior, we got an at-large bid and played LSU. We lost in double overtime but it was one of the most fun games I have ever played. We just enjoyed ourselves and even head coach Todd Yelton was laughing during breaks! Oh yeah, and building a fort on the bus.

The one thing I'll miss the most about Samford soccer is:
I love playing soccer but that is not what I will remember about Samford. It is being apart of a team with the best friends I have ever had. I was extremely blessed to have built lifetime friends from this team that love me for who I am. It was such a joy to go into each game with the opportunity to compete for these girls. I will miss being apart of a team.

The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is:
First of all build friendships with the girls in your class because you will be with them for four years. Also, when you find your identity in Christ, it makes soccer so much more fun. Knowing that you are playing for the Lord and not yourself truly brings a sense of joy and purpose.