Player Bio: Cayley Winters :: Women's Soccer

Cayley Winters

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.

High School:
Chatfield Senior HS

Height:
5-5

Position:
Goalkeeper

Birthdate:
11/09/1986

Experience:
3VL

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

Started for the Bulldogs in goal last season . . . a very technical goalkeeper . . . works hard and trains hard . . . tough competitor . . . did a good job of rebounding from a nagging injury last season.

Cayley Winters

2006 (sophomore): Was one of only two players in the Ohio Valley Conference 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.

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.

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

ONE-ON-ONE WITH WINTERS
Favorite movie: Cinderella Man
Favorite cartoon character: Jasmine
Favorite actor: Kiefer Sutherland
Favorite athlete: Marchele Olds
Favorite singer/group: Chris Tomlin