• 2005 Second-Team All-OVC
• 2005 OVC Tournament Most Valuable Player
• 2005 OVC All-Tournament Team
• 2005 Samford Most Valuable Player
• 2004 First-Team All-OVC
• 2004 OVC All-Tournament Team
• 2003 Third-Team All-OVC

A natural leader that leads by example . . . works hard at a very high rate in training . . . one of the best defenders on the team . . . has the ability to go up the field from her defensive position . . . started all 23 games last season and scored the game-winning goal in the OVC Tournament.

2005 (junior): Earned Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors . . . named the Most Valuable Player of the OVC Tournament and earned all-tournament honors . . . started all 23 of the Bulldogs' matches and joined Heather Birdsell as one of only two players on the team to accomplish the feat . . . named the team's Most Valuable Player at the annual end-of-the-year banquet . . . scored four goals and added two assists for a total of 10 points on the season . . . tallied a pair of critical game-winning goals against both cross-town rival Birmingham-Southern Oct. 25, and OVC-rival Eastern Illinois in the championship match of the OVC Tournament Nov. 6 . . . finished the season ranked third on the team in shots-on-goal percentage (.737), and fifth in both assists (2) and shooting percentage (.211) . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs' OVC-best defense that topped the league in both goals-against average (0.54) and shutouts (12) . . . member of the Samford Athletic Department's Dean's List Club which honors student-athletes with grade point averages between 3.5 and 3.749 . . . earned her third varsity letter.

2004 (sophomore): Earned first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as one of the top defenders in the league . . . was named to the OVC All-Tournament team after guiding Samford to a second straight championship match . . . finished the season as one of only three players to start all 18 matches for the Bulldogs . . . tallied eight shots from her defender position . . . skilled at pushing the ball up the field in transition . . . registered two shots on goal against UT-Martin Oct. 3 . . . played a pivotal role in Samford's defensive scheme, helping the Bulldogs to a No. 13 national ranking in shutout percentage (.560) . . . earned her second varsity letter.

2003 (freshman): Earned playing time in all 21 matches and started the first 20 contests of the season . . . split time between the midfield and defense . . . a third-team All-OVC selection as a freshman . . . scored the first two goals of her collegiate career on her only two shots against Belmont in the opening match of the season . . . posted her first career assist on the road against Chattanooga in her second collegiate match . . . tallied a goal against Murray State Oct. 3 on a career-high three shots . . . named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for her academic work . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Played at McEachern High School, where she was a four-year varsity player and 2003 team captain . . . received numerous All-Cobb County honors and was a part of the Indians' regional championship team in 2000 . . . led the 2002 Georgia ODP team to the Region III championship and advanced to compete in the ODP National Championship held in 2003 . . . spent two seasons as the team captain of her Georgia State ODP squad and qualified for the team in five straight years . . . played GSA club soccer with current Samford teammates Rebecca Mock and Sara Geiger . . . also ran cross-country . . . finished high school with a 3.7 grade point average and was a member of both the Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1985 . . . daughter of Michael and Yvonne Young . . . majoring in exercise science.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOUNG
My most prized possession is: my pillow
Favorite place to eat: Maggiano's
Favorite cartoon character: Curious George
Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite athlete: Michelle Akers

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

My favorite Samford memory:
My favorite memory was beating Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA tournament. I also enjoyed hanging out with the girls on road trips.

One thing I'll miss most about Samford soccer:
I'll miss not being able to play soccer with my teammates at the competitive college level anymore, and I will also miss the incredible feeling I get after beating one of our rivals.

The most important thing I could tell the freshmen about college life and playing soccer is:
As a freshman it seems like you have so many years and games of soccer left to compete in, but the reality is that it will fly by you so fast. The best advice I could give to an incoming freshman would be to play every game as if it were your last and to take time out of your busy schedule of soccer and school to hang out with your friends.

The lessons that I have learned from playing soccer that will help me in my everyday life are:
One of the major lessons I have learned is time management. At first it seems like an impossible feat to be able to have a social life, excel in school, and do well in soccer, but if you learn how to manage your time correctly you can be successful in all these areas of your life. This holds true for soccer and life outside of soccer.

Another lesson soccer has taught me throughout the years is to never ever quit, even if your body is exhausted or you failed at your first attempt. In my everyday life this mindset has helped me get through obstacles that have stood in my path. The lessons I have learned in soccer have helped mold me into the person I am today.