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Kelly Shaffer
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*2009 SoCon All-Tournament Team Full of grit and desire . . . she battles for every ball in the air and brings a physical presence to midfield . . . protects the center back and is always tracking back to tackle the ball . . . comes from a very competitive family and has a real desire to prove herself on the field.
2009 (junior): Named a member of the prestigious Southern Conference All-Tournament Team after helping Samford reach the semifinal round of the highly-competitive postseason event . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs' defense that finished the season ranked first in the nation in both goals-against average (0.31) and save percentage (0.92) . . . also played a major role in Samford's offense that finished the campaign ranked second in the SoCon in goals per game (1.61) . . . scored the game-winning goal in the Bulldogs' key 1-0 triumph against Winthrop on Sept. 20 . . . helped lead the Birmingham United Soccer Association to the National Championship Series held in Lancaster, Mass. . . . started in 11 of the team's 18 matches and logged 893 minutes of playing time . . . registered a pair of assists and finished the campaign with four points . . . tallied nine shot attempts with three of them coming on-goal for a solid .333 shot-on-goal percentage . . . logged a season-high mark of 99 minutes played against 25th-ranked Auburn on Aug. 23 . . . earned her third varsity letter.
2008 (sophomore): Earned significant playing time in 20 of the Bulldogs' 21 matches . . . started in key contests against cross-town rival UAB (Sept. 14), and Southern Conference-opponents Elon (Sept. 26) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 5) . . . logged 701 minutes of game action and rattled off nine shot attempts, four of which were on goal . . . played a season-high 60 minutes in matches versus Elon (Sept. 26) and Davidson (Oct. 3) . . . named to Samford's prestigious Dean's List for earning a 3.4 grade-point average in exercise science . . . earned her second varsity letter. 2007 (freshman): Started in 16 of the team's 21 games as a true freshman and earned playing time in 20 matches . . . finished the season ranked eighth on the team with a total of 1,351 minutes played . . . played a key role in Samford's defense that tallied an Ohio Valley Conference-best 0.73 goals-against average . . . made her first career start against Georgia Southern (Aug. 31) . . . reeled off a pair of shots versus Kennesaw State (Sept. 2) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 26) . . . tallied the first assist of her collegiate career in the Bulldogs' key OVC victory against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 26) . . . logged a career-high 107 minutes played versus LSU in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament . . . earned her first varsity letter.
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 OVC . . . played her club soccer for the Concorde Fire South 90 Elite Team under the tutelage of head coach Brian Moore . . . led her squad against some of the most competitive club teams in the nation . . . member of the Alabama 89 ODP team from 2001-06 while serving as team captain in 2005-06 . . . named to the Region III team in 2005, the region pool in 2006 and competed with the Region III squad at the United States Youth Soccer ODP National Development Camp in 2006 . . . played at Auburn High School where she won Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006 . . . named the AHS Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . led her team to three-straight Alabama High School Final Four appearances . . . also lettered in cross-country, diving and track and field . . . president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the "A" Club . . . member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1989 . . . daughter of Jenny and Jeff Shaffer . . . both of her parents were collegiate divers . . . her father is the head diving coach at Auburn and helped lead the team to a number of collegiate national championships . . . older sister Amy is a member of the track and field team at Auburn . . . played a minor role in the Mary Kate and Ashley movie "Billboard Dad" when she was 10 years old . . . majoring in sports administration. ONE-ON-ONE WITH SHAFFER SENIOR SPOTLIGHT My favorite Samford memory is: The one thing I'll miss the most about Samford soccer is: The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is: |
