14 - Sam Miles
Sam Miles
Height: 5-9
Weight: 165
Year: So.
Hometown: Christchurch, New Zealand
High School: St. Bedes College
College: Lincoln
Position: F
Major: Business Administration
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AS A FRESHMAN (2011)
Awarded PBC Freshman of the Year, All-PBC, NSCAA All-Region, NSCAA All-State, Daktronics All-Region, was the recipient of the 2012 Golden Ball and was a member of the squad that earned the PBC Team Sportsmanship Award ... A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll as a Gold Scholar … Nationally ranked 31st in points per game (1.61), 32nd in total points (29), 35th in goals per game (0.67) and 31st in total goals (12) … Named PBC Player of the Week on Oct. 18 for posting three  crucial goals in leading the Braves to victories over Barton, 5-0, and Clayton State, 2-1, as well as adding an assist to total seven points … As a forward, he played in and started in all 18 games and to record 1,319 minutes … Finished second in the PBC with 29 points on a PBC best 12 points and five assists (a shared team best) … Was second in the PBC after taking 66 shots, 27 of which (.409) were on goal … Registered his first two goals of the season in the 3-0 shutout victory over Queens (N.C.) with back-to-back goals in a span of less than three minutes, and an assist on the game-winning goal … Recorded the game-winning goal in the 10-1 victory over Chowan in the fourth minute and included a second goal in the 16th minute, as well as an assist on the final goal by Martin Tomter … Scored two goals against Brevard including the game-winning goal in the 35th minute, and added the final goal of the game in the 76th minute … Collected the game-winning goal in the second minute in the 5-0 shutout win over Barton as well as the second goal of the game in the 26th minute … Tied the game in the victory over Clayton State in the first half and assisted teammate, Michael Davis, on the final goal to give the Braves the win … Registered one goal against Mount Olive, USC Aiken and Coker as well as one assist against Young Harris and Lander in the PBC Tournament … Totaled a season best eight shots against Chowan and seven shots against USC Aiken and Barton … Contributed to this season’s school record in number of goals in a single game in a season against Chowan … Helped UNCP rank 19th in scoring offense (2.39), 22nd in total goals (43), 17th in team goals against average (0.8), 35th in shutout percentage (0.39), 34th in W-L-T percentage (.667) and 34th in save percentage (0.805) in the nation.

BEFORE UNCP

Attended Lincoln University in Lincoln, New Zealand … In the initial pool of 28 players selected as qualifiers to play in the under 20 World Championships for New Zealand … Played in the top soccer league in the country and was awarded the Young Player of the Year honor for Canterbury United in 2011.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at St. Bedes College … Played club soccer for Canterbury United Youth Team under Coach Alan Walker … Awarded the Golden Boot two years in a row and scored 11 goals in the 2009-10 season and five goals in the 2010-11 season … The team won the national U19 title after going 7-1 on the season … Scored a hat trick in the championship game.

PERSONAL
The son of Melanie and Phil Miles … Born in Christchurch, New Zealand on August, 15, 1991 … Has three younger sisters, Hannah, Chelsey, and Isabella … Awarded the honor of NCEA Level 1, 2, and 3 in high school … A business administration major at UNCP.

Recent Games
Oct 20 Young Harris W, 2-0
Oct 22 at Pfeiffer W, 2-0
Oct 24 at USC Aiken L, 1-0
Oct 30 at Young Harris L, 2-1
Nov 8 vs. Mars Hill W, 3-2
Nov 10 at Flagler T, 0-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 18 8
Games started 17 7
Goals 7 3
Assists 4 1
Points 18 7
Shots 57 20
Shot Pct .123 .150
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 1
Date Opponent Score g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 30 at Mount Olive W, 3-0 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 1 Anderson W, 1-0 0 0 0 6 .000 0-0 0
Sep 4 Wingate W, 3-1 1 1 3 4 .250 0-0 1
Sep 7 at Georgia Southwestern W, 6-0 2 0 4 2 1.000 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Chowan W, 10-0 2 1 5 8 .250 0-0 0
Sep 15 Montevallo L, 3-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 17 vs. Brevard   - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Clayton State W, 1-0 1 0 2 6 .167 0-0 1
Sep 26 Barton W, 6-0 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 0
Sep 29 at Flagler L, 2-1 0 1 1 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 3 at Lander L, 1-0 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 10 Francis Marion W, 2-1 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 North Georgia W, 2-1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 16 at Mars Hill T, 0-0 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 20 Young Harris W, 2-0 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Oct 22 at Pfeiffer W, 2-0 0 1 1 7 .000 0-0 0
Oct 24 at USC Aiken L, 1-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 30 at Young Harris L, 2-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 8 vs. Mars Hill W, 3-2 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Nov 10 at Flagler T, 0-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% pk gw
Total 18 17 7 4 18 57 .123 22 .386 0-0 2
Conference 8 7 3 1 7 20 .150 5 .250 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - 0-0 -

Home 7 6 3 1 7 29 .103 10 .345 0-0 2
Away 10 10 4 3 11 26 .154 12 .462 0-0 0
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0-0 0

Wins 11 10 7 3 17 49 .143 21 .429 0-0 2
Losses 5 5 0 1 1 7 .000 1 .143 0-0 0

September 8 8 7 3 17 36 .194 16 .444 0-0 2
October 7 6 0 1 1 15 .000 5 .333 0-0 0
November 2 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0-0 0
December - - - - 0 - - - - 0-0 -

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