UNCP Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2014)
Disney/NSCAA Goalkeeper of the Week on Oct. 21 … PBC Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 8 and Oct. 20 … A member of the squad that earned the Team NSCAA Academic Award ... As the starting goalkeeper, she played and started in all 19 games to record 1732:54 minutes on the field … Ranked fourth in the PBC in goals against average (0.94) and second in save percentage (.839) … Also ranked sixth in the league in goals against (18) and fourth in saves with 94 … Posted a record in goal of 11-5-3 … Helped UNCP post seven shutouts during the season over Queens (N.C.), Emmanuel (Ga.), Pfeiffer, Lander, Georgia College, Mount Olive, Young Harris and Lander in the first round of the PBC Tournament to rank third in the PBC … Collected a season-high 12 saves in the 1-1 draw with Wingate on the road, while also picking up 11 saves in the contest with Catawba … Also had more than five saves against Wingate (12, Catawba (11), Columbus State (9), USC Aiken (8), Armstrong State (8), Georgia College (8), North Georgia (8), Queens (7), Clayton State (5) and Young Harris (5) … Assisted in holding Georgia Southwestern, Montevallo, Emmanuel, Lander, Mount Olive, Young Harris and Lander in the first round of the PBC Tournament to 10 or less shots during the game … Logged 370:27 minutes of scoreless action in the middle of the season … Gave up two goals during a 5-0-2 span … Ended the season with an undefeated record in away matches 6-0-2 … The defense held opponents to a .074 shot percentage and .455 shots on goal percentage … Recorded a season-high 110 minutes in the contests against Wingate, North Georgia and USC Aiken and 90 or more minutes in the other 13 contests ... Helped UNCP fight through 110 minutes of scoreless soccer en route to a 0-0 draw with No. 10 Wingate and No. 10 North Georgia during the season.

AS A JUNIOR (2013)
Redshirted this season for the Braves.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012)
Played in three games with two starts to her credit to record 208:37 minutes in goal … Earned a 1-1-0 record between the net and totaled 15 saves for a .938 save percentage … Faced 31 total shots and allowed just one goal for a 0.43 goals against average … Notched first career shutout against Chowan on Oct. 9 … Faced a season-high 15 shots and grabbed a season-best six saves against Montevallo on Sep. 15 … Recorded two completes games in the net against Montevallo on Sep. 15 and again against Chowan on Oct. 9. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2011)
Played in two games for the Lady Braves and totaled 67:58 minutes on the field this season … Recorded three saves for a 1.000 save percentage as she faced four shots … Collected one save in the 13-0 victory over Barton to open the season … Played 45:00 minutes and totaled two saves in the 6-0 win over Georgia Southwestern on Oct. 1 ... Contributed to this season’s school record in the largest margin of victory and number of goals in a single game in a season against Barton.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in soccer four times and once in basketball at Hoke County High School in Raeford … Named all-state as a senior … Named all-region and was runner-up region player of the year … Named all-conference … Named MSEC Keeper of the Year … Helped lead coach Derek Butter’s squad to a second-place finish in the conference … Named MSEC Keeper of the Year as a junior … Named all-region as a junior … Named all-state honorable mention as a junior … Named all-conference as a junior ... Played club ball for AC Sandhills and coach Jeremy Blake … Named a N.C. Scholar … Earned N.C. Merit Award … Named to the principal’s honor roll … Active in student government, history club and yearbook.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Tanisha Huerta … Has one sister, Naiomi Waddell, and one brother, Christopher Waddell … An English education major at UNCP.