University of West Florida

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Career: Jones, a four year starter for the Lady Argos will leave her mark on the women's soccer program. In four solid years she has set almost every goalkeeper record known to the program. She owns records for career and season wins, career and season GAA and career and season shutouts. In four years she has played in 88 matches recording 7,511 minutes between frame while allowing 33 career goals for a 0.40 GAA. Her record as goalkeeper for the Argos is 75-8-4 with 48 career shutouts. Jones is a three time All-GSC selection as well as being named to the GSC All-Tournament team in 2007. A well decorated goalkeeper, she had been selected a three time Daktronics First Team All South Region, three time Daktronics All-American (Two 2nd Team, One Honorable Mention) and a two time NSCAA South Region Second Team nod. She has also excelled in the classroom by earning CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-American Third Team in 2009 and NSCAA Second Team Scholar All-America in 2008.

2009: Daktronics Second Team All-America... NSCAA/adidas Second Team All-South Region...Cosida/ESPN Third Team Scholar All-American...NSCAA/adidas Second Team Scholar All-American and Second Team All-Region...Daktronics All-South Region First Team... Named to the All-GSC Second Team... Recorded shutouts in wins over Florida Tech (8/28), Montevallo (9/22), No. 23 North Alabama (10/23), West Georgia (10/25) and Christian Brothers (11/6)...Recorded four saves in a 4-2 win on the road at Rollins (9/11)... Tallied three saves in a 4-1 win at Florida Southern (9/13)...Collected a season high five saves in two matches, five in the Argos 1-0 win over Rollins in the South Region Championship and five against Cal. St. Dominquez Hills in the NCAA Semifinals.

2008: Daktronics All-American Second Team... NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American Second Team... NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-South Region Second Team... NSCAA/adidas All-South Region... Daktronics All-South Region... Named GSC Defender of the Week (11/4)... Set the school record for wins in a season with 24...Started all 26 games... Allowed just six goals in 2205 minutes for a .24 goals against average, a school record... Recorded a program record 17 shutouts on the season... Became UWF's all-time leader in wins at goalkeeper with 53 and has recorded a record 42 shutouts....
 

Summer 2008: Played in Reykjavic, Iceland for I.R...Only allowed six goals during the season, helping her team to a first place finish in the division.

2007: Named to the GSC First team and All South Region First Team...She also received an All-America Honorable Mention and was voted to the GSC All Academic Team...set a school record for most shutouts in a season with 14...Started in all 18 matches for the Argos totaling 1,623 minutes...only allowed eight goals on the season and her .44 goals against average put her in second for the lowest GAA in a season at UWF...Her 15 wins was second most for a keeper in West Florida history.

2006: Named to the All-GSC team... Her 14 wins ranked her fourth in the single-season and career record totals... Finished second in the single-season record book with a 0.46 goals against average... Her 11 shutouts ranked second in the school single-season record book and the conference record book... Currently rank third all-time in school history in shutouts... Tied Klara Vrbova[apos]s single-season school and conference record with 1,966 minutes... Started all 21 matches... Allowed only one goal against 10 conference opponents... Recorded 553 consecutive scoreless minutes while recording six straight shutouts... Once named the GSC Defender of the Week... Played all 110 minutes in matches against Colorado School of Mines (8/27) and Saint Leo (9/3 & 11/3)... Collected a season-high 10 saves in the regional final against Tampa (11/5).

High School: Compiled a career 42-19-7 record with 580 saves... Totaled 34 career shutouts... Named team captain in her junior and senior seasons... A two-time all-state selection as a junior and senior... Named to the all-district team as a senior... A four-time All-Bay County selection... Earned most valuable player honors in her junior and senior seasons... Named best all-around player all four years...Helped lead the Tornadoes to a 2006 district championship and Bay County Championship in 2005 and 2006... Despite an injury, she posted a 7-2-1 record with seven shutouts in her senior season... Won 13 matches in her junior and sophomore seasons with a combined 20 shutouts... Collected nine wins and recorded seven shutouts as a freshman... Earned four letters in softball and three letters in volleyball... A member of the Anchor Club, Beta Club and Science Club... A member of student government, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Students Working Against Tobacco. Club: A member of the Bay United Soccer Club in Panama City, Fla. from 2000 to 2006... Finished first in every tournament in 2005... Helped lead the team to a 2003-04 President[apos]s Cup Championship... Champions of the Region 3 Directors Cup in 2004... Finished third in the 2004 National Directors Cup.

Personal: Daughter of Michael Jones and Rebecca Rosser... Has two sisters, Crystal and Jennifer... Majoring in exercise science with an emphasis in physical therapy... Has coached a U-10 girls soccer team... Volunteered at Glencove Nursing Home in Panama City, Fla... Performed mission work in South Florida at a home for neglected and abused children... Served as a vacation bible school teacher and volunteer during the summer.

Photo courtesy of Melanie Burke