Sophomore (2009): Played in 14 games, startingnine … finished third on the team with eight points …second in goals scored with four … two game winning goals… one of three players to tally two points in four differentgames.
Freshman (2008): Played in goal most of theseason … shut out six opponents, four of them in conference… played in15 games, starting 13 … recorded 1,220minutes … notched first career goal.
Club: Atlanta Youth Soccer Association(2003-08) Prep Sports and Awards: Led team in goals (senior)… Golden Boot award (senior) … All-City first teamselection (senior) … state finals (junior), Elite 8 (senior)… lettered (junior, senior) … varsity basketball(freshman-senior) … captain (senior) … Final Four(freshman) … Sweet 16 (junior, senior) … varsitysoftball (sophomore-senior) … captain (senior) AtlantaJournal Constitution All City first team selection (senior)…Westminster Best All-Around Female Athlete (senior)… National Honor Society (senior) … Odyssey volunteer(sophomore) … honor roll all four years … Bible studyleader all four years.
Off the Field: Gownsman (junior) … SCACStudent-Athlete Academic Honor Roll (freshman, sophomore) …Student Athlete Advisory Committee representative (sophomore,junior) … varsity basketball (freshman, sophomore) …varsity softball (sophomore) … Phi Kappa Epsilon sorority(freshman-junior) … Sewanee Senior Center volunteer(sophomore).
Why Sewanee: I love Sewanee because it is theperfect balance between academics, athletics and fun. There is asense of community that is unlike any other place. The Domain isvery unique and the relationships, whether between teammates,professors, coaches or friends, are strong and will last alifetime. You also will not find a more beautiful campus. Themountain has its own culture and traditions that play a specialrole in the life of each student. Who wouldn’t want to go toone of the top liberal arts colleges on the most beautiful campusin the nation while meeting some great people and playing a littlesoccer?!
Personal: Virginia Matheson Zakas was born inAtlanta, Georgia … daughter of Dennis and Martie Zakas… two sisters, Page (21), and Cabell (12), and one brother,Ned (17) … her grandfather, Dick Edmunds, played tennis andbasketball at Hampden-Sydney … majoring in psychology with abusiness minor.
