Sara El-Shami Class: Senior Hometown: Roswell, Ga. High School: Centennial Height: 5-4 Position: Midfielder

2008: Tallied three goals and ranked second on the squad with eight assists as a junior... Scored versus UNCA, UTC and CofC while adding two assists in a 4-3 victory against Georgia Southern... Member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2007: Registered starts in all 23 matches in the Paladin midfield... Scored four goals and added five assists while helping Furman to a Southern Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament bid... Tallied one game-winner... Assisted on the game-winning goal in the SoCon Tournament finals... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2006: Notched two goals and recorded a team-high seven assists while playing in all 22 games as a freshman... Earned 17 starts and scored versus Appalachian State in a SoCon Tourney win.

High School/Club: Prepped for coach Rachel Wadley at Centennial High School... Lettered all four years on varsity leading Centennial in scoring each year... A three-time team MVP... Two-time all-area pick and Georgia High School Association All-Region selection as a senior... Served as team captain as a senior... Played her freshman season at Paideia High School... Played club soccer for the Tophat `06 Gold... Guided her club to three consecutive state cup finals... Five-year Georgia state ODP member... Former Region III team and pool member.