Zirka Thompson

5-9, Goalkeeper, Rising Sophomore
Alpharetta, Ga./Chattahoochee

Freshman (2006): Played in five matches with one start … Tied for ninth in the Atlantic Sun in shutouts (1) and shutouts per game (0.20) … Logged almost 275 minutes inside the net … Finished rookie season with a GAA of 1.96, 15 saves and 1-0-0 win-loss record … Recorded first career start against Campbell (9/21) … Also notched first career shutout versus the Lady Camels … Notched career-high eight saves at ETSU (10/22).

Credentials: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Averaged 12 saves per game ... Received All-Region honors ... Attended National Super Y/ODP camp ... Was a ODP Region III alternate in 2003 ... Played club for Concorde Fire Elite and participated in the regional tournament.

Personal: Majoring in Biology … Born on October 9, 1987 in New York City, N.Y.. … Daughter of Douglas and Irene Thompson … Lists Oliver Kahn, Danielle Fotopolous, and Sirir Mullins as her favorite athletes ... Holds a second degree black belt in Karate and a blak belt in Tae Kwon Do ... Lists her greatest sports thrills as watching the U.S. women's soccer team win the World Cup and saving penalty kicks to win a game.