| Tameka Sumter |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas
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| High School:
O'Connor HS
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| Height:
5-5
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| Position:
Forward
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2007 (Sophomore)
Second-team All Conference USA honoree and third-team all region by the NSCAA after tallying 27 points on 11 goals and five assists ... became the second-faster Miner to reach the 20-goal plateau in program history as result ... was second on the squad and third in the league for goals and points while checking in tied for third on the squad and ninth in C-USA for helpers ... third most goals and points by a sophomore in school history ... had a blistering start to the season, scoring in seven of the first nine games ... stretch included a trio of two-goal contests ... five-point effort at Sam Houston State (8/31) to lead the Miners to the victory ... accounted for both strikes in UTEP's triumph vs. St. Mary's (9/4) ... was at it again on the road against Texas State, beating the keeper twice in a 2-0 victory ... named C-USA Player of the Week for effort vs. TSU and against Alabama A&M ... became more of a playmaker in league action as teams focused their efforts on slowing Sumter down ... the result was a trio of assists, which was tied for sixth amongst all players ... included among those was the match-winning helper at Rice (11/4) ... contributed a goal against North Texas (9/2) and Weber State (9/9) ... also lit up the scoreboard vs. Alabama A&M (9/14), New Mexico (9/23) and at UCF (10/19) ... Miners went 5-2-1 when Sumter scored.
2006 (Freshman)
Speedy forward who burst onto collegiate scene by scoring 13 goals ... effort tied for first in Conference USA and earned Sumter placement on the league's all-rookie squad ... overall had 29 points to pace Miners and check in seventh in the conference ...broke school standard for freshmen in both categories ...scored a school-and league-record-tying four goals (on only five shots) in a span of just 15:11 during the second half of UTEP's 11-0 throttling of Grambling State ... the eight points ranked as the second-highest single-game sum in program history ... followed that up with an assist in 4-0 victory against Eastern New Mexico before tallying fifth goal of weekend in 4-0 blanking of UTSA ... selected as C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts ... tabbed to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week after lighting up the scoreboard twice in 4-0 win at Marshall in regular-season finale ... also had a pair of goals- in less than a two-minute span- in the 5-0 romp versus Sam Houston State ... gave the Miners a 1-0 lead in an eventual 5-1 rout of Houston with strike late in opening stanza ... scored once while assisting on another goal in the 4-1 victory against Memphis ... afforded UTEP a 1-0 advantage just nine minutes into the match against UAB ... the Miners went on to a 3-2 win ... strung together five straight matches with at least one point ... UTEP was 8-0 when Sumter scored and 10-0 when she recorded at least one point.
Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Four-year starter and two-time captain for coach Scott Stone at Sandra Day O'Connor High School ... set the San Antonio schools career scoring record with 118 goals, including 35 as a senior and 38 as a junior ... beat the keeper twice in a 4-0 win over Jay (3/23/06) to break former O'Connor and Rice soccer player Sarah Yoder's career city scoring record ... led O'Connor to a 15-7-3 mark in 2006 and a 7-1-2 second-place finish in District 27-5A ... the Panthers went 2-1 in the postseason and reached the Region IV quarterfinals ... OHS advanced to the area round of the playoffs her junior year.
Club
Played for the 88 Classics Elite squad and coach Mike Alderson the five years prior to UTEP ... named player of the year in 2001-02 ... served as team captain the final two years.
Personal
Full name is Tameka R. Sumter ... a general studies major ... born on May 13, 1988 ... daughter of Paula Sumter and Robert Sumter ... has two brothers, Anton and Kris.
