Amherst College Athletics

• "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because everyone on campus was super friendly and the soccer team was very hardworking. That's the kind of environment I wanted and to be part of a competitive team."
• Selected VWC over Lynchburg College

VWC Career Statistics

Season Highlights

2014

• TBA

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Presidential Scholarship recipient
• Two-time Dean's List honoree

Prep Accolades

• Competed in soccer and field hockey for Hickory
• Graduated with honors with a 4.156 GPA
• Member of the Chemistry Club
• Member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society
• Member of the matematics honor society Mu Alpha Theta

Personal

• Daughter of Melinda and George Holmes
• Has two brothers, Joseph O'Malley and Alan Holmes, and two sisters, Andrea and Nicole Holmes
• Enjoys listening to country music and spending vacation time in Australia
• Current favorites include the book "Safe Haven," the moving "Finding Nemo," and the TV series "Duck Dynasty"
• A fan of soccer standout Mia Hamm and hockey's Boston Bruins
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "determined, committed, respectful, bold, caring and resourceful
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "learning how to be a better person by learning the aspects of being a well-balanced student-athlete, such as discipline, commitment, determination and attitude"
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my endurance and fitness. I have worked so much harder this summer alone to improve to make sure I can be at my best when I arrive at VWC"
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to be a leader someday to all the players on my team, so they trust and respect me on and off the field"
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Winston Churchill, because he displayed a tremendous amount of leadership and compassion during WWII"
• It's the year 2030 and: "I am in Chesapeake, Virginia, working at Coastal Equine Veterinary as a veterinarian"
• People might be surprised to know: "I have broken my arm six times, once on the left and five times on the right"
• The most important advice I've received is: "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" -- Mom