2009 (Junior): Was one of only four players to start every game during the season … led the team with 17 shots on goal … scored two goals and tallied two assists … scored arguably the most important goal of the season for EKU when she took a pass from Alex Raich with four minutes remaining in regulation and fired a goal in from nearly 25 yards out to give the Colonels a 1-0 win over SEMO (Oct.25) and their second straight berth in the OVC Tournament … her other goal came on a big stage as she found the back of the net on the road at No. 7 Florida (Sept. 20) … her two assists came during consecutive wins against Cleveland State (Sept. 4) and Winthrop (Sept. 6).
2008 (Sophomore): Played in 17 games for EKU, starting 11 of them … attempted 16 shots during the season, six of which were on goal … recorded the assist on the game-winning goal by Heather Bruce in the Colonels’ 2-0 win over Jacksonville State which vaulted EKU to a second seed in the OVC Tournament.
2007 (Freshman): A second team All-OVC selection … appeared in 12 games, starting nine of them … scored her first career goal against in-state rival Western Kentucky (Sept. 21) … tallied an assist in the victory over Jacksonville State (Oct. 14) … was one of only two Colonels to notch both a goal and an assist during the season.
Academic Achievements: A Colonel Scholar.
High School and/or Club Experience: Played four years of varsity soccer ... four-time all-conference and all-district selection ... scored 40 goals in high school career ... named a scholar-athlete four times ... plays for the nationally-ranked Ambassadors soccer club.
Personal: Born Aug.11, 1988 ... daughter of Brenda and Mark Muller … major is Elementary Education.
Get to Know Carly Muller ...
One interesting fact about Carly
Her car’s name is Rosa
Favorite on-field memory from last year
Scoring a goal against the Florida Gators
Favorite off-field memory from last year
Running along the beach in Florida
What is currently playing on Carly’s iPod
“Stuck Like Glue” by Sugarland
One place (not in her home country) Carly would like to visit
Canada (to attend Calgary Stampede)
If Carly could dye her hair, what color would it be
Rusty red
Three things on Carly’s bucket list
Climb the Great Wall of China, see the Eifel Tower in Paris and get kissed in the rain while in the ocean in Bora Bora like Ali on The Bachelorette
If Carly could have dinner with three people, they would be
Dane Cook, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and Tom Green
The biggest highlight of Carlys career
Scoring the winning goal against SEMO in the final game of 2009 to put the Colonels into the OVC Tournament
Carly’s favorite inspirational quote
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” - Ghandi
