2013 (Junior): Appeared in seven games and attempted four shots on the year … logged a season-high 27 minutes of action and attempted a season-high two shots at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 6 … fired a shot on goal in a win at Jacksonville State on Sept. 27.
2012 (Sophomore): Played in all 20 games on the season, starting four of them … attempted seven shots on the year, four of which were on goal … posted a season-high three shots on goal in a 1-0 shutout over in-state and Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State on Oct. 26.
2011 (Freshman): Led EKU with four goals on the season, two of which were game-winners … also led the Colonels with nine points … Appeared in 20 games and started 17 of them … exploded onto the collegiate soccer scene by scoring a pair of goals in an early season home win over regionally-ranked Miami (Ohio) (Aug. 28) … scored the first goal of the game in the 20th minute and the second off a perfect ball from Laurent Fant in the fourth minute of overtime to secure the win, the Colonels’ first-ever against the RedHawks … named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts in that game … notched another game-winner in the Colonels’ 2-1 win over OVC opponent Tennessee Tech (Sept. 30), rebounding a shot by Fant and placing it in the upper-left hand corner of the net in the 53rd minute to seal the win … also scored in the Colonels’ 4-0 win over UNC Asheville (Sept. 2) … recorded her first-career assist to Kaylynn Brown in a 1-1 tie with Gardner-Webb (Sept. 4).
High School and/or Club Experience: Helped lead Avon High School to two district championships and three conference championships while scoring 49 goals and recording 46 assists during her career ... was a three-time first team All-Lorain County selection, a three-time first team All-West Shore Conference selection, a two-time first team All-Greater Cleveland selection and the two-time Lorain County and West Shore Conference Players of the Year ... was also a two-year team captain, two-time team MVP and a 2010 Division All-Ohio selection ... was a team captain on her club team, the Cleveland Internationals SC, and helped lead the Internationals to Midwest Division Super Y Championships in 2008 and 2010, the State Cup Finals in 2006 and 2009-10 and the U.S. Club Regional Final in 2007 ... also attended the Super Y Olympic Development Program National Camp in 2009.
Personal: Born February 26, 1993 ... daughter of Barb and Lucky Saini ... major is biology (pre-med).
Get to Know Devon Saini ...
One thing people probably don’t know about her: She cried and threw up almost every day of preschool because she missed her parents
Her best non-soccer Olympic sport would be: If hot dog eating was an Olympic sport, she’d crush the competition
Her favorite place to eat in Richmond: Thai Smile
Her favorite song, currently: “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” by the Eli Young Band
Her favorite social media forum: Facebook; it’s the only she uses
One place in America she would like to road trip to: New York City, because she feels like every American needs to go the Big Apple at least once, and she has still never been
Her favorite non-sport outdoor activity: Walking her dog
Items on her bucket list: Skydive, go backpacking and own a Victorian style home
Her professional goals: Become a physician assistant
