University of South Carolina Upstate

2011: Played in 19games and started nine contests for the Spartans as a truefreshman… Recorded her only assist of the year in a 6-0victory over Alabama State (9/11)… Started the final ninegames of the year and received significant minutes over the final16 contests… Attempted six shots on the season with three ofthose on goal… A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

Before USCUpstate: Played four seasons of varsity soccer for MicheleMiller at Cardinal Gibbons High School…  Helped leadCardinal Gibbons to a 78-9-7 record over a four-year span…Squad claimed three conference titles and reached a pair of statechampionship matches...  Tallied 23 goals and 24 assistsduring prep career... Played club soccer with the Triangle FutbolClub as a midfielder for Jason Wolfe and Pete Sadin… Anoutside midfielder for TFC, the team claimed a pair ofchampionships during her club career... Claimed the CASLCollege Showcase title in 2009 and won the NSMC Visit Lake NormanKickoff in 2010... Also played club soccer with the USL Super YLeague… Team claimed the Super-20 South Atlantic DivisionChampionship in 2010...  Was a member of the National HonorSociety, active in her church and volunteered with the local soupkitchen.

Personal: Born onMar. 1, 1993 in Caracas, Venezuela… Daughter of Carlos andElisa Saura… Has two brothers, Carlos and Alex…Majoring in nursing… Favorite singer is Sam Adams…Favorite song is “Soundtrack to My Life”…Favorite book is "50 Shades of Grey"… Favorite sports figureis Xavi Hernandez… Favorite foods are teriyaki chicken andcheese tortellini… Favorite actor is Samuel L. Jackson...Hero growing up was her mother… Most admires herparents… Favorite season is summer… Favorite TV showsare “Gossip Girl” and “Grey’sAnatomy”… Favorite movie is “Never BackDown”… Favorite quote is "everything you do in lifewill be insignificant but it is very important that you do it" -Ghande... Enjoys playing soccer and hanging out withfriends… Would like to be a pro surfer.