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#13 Zehra Syed
Position: M
Height: 5'6"
Year: Senior
Hometown: Indian Springs, AL
High School: Oak Mountain HS
Experience: 3 Letters
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2011 (Junior)
  • Earned her third SEC Academic Honor Roll selection.
  • Played in 18 of the team's 19 games, starting one contest.
  • Was accurate with her shot, putting half of her attempts on target.
  • Recorded a season-high five attempts in MSU's 1-1 tie against Troy.
2010 (Sophomore)
  • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
  • Played in 17 games, including 12 starts, drawing 960 minutes of action in the midfield.
  • Went the distance twice, including a career-best 102 minutes against Tennessee.
  • Compiled a banner year on the pitch, notching her first collegiate points with the first goal and assist of her career.
  • Fired 17 shots, with six coming on target.
  • Assisted on Elisabeth Sullivan's goal that gave MSU a lead en route to defeating South Alabama for the Trojan Classic championship.
  • Netted her first goal in the next match, opening the scoring against Mississippi Valley State with a 19th-minute strike.
  • Took a personal-high six shots against the Delta Devilettes.
2009 (Freshman)
  • Played in 12 matches during her rookie season, earning five starts.
  • Saw action in the final eight matches of the season, drawing four of her starts during that span.
  • Went the distance in State's match at Arkansas.
  • Also excelled in the classroom, earning a place on the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
  • Took one shot during 474 minutes of action.
High School/Club
  • Captained Eric Dade's Birmingham United squad for two seasons, leading the 2009 squad to a No. 19 ranking in U18 soccer.
  • Helped her club squad to the Disney Soccer Showcase title after claiming CASL Girls College Showcase, Alabama Fall State Cup and Region III Premier League Central Division championships in 2008.
  • Played on the prep level for Oak Mountain High School.
  • Named 2009 Birmingham Coaches All-Metro Second Team after leading Oak Mountain to a 16-5-1 record and the second round of the Alabama Class 6A Playoffs, where it fell to eventual champion Spain Park.
  • Helped the Lady Eagles to the Lakeshore Shootout title, defeating Harrison (Ga.) High School in penalty kicks.
  • Has been a member of Alabama's Olympic Development Program the past four years.
  • Earned a pair of selections to the Region III ODP Pool.
  • Competed on the Alabama ODP squad that claimed a 3-1 win over the U19 Mexican Women's National Team.
Personal
  • Born Zehra Nikohl Syed on Dec. 9, 1990, in Birmingham, Ala.
  • Daughter of Shahid and Lisa Syed.
  • Has two siblings, Noorani and Daniel.
  • Majoring in biological sciences with a focus on pre-med. 
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