Brie Sikes

Photo by: Milledge Austin/The Citadel

Photo by: Milledge Austin/The Citadel

Photo by: Milledge Austin/The Citadel

Class:
Senior
Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Valrico, Fla.
High School:
Newsome HS

HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Spring 2020)
Southern Conference Honor Roll (2019-20)

JUNIOR (2021-22): Did not compete during the 2021-22 campaign.

SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Played nine matches in goal with seven starts… Allowed only 10 goals in 671 minutes of play, setting a new program record for fewest goals allowed in a single season by one goalkeeper… Posted a pair of solo shutouts against Belmont Abbey (Oct. 3) and in the rivalry win over VMI (March 19)… Made five or more saves in five of her nine appearances, with a season-best eight at Samford (March 28)… Her 1.34 goals against average is tied for the second-best in program history for a single season… Paired with Jess Newton to limit opponents to only 23 goals for the season, breaking the previous program record of 28 set during the 2009 campaign.

FRESHMAN (2019): Ended her freshman campaign ranked 13^th in program history for the freshman class with 33 saves … Her eight games started as a freshman rank tied for seventh in program history for the class … Her 2.97 goals against average as a freshman rank fifth in program history for the freshman class … Saw action in nine games, making eight starts between the pipes … Tallied 33 saves … Made her collegiate debut at Mercer (Oct. 3), recording one save on her lone shot faced … Started each of the Bulldogs’ final eight games … Recorded a season-high eight saves, and her first collegiate victory, in the Bulldogs’ victory over ETSU in the opening round of the Southern Conference Soccer Championships (Oct. 30) … Followed that up with another eight-save performance at Samford in the quarterfinals (Nov. 2) … Finished with five saves at Western Carolina (Oct. 18).

HIGH SCHOOL: A former two-star athlete … Played with the United State Soccer Developmental Academy … Earned invitations to the U.S. Soccer Federation National Trainer Center three times and played from 2014-16 with the U.S. CLUB Soccer PDP Cycle … A four-year team captain within the West Florida Flames Girls club … Was a member of the Junior and Senior Year Elite Clubs (ECNL) National League … As a junior and senior, was a team captain for the West Florida Flames Girls DA and earned seven shutouts and boasted a 1.12 goals against average (GAA) as a junior … As a junior, earned the JROTC National Presidential Fitness Award, awarded to the top-five female cadets, as well as the American Legion Athletic Award for Outstanding Female Athlete … As a sophomore with the U16 team, posted 12 shutouts and a 0.967 GAA while leading her West Florida Flames team to the ECNL National Championship Tournament … Team finished the year ranked 16^th in the country … During freshman season, recorded eight shutouts and a 1.47 goals against average while leading team to the ECNL National Championships in Seattle, Washington … A JROTC Raider Team member and qualified for district and state competition … Selected to compete in the Best Raider Competition … A four-year High Honor Roll student and a member of National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Rho Kappa Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and earned multiple letters for academics.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brianna Lee Sikes … Daughter of Lee and Cheryl Sikes … Father, Reginald Lee, is a 1988 graduate of The Citadel and was a member of the Bulldogs’ wrestling team … Brother, Blake, is a football player at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. … Major is intelligence and security studies.