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2007
Technically, played in eight games, starting them all ... had three wins and 32 saves on the season ... games-played and save totals, however, do not include some of her most important playing time of the season ... after going over a month without game action, entered the action during the penalty-kick phase of the MAC Tournament semifinal match vs. Ball State (Nov. 9), on the Cardinals' home field ... saved two of the Cards' three PK tries, with the third one going wide of net, to help the Falcons advance to the championship match ... also entered the contest in the PK phase of that league tourney championship, vs. Toledo (Nov. 11) ... made one save vs. the Rockets, and deflected another shot that wound up trickling into the net ... earned the complete-game shutout against Murray State (Sept. 9), making four saves in 1-0 win ... also picked up complete-match victories against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 2) and Western Michigan (Sept. 30), surrendering one goal in each game ... made a career-high 10 saves in a double-OT setback to Central Michigan (Oct. 5).
2006
Named BGSU's most improved player ... also chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team ... saw action in 12 matches, making seven starts ... finished the season with a 5-2-0 win-loss record and a school record-low GAA of 0.67 ... allowed only six goals in over 803 minutes of work on the season, posting five shutouts in her seven starts ... in MAC play, had a GAA of only 0.48, with three goals allowed in 562 minutes ... began her BGSU career with a shutout streak of 544:48, the equivalent of over six full games without having to fish a ball out of the back of the net ... wins included a three-save effort in the final regular-season match vs. Toledo (Oct. 26), and a seven-save afternoon in a shutout win against Eastern Michigan (Oct. 22) ... had back-to-back complete-game shutouts in road wins over Kent State (Oct. 13) and Buffalo (Oct. 15), making seven saves vs. the Golden Flashes and a career-high nine stops against the Bulls ... made three saves in a scoreless relief stint, playing the entire second half vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 3) ... first complete-match shutout came in her first collegiate start, against Youngstown State (Sept. 8) ... made two saves in that 1-0 win ... played the entire second half at Ohio (Oct. 6), without facing a shot on goal ... two days later, again played a scoreless second stanza, again without seeing a shot on goal, at Akron (Oct. 8) ... played a total of 185:25 in a pair of weekend wins in Kent, Ohio, with an OT win over KSU and the blanking of the Bulls ... entered that weekend with a career total of six saves, before making a total of 16 stops in the two wins ... allowed a goal early in the second half against Central Michigan (Oct. 20), the first goal she surrendered in her BG career ... that goal snapped her season shutout streak of 478:39 and the aforementioned career streak of 544:48 ... after that CMU match, however, went another 250:20 without allowing a goal ... shutout of EMU was her fourth in her first five career starts ... the next time out, made it five shutouts in six starts with 106:48 of scoreless ball vs. UT ... helped the Falcons set a school record for lowest GAA in MAC games (0.91) in a season ... BG surrendered a school record-low 26 goals in this season's 20 games, for a 1.30 GAA (second-lowest in school history), and gave up only 10 goals -- also a school record-low total -- in the 11 MAC matches ... started each of the last six games of the year ... did not allow a goal in road games, playing a total of 201:51 over five matches.
2005
Saw action in three matches off the bench, as the Falcons won the MAC regular-season and tournament titles ... did not allow a single goal in 66:19 ... was called upon to make just one save, in the Ball State match (Sept. 30) ... played the entire second half of the Falcons' 6-0 win over Cleveland State (Sept. 16), combining with Ali Shingler on that shutout win ... played 8:35 at BSU, and also was in net for the last 12:44 of the Falcons' shutout win over Buffalo (Oct. 16).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year starter at Hendersonville ('05) under coach Russ Plummer ... an all-state performer as a senior for the Commandos ... three-time all-county and all-district team pick ... the Sumner County GK of the Year as a senior, also being named the District 9 Defensive MVP that season ... team went 66-23-10 during her four years, including a 23-2-2 mark and a state finals appearance during her junior season ... Spanish Club ... Honor Society treasurer ... named the school's Female Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL
Christina Leigh Zabek was born Jan. 21, 1987, in Corinth, Miss. ... marketing major with a 3.58 cumulative GPA through her first two years on campus ... daughter of Ed Zabek, Jr., and Melissa Zabek ... the youngest of three daughters ... father played baseball at Indiana State ... club team, the Brentwood Impact, earned three consecutive state championships from 2002-04 and was ranked sixth in Region III and 37th nationally ... selected to the Tennessee State ODP team five consecutive years ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
CHRISTY ZABEK - BGSU CAREER STATISTICS
