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Jamie Arthurs Class: Senior Hometown: Richland, WA High School: Richland Height: 5-8 Position: G Experience: 3V Age: 22

COLLEGE: Ranks second among WWU career leaders in both goals against average at 0.69 (0.67) and shutouts with 23 (32) ... Second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Daktronics West Region and first-team Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star as junior in 2011 ... Started all 18 games ... Tied own school record shared with one other player by posting 11 shutouts and had third-best goals against average in WWU annals at 0.55 ... Ended campaign with scoreless streak of 476 minutes and 43 seconds ... Allowed just 10 goals in 1,643 minutes ... Made 44 saves for save percentage of .815 (67th nationally) ... Ranked 13th nationally in goals against average and 67th in save percentage ... Led GNAC in both shutout total and goals against average ... GNAC Player of the Week ... Tied school record and led league with 11 shutouts and had second-best goals against average of 0.52 in school history as sophomore in 2010 ... Second-team GNAC all-star ... Allowed 10 goals while starting all 18 games and playing all 1732:10 minutes ... Made 78 saves for save percentage of .886 ... Ranked 13th nationally in save percentage and 16th in GAA ... Blanked nationally No.5-ranked Seattle Pacific on 0/30/10 ... Played in five games as freshman in 2009, making four starts ... Allowed nine goals (2.05 avg.) and made 11 saves (.550) while posting one shutout ... Had assist in 1-0 win against Sonoma State ... Redshirt in 2008 ... Three letters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team Class 4A all-State selection as senior at Richland High School ... First-team Tri-City Herald all-Area and all-Columbia Basin League pick ... Team captain ... Had 0.29 goals against average and 15 shutouts on 17-4 team that tied for league title and placed fourth at state tournament ... Second-team all-league and team MVP as junior ... Allowed just four goals on 19-1 squad that won league championship and reached state quarterfinals ... Honorable mention all-league forward as sophomore on team that was league champion and state runner-up ... Most improved and inspirational award winner ... As freshman played on squad that won league title and reached state quarterfinals ... Started and lettered four years ... Also earned three letters in basketball and one each in track and golf.

PERSONAL: Major is education ... Her father, David, played basketball at University of Calgary.

By T.J. Cotterill, Sports Editor, The Western Front

Jamie Arthurs begins her junior year with the Western women's soccer team after having one of the greatest years of any goalkeeper in school history.

As a sophomore in 2010, Arthurs tied a school record for most shutouts in a season with 11. Her 0.52 goals-against average was the second-best in school history and the best in the past 26 years.

Her 11 shutouts were more than any other GNAC keeper. Her .886 save percentage -- that was at the top as well.

As someone who makes saves look easy, hopefully Arthurs saves her best seasons for her final two. With a full year as Western's starting goalkeeper under her belt, Arthurs expects to be even better in 2011.

"For me personally, having to be mentally prepared for each game is something I learned last year," Arthurs said. "I take every game as if it is the biggest game of the year. I hope to improve on that even more this year."

Arthurs was named a second-team conference all-star last season. Seattle Pacific's Maddie Dickinson took the first team nod, even though Arthurs recorded more saves, more shutouts, had a higher save percentage and tied with her in goals allowed with 10 in 18 games.

"I was completely happy with how I played for most of the season," Arthurs said. "Obviously you want to get that first-team slot, but that really wasn't even something I was working toward. I think playoffs is the big payoff at the end of the year. Hopefully we can make it this year."

With Arthurs as well as 2010 first-team GNAC all-star Alicia Patten and senior Emily Warman at the defender positions, Western is likely to be one of the most stalwart defensive teams again this season.

"When you have players in front of you like Alicia and Emily, they are going to make my job a lot easier," Arthurs said. "The less I have to touch the ball the better."

With Dickinson gone from Seattle Pacific after finishing her four years of eligibility, Arthurs takes over as the conference's most imposing goalkeeper.