Georgia Southern University Athletics

AWARDS
2015 preseason All-Sun Belt Team
2014 All-Sun Belt Second Team

SENIOR (2016)
Played in 12 matches for the Eagles while starting in six. Has seen 529 minutes of play. Took 13 shots... Ranks third on the team with 11 shots being on frame.  Has a .786 shot on goal percentage. Scored a goal in three straight games: Charlotte [Aug. 28], Winthrop [Sept. 3], and Kennesaw State [Sept. 9]..


JUNIOR (2015)
Played in 19 games and started 18 for the Eagles…tallied a total of 1,210 playing minutes…named to the preseason All-Sun Belt team…scored four goals to rank third on the team…also third on the team in points (nine), shots (37) and shots on goal (21)…tied for second on the team in game-winning goals with one…sunk one in against Arkansas State (Oct. 4) to help secure the 3-1 win…scored against Alabama State (Sept. 11) and Charlotte (Aug. 30)…assisted Jennifer Wittick during the 2-0 win over Winthrop (Sept. 9)…scored the first-ever goal of the season for the Eagles against Jacksonville (Aug. 21)

SOPHOMORE (2014)
Named Second Team All-Sun Belt ... Played in 18 games with 16 starts ... Tallied six goals for a total of 12 points ... Scored both goals in the Eagles’ 2-1 win over Indiana ... Also notched goals against Alabama State, UL Monroe, Little Rock, and Arkansas State ... Took 30 shots with 15 on frame ... Four of the six goals scored were game-winning goals ... Named to Dean’s List in Spring 2015.

FRESHMAN (2013)
Played in 15 matches with six starts ... Scored one goal, slotting a 70th minute goal against Francis Marion (10-10) ... Played 446 minutes on the season including a season-best 90 against Chattanooga (9-29) ... Took six shots with four on frame.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four year varsity starter at North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Myers, Fla. for head coach Donna Agostinelli ... Two-year team captain ... Broke the school record of 64 goals by her junior year, finishing her high school career with 103 goals ... Led the team in scoring each of her four seasons ... Named All-Area and All-Conference her junior and senior year ... Ranked No. 1 in her county in scoring as a sophomore (37 goals in 15 games), No. 3 Maxpreps National Scorer and was part of the ESPN High School Top Goal Scorers ... Team was 2010 Conference Champions ... Was named NFHS Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Played for the Clearwater Chargers Club Team ... Led her team in scoring from 2008-2013 ... Club ranked as high as second in Florida, sixth in Region III and 50th nationally ...  Won the Disney College Showcase with her team in 2010 and 2012 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Named NSCAA All-America Scholar as a senior.

PERSONAL
Born Melinda Jo Lukas on Sept. 17, 1994 in Fort Myers, Fla. ... Parents are Michael and Jennifer Lukas ... Has two younger sisters; Miranda (15) and Makayla (13).

MAJOR
Exercise Science