Team captain in 2009 ... enters the season ranked second in school history with 12 career shutouts ... fifth all-time in minutes played in goal (2230:11) ... eighth in school history in matches played in goal (26) ... eighth all-time with 87 career saves.

2008: Played every minute in goal in all 19 matches for Valpo as a junior ... set a school record with 10 shutouts on the season ... posted a school mark with a 0.71 goals against average ... recorded shutouts in six of the first eight matches of the season ... tallied a season-high seven saves at Colorado College ... went a stretch of 367:22 without surrendering a goal during September ... ranked 34th in the nation in goals against average and 43rd in Division I with an .841 save percentage ... led the Horizon League in GAA, save percentage, and shutouts on the season ... made at least five saves in a match on four occasions ... named to both the Horizon League Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.

2007: Appeared in three matches for the Crusaders, making two starts ... earned a shutout victory over IPFW making two saves ... stopped all three shots in an overtime win against Northern Iowa ... finished tied for seventh in the Horizon League with a pair of shutouts ... two shutouts are tied for seventh on Valpo’s single season list ... named to both the Horizon League Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls.

2006: Saw action in four matches as a rookie, drawing two starts ... earned victories, allowing just one goal in each match, against Lipscomb and Lewis ... made five saves at Lipscomb ... posted a .778 save percentage and a 0.74 goals against average in nearly 242 minutes of action ... named to the Mid-Continent Conference All-Academic Team.

Prep:  A four-year letterwinner for the Knights ... a three-time All-Centennial League selection, including a First Team pick as a junior ... earned First Team Boulder Daily Camera All-Region honors three times  ... won state cup championship with club team Colorado Girls Soccer Academy ... also played volleyball and basketball.

Personal: Mele is the daughter of Brian and Becky Cabral ... major is social work ... born November 3, 1987.