SOUTHAVEN - Former Northwest goalkeeper and all-time saves leader Angel Hailey will get a chance to continue her soccer career after college, as the Southaven native has become one of the latest roster additions to the National Indoor Soccer League.

Hailey signed with the NISL's Memphis Americans earlier this week after recently concluding her college career with Montevallo. 

Hailey played two seasons for the Lady Rangers and former coach Levi Nunnally from 2017-18, totaling 255 career saves and surpassing the program's previous record of 252, set by Ashley Nelson during the 2014-15 seasons. Hailey started 19 of 28 career matches in net, posting a 10-10-1 record with nine combined shutouts in 1,850 minutes of action.

Spending most of her freshman season as a reserve, Hailey still compiled 65 saves in 13 games with five starts. She also finished with a 7-1 record and helped Northwest to an 11-6 mark and the MACJC semifinals, before recording 190 saves as a sophomore, leading the conference and the NJCAA.

Hailey also finished with an .848 save percentage and 2.49 goals against average in nearly 1,230 minutes during her 2018 season. She was an NJCAA and MACJC All-Academic Team selection and three-time honoree on Northwest's Vice President's List.

Hailey signed with ULM for the 2019 season and spent one season at the Division I level, logging 641 minutes and collecting 35 saves against 16 goals. Her only winning decision came in a 1-0 victory against Southern Miss on Sept. 1, 2019, where she played a full 90 minutes and collected a season-high 11 saves.

From there, Hailey joined the University of Montevallo for the 2020-21 seasons. She played 503 minutes in six matches, recording a 2-2-1 record and 16 saves during a shortened spring 2021 season. She returned for five matches this fall, garnering 17 saves in 480 minutes for the Lady Falcons.

Founded in 2021, the NISL consists of three charter franchises - the Memphis Americans, Columbus Rapids and Fayetteville Fury. The league consists of men's and women's teams and will begin play on December 26 at the Landers Center in Southaven, where the Americans are scheduled to face the Rapids.

More information about the league and the Americans' franchise can be found here.