Jan. 18, 2007

Lady Eagles Earn NSCAA Honors

JEFFERSON CITY, TN-- Rebecca Angus and Julie Nelson have been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's All-Southeast Region first team while teammate Brittany Moore earned second team honors.

Angus, the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year, led the Lady Eagles with 21 goals as Carson-Newman finished the season with an 18-2-1 record and claimed the SAC regular season and tournament titles. Nelson scored seven goals and anchored a C-N defense that held opponents to a 0.97 goals against average. She was recently named team captain of the Northern Ireland national women's soccer team. Moore scored four goals (including one game-winning goal) and dished four assists as a midfielder.

First Team Pos. Name Yr. School Hometown GK Whitney Wardrop Sr Tusculum Calgary, Alberta D Ashley Moreira Sr Tusculum Ontario, Canada D Julie Nelson Jr Carson Newman Larne, Northern Ireland D Sarah Hawkins So Columbus State Lilburn, Ga. M Laura Crews So Pfeiffer Greensboro, N.C. M Jackie Groff So Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. M Lyndsi Stricklen So Armstrong Atlantic State Middleburg, Fla. F Kristen Burton Fr Armstrong Atlantic State Ocala, Fla. F Rebecca Angus Sr Carson Newman Middlesborough, England F Erin Kolb Jr Belmont Abbey Camarillo, Calif.

Second Team Pos. Name Yr. School Hometown GK Liz Eichorn Sr Limestone Fort Collins, Colo. D Kristen Brahosky So Pfeiffer Jacksonville, N.C. D Megan Delancy Sr Anderson Orlando, Fla. D Kristen White Fr Mount Olive Ontario, Canada M Stephanie Leotii Jr Belmont Abbey Rowland Heights, Calif. M Brittany Moore So Carson Newman Lenoir City, Tenn. M Donna Cheyne Sr Armstrong Atlantic State Lanarkshire, Scotland F Gina Gofort Fr Columbus State Fayetteville, Ga. F Nkese Udoh Sr Clayton State River- State, Nigeria F Jasmine Riley So Mars Hill Arlington, Va.