April 2, 2007

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.