Nov. 4, 2009
IRVING, Texas - Twenty-two student-athletes have been named to the Conference USA All-Academic Teams as announced by the league office Wednesday and voted on by the league's sports information directors for women's soccer. The all-academic teams consist of student-athletes who have earned a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or better and are a starter or key reserve on their team.
2009 C-USA Women's Soccer All-Academic Teams Complete Release
Rice led all teams with four selections to the all-academic squad, including three to the first team. Seniors Erin Scott and Shelley Wong make their second consecutive appearance as first-team honorees, while classmate Katelyn Ostendorf is a repeat from 2007. Scott was named to the All-C-USA second-team earlier this week and currently leads the Owls in shots and shots-on-goal from the forward position. The Richardson, Texas native owns a perfect 4.0 GPA as a pre-med major.
In addition to earning All-Academic honors, Wong and Ostendorf both received All-C-USA third team accolades this season. Wong carries a 3.79 GPA as a double-major in economics and managerial studies and has started and played in every match for the Owls. Ostendorf is one of Rice's top defenders who often holds the responsibility of marking the opposing team's top scoring threat. The Zionsville, Ind., native also shares time at the midfielder position and contributes to the Owls' attacking game. Ostendorf maintains a 4.0 GPA as a biochemistry, cell biology and pre-med major.
Memphis also landed three selections to the All-Academic first team in the junior trio of Kelsey Bakker, Brittany Hance and Vendula Strnadova. Bakker garnered All-C-USA first team and Defensive Player of the Year honors this season and has played a vital role in a defensive back line that has posted 10 shutouts this season. The Kennewich, Wash., native owns a 3.92 GPA as an accounting student with a minor in marketing management.
Strnadova also picked up repeat All-C-USA first team accolades this season and receives her second consecutive All-Academic first-team honor. She has a 3.98 GPA as a health and human performance major with an emphasis in exercise and sport science. Hance collected her first All-Academic first team honor as a biology major with a 3.83 GPA. The junior defender has helped Memphis post 10 shutouts this season and has played all 90 minutes in 11 of 16 matches this season.
UAB's Danielle Blair also makes a repeat appearance to the All-Academic first team. The senior defender has helped the Blazers to seven shutouts this season and the team got off to a school-best 8-0 start. The Ontario, Canada native owns a 4.0 GPA as a triple-major in marketing, management and industrial distribution with a minor in sales certificate.
Erika Baer of Colorado College and UTEP's Melissa Desilets earned All-Academic first team honors after being named to the 2008 All-Academic second team. Baer holds a 3.69 GPA in biology and pre-med and fills in at the midfielder position for the Tigers. Desilets carries a 4.0 GPA in chemistry while serving as a key defender for the Miners.
Rounding out the All-Academic first team are Mackenzie Ayer of Tulsa and East Carolina's Amanda Malkiewicz. Ayer is a senior defender for the Golden Hurricane and owns a 3.93 GPA as a communication major. Malkiewicz was the only sophomore to receive first-team honors. The Pirate forward carries a 3.9 GPA in math education.
The 2009 C-USA Championship gets underway tonight from SMU's Westcott Field. Six teams will battle out for the tournament title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
A complete list of the All-Academic winners follows:
2009 CONFERENCE USA WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
First Team
NAME/SCHOOL/CLASS/GPA/MAJOR
*Ericka Baer/Colorado College/Senior/3.69/Biology/Pre-Med
Amanda Malkiewicz/East Carolina/Sophomore/3.90/Math Education
*Kelsey Bakker/Memphis/Junior/3.92/Accounting (Minor: Marketing Management)
Brittany Hance/Memphis/Junior/3.83/Biology
*Vendula Strnadova/Memphis/Junior/3.98/Health & Human Performance - Exercise & Sport Science
*Katelyn Ostendorf/Rice/Senior/4.00/Biochemistry & Cell Biology/Pre-Med
*Erin Scott/Rice/Senior/4.00/Pre-Med
*Shelly Wong/Rice/Senior/3.79/Economics/Managerial Studies
Mackenzie Ayer/Tulsa/Senior/3.93/Communication
*Danielle Blair/UAB/Senior/4.00/Marketing/Management/Industrial Distribution (Minor: Sales Certificate)
*Melissa Desilets/UTEP/Junior/4.00/Chemistry
Second Team
NAME/SCHOOL/CLASS/GPA/MAJOR
Emily Beans/Colorado College/Senior/3.68/Biology
Jessica Woodward/East Carolina/Sophomore/4.00/Elementary Education (Minor: Speech Pathology)
Kristen Berquist/Marshall/Junior/3.79/Accounting
Erika Duncan/Marshall/Junior/3.40/Adult Fitness
Molly Snead/Marshall/Senior/3.48/Marketing
*Alexa Coralli/Rice/Senior/3.55/Political Science
Jana Mason/Southern Miss/Junior/4.00/Nutrition and Dietetics
Courtney Chadney/Tulsa/Senior/3.85/Communication
Jennifer Kacergis/Tulsa/Senior/3.44/Nursing
Lauren Halbert/UCF/Junior/3.79/Health Science
Chelsea Winbush/UTEP/Senior/3.41/English and American Literature
*Repeat Selection
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