Nov. 12, 2007

EL PASO -- The Rice sophomore duo of Katelyn Ostendorf and Shelley Wong have both been named to the 2007 Conference USA All-Tournament team for women's soccer the league office announced at the conclusion of the tournament's championship final on Sunday (Nov. 11). Wong and Ostendorf helped lead the Owls to the tournament semifinals with a pair of games that included a 1-0 first round win over UAB and a 1-0 loss to top-seeded UCF.

Ostendorf added the all-tournament honors to the list of growing accolades for this season. Last week the Zionsville, Ind., native earned second-team all-conference and selection to the league's all-academic team. At the C-USA Tournament Ostendorf was one of four Owls to play all 180 minutes.

Wong, a midfielder from Virginia Beach, Va., averaged 82 minutes per game at the tournament. In addition to three shots taken with two on-goal, Wong (along with Ostendorf) worked to control the tempo and hold the opposition to just one goal on 20 shots.

The duo were the soccer program's first C-USA all-tournament selections since 2005. As a team the Owls finished the year with a 12-7-2 record to tie for the third-highest win total in school history. A complete list of the league's all-tournament honorees appears below.

2007 C-USA Women's Soccer All-Tournament Honors
Katelyn Ostendorf, MF, Rice
Shelley Wong, MF, Rice
Brittany Popoff, GK, UTEP
Kristin Wernimont, D, UTEP
Jennifer Manis, GK, UCF
Kate Begley, MF, UCF,
Kelsey Kravec, MF, UCF
Emiko Schwab, MF, Memphis
Caroline Barrett, D, Memphis

Defensive MVP
Kelsey Bakker, D, Memphis