courtesy LMC Sports Information11/5/2009
HIGHT POINT, N.C. - Conference Carolinas announced their 2009 Women's Soccer All-Conference teams with Lees-McRae's Vickie Rich earning First Team All-Conference, head coach Renee Lopez earning Coach of the Year and three other Lady Bobcats earning second and third team honors.
Head coaches from conference member institutions nominate and then vote upon the award winners who represent the best of the best for the conference.
Rich had a break out season with eight goals and had three assists for 19 total points in 11 conference games. Overall in 2009 she has 15 goals, seven assists and 37 points to lead the Lady Bobcats.
Lopez earned the 2009 Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year by taking the team to 11-7-1 overall record and 7-4 conference record. The team earned a fifth seed in the conference tournament - the highest seed since joining the league. They also advanced to semifinal round of the conference tournament.
Sophomore Mary Dorn earned Second Team All-Conference and midfield tandem Aerial Gregston and Maribeth Novak earned Third Team All-Conference.
Women's All-Conference 1st-Team
Connie Axiotis, Belmont Abbey - Forward
Kristen Wright, Queens - Forward
Jessica Kleinberg, Anderson - Forward
Vickie Rich, Lees-McRae - Forward
Alyssa Wombwell, Pfeiffer - Midfielder
Celene Molera, Belmont Abbey - Midfielder
Nicole Voets, Belmont Abbey - Midfielder
Sara McCormack, Pfeiffer - Defender
Amanda Maddock, Belmont Abbey - Defender
Katherine Johnson, Queens - Defender
Kristen Kornacki, Queens - Goalkeeper
Women's All-Conference 2nd-Team
Kirsten Bartsch, Pfeiffer - Forward
Samantha Brown, Pfeiffer - Forward
Hilary Peterson, Barton - Forward
Ashley Cotton, Anderson - Midfielder
Megan Reaves, Pfeiffer - Midfielder
Madi Dulisse, Limestone - Midfielder
Mary Dorn, Lees-McRae - Defender
Lindsay Palm, Belmont Abbey - Defender
Katelyn Conover, Anderson - Defender
Hilary Parkin, Converse - Defender
Suzie Hinman, Pfeiffer - Goalkeeper
Women's All-Conference 3rd-Team
Tia Rose, Mount Olive - Forward
Molly Harpe, Erskine - Forward
Rebekka Hagarman, Limestone - Forward
Aerial Gregston, Lees-McRae - Midfielder
Lindsay Patterson, Erskine - Midfielder
Maribeth Novak, Lees-McRae - Midfielder
Krystal Hedderman, St. Andrews - Midfielder
Patrice Clarke, Mount Olive - Defender
Caroline Smith, Mount Olive - Defender
Tiffany Caudle, Pfeiffer - Defender
Si' Ara Washington, Erskine - Goalkeeper
Freshman of the Year
Kristen Wright, Queens
Player of the Year
Connie Axiotis, Belmont Abbey
Coach of the Year
Renee Lopez, Lees-McRae
Regular Season Champions
Belmont Abbey
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