Kat goalkeeper Jenny Pence named 1st team Academic All-Southland
12/16/2008 1:00:00 AM | Soccer
Sam Houston State goalkeeper Jenny Pence was a first team selection and Bearkat forward Luana Miessa was named to the second team as the 2008 Academic All-Southland Conference women's soccer team was announced today.
The team is selected annually by vote of the league's head soccer coaches, sports information directors and academic coordinators. To be nominated a student-athlete must have minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) through the semester prior to the sports' championship; completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution prior to the season in which the nomination occurs (true freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games .
Pence, a sophomore from Kingwood, set school records for most shutouts (8), fewest goals allowed (16) and most goalkeeper victories (9) this season. She earned Southland Conference “Goalkeeper of the Week” Oct. 7 after posting school record 7th consecutive shutout. A Dean's List student and President's Scholar, she is a two-year starter for the Bearkats.
A sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Miessa was a second team All-Southland Conference selection this fall. She ranked No. 3 in Southland Conference with 10 goals in 2008. The two-year starter already stands No. 5 in Sam Houston career scoring with 14 goals.
Seven Bearkats received All-Academic Honorable Mention. They were defenders Rheannon Bullock, Debbie Campbell, Brittany Foerstner and Nicole Watkins; midfielders April Lozano and Monica Madden and forward Alison Oakland.
2008 Southland Conference Soccer All-Academic Teams
First Team
Name University GPA Major
Jenny Pence Sam Houston State 4.00 Kinesiology
Dana Mayer Southeastern La. 4.00 Biology
Justeen Lords McNeese State 3.97 Biology
Jessica Cotton Stephen F. Austin 3.72 Interdisciplinary Studies
Amanda Lackey Stephen F. Austin 3.62 International Business
Amanda Alders Stephen F. Austin 3.56 Marketing
Kamryn Koch McNeese State 3.40 General Studies
Britney Curry Texas St-San Marcos 3.42 Accounting
Kayce Schultz Northwestern State 3.20 Business
Mayra Torres McNeese State 3.03 Biology
Jessica Lewis Texas St-San Marcos 3.04 Pre-Mass Communications
Second Team
Luana Miessa Sam Houston State 3.67 Physical Therapy
Kristin McDonald Southeastern La. 3.57 General Studies
Megan Cash Stephen F. Austin 3.83 Communication Studies
Alana Clark McNeese State 3.36 Health & Human Performance
Kari Weiland Texas-San Antonio 4.00 Accounting & Finance
Candice Wallace Southeastern La. 3.04 Kinesiology
Ezinne Okpo Texas-San Antonio 3.85 Political Science
Bobbie Hayes Northwestern State 3.83 Journalism
Chelsea Brozgold Northwestern State 3.30 Health & Exercise Science
Nicole Brannigan Southeastern La. 3.11 Mass Communication
Shelby Money McNeese State 3.75 Physical Therapy
Allison Dillon Texas-San Antonio 3.40 Physical Business
SAM HOUSTON STATE HONORABLE MENTION SELECTIONS
DF Rheannon Bullock ? GPA 3.32 ? Accounting major
DF Debbie Campbell ? GPA 3.90 ? Accounting major
DF Brittany Foerstner ? GPA 3.67 ? Education major
MF April Lozano ? GPA 3.14 ? Criminal Justice major
MF Monica Madden ? GPA: 3.48 ? Kinesiology major
FW Alison Oakland ? GPA: 3.45 ? Management major
DF Nicole Watkins ? GPA: 3.43 - Business major
