Three named to Top 20 list
11/15/2011 2:15:00 PM | Soccer
Tricia Mallory and Kirby Zak were listed as midfielders in the top 20 and Bearkat goalkeeper Mallory Garthwaite was selected as a goalkeeper.
Mallory, a sophomore from Spring, led the Bearkats in scoring for the second year in a row with eight goals this fall. She also totaled four assists.
The Klein High School product has totaled 19 career goals in her two seasons to tie with Kim Brown (2003-05) for No. 2 in all-time Bearkat soccer goal scoring. Raquel Bueno set the school career record of 27 goals in 2005 through 2008. Mallory was the league's freshman of the year and a second team honoree last year.
Zak, a junior from Aledo, totaled three goals and two assists from the midfield in helping lead Sam Houston to its third consecutive Southland Conference post-season tournament berth this fall.
Zak now ranks fifth in career goals for the Bearkats with 17 tallies in her three seasons. She was a first team All-Southland selection as a sophomore in 2010 and an honorable mention choice as a freshman in 2009.
Garthwaite, a redshirt freshman from The Woodlands, posted four shutouts this season and totaled 31 saves in nine matches.
The complete TopDrawerSoccer.com 2011 Southland Conference Top 20:
Lacy Lee Goalkeeper Stephen F. Austin
Mallory Garthwaite Goalkeeper Sam Houston State
Jordan King Defender Stephen F. Austin
Kelsey Bernard Defenlder Texas State
Amber Thornhill Midfielder Lamar
Tricia Mallory Midfielder Sam Houston
Kirby Zak Midfielder Sam Houston
Kylie Louw Midfielder Stephen F. Austin
Karly Dagys Midfielder Southeastern Louisiana
Laura Sadler Midfielder Stephen F. Austin
Kyle MacIntosh Midfielder Southeastern Louisiana
Kelsey Salcido Forward Southeastern Louisiana
Maiya Cooper Forward Southeastern Louisiana
Chelsea Raymond Forward Stephen F. Austin
Maria Jose Roja Forward UT San Antonio
Felicia Leask Forward Texas State
Lauren Stillians Forward Southeastern Louisiana
Liv Nyhegn Forward UT San Antonio
Sarah LaLanne Forward McNeese State
Meghan Hunter Forward Northwestern State
