Nov. 4, 2009

Memphis, Tenn. -

The University of Memphis women’s soccer team landed three student-athletes on the C-USA Women’s Soccer All-Academic first team as announced by the league office Wednesday.

Junior defender Brittany Hance, 2009 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Kelsey Bakker and first team All-C-USA selection Vendula Strnadova received C-USA All-Academic first team honors.

Hance received her first All-Academic Team honor and holds a 3.83 grade point average in her major of biology. The O’Fallon, Mo. native, has anchored a defensive backfield that has posted 10 shutouts this season and has started in all 19 matches this season.

Bakker garnered All-C-USA first team and C-USA Defensive Player of the Year honors this season and has played a vital role for the Lady Tiger defensive back line that has posted 10 shutouts this season. The Kennewick, Wash. native, has a 3.92 grade point average as an accounting student with a minor in marketing management.

Strnadova, a 2009 first team All-C-USA selection, collects her second All-Academic Team honor. The Las Cruces, N.M. native, has tallied four goals and two assists this season and holds a 3.98 grade point average in the field of health and human performance.

The Lady Tigers will play SMU on Wednesday, Nov. 5^th in the first round of the C-USA Women’s Soccer Championship at Westcott Field in Dallas, Texas. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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