Thursday, January 3, 2008

THREE PIONEERS NAMED TO NSCAA/ADIDAS® ALL- REGION WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM

Courtney Turner	Nicole Ferris	Danielle Tanner

MISSION, Kan. --- Three Tusculum College women’s soccer players have been named to the 2007 NSCAA/adidas® Division II All-Southeast Region Team announced College officials.  Courtney Turner, Danielle Tanner and Nicole Ferris were all named to the All-Region First Team.

              Turner was named to the NSCAA/adidas® NCAA Division II All-America Women’s Soccer Third Team last month, becoming the third player in the program’s history to earn Division II All-America distinction (Tara Henderson, Ashley Moreira).  She was one of only six freshmen in the country named to the All-America squad.

                Turner, a freshman from Coco Beach, Fla. finished second on the team in scoring with five goals and five assists for her 15 total points.  She started in all 22 contests for the Pioneers, while recording a pair of match-winning goals.  One of those tallies was the lone goal in Tusculum’s 1-0 double-overtime win over Newberry.  She was also named to the All-South Atlantic Conference First Team. 

Tanner, a junior from Toronto, Ontario Canada, led the offense with 21 goals and five assists. She recorded eight match-winning goals. She recorded three goals against Armstrong Atlantic (Oct. 15) and two in the 5-0 victory over Mount Olive (Oct. 21). Tanner was also named to the All-South Atlantic Conference First Team.

Ferris, a junior from Lebanon, Ohio, was a top defender for the Pioneers who helped the team record six shutouts during the season. She was also named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV College Division Women's Soccer First Team. Ferris was named to the All-SAC First Team and was the 2007 SAC Scholar Athlete for Women’s Soccer.

Tusculum finished the year with a 15-7 overall record, while advancing to the NCAA Division II Tournament Sweet 16.  The Pioneers were making their third consecutive NCAA postseason appearance and fourth in the last five years.  TC also recorded its 10^th straight winning season under the tutelage of head coach Mike Joy.

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2007 NSCAA/adidas® NCAA II Women’s Soccer All-Southeast Region Team
First Team
Pos.	Name	Yr.	School
GK	Monica Sanchez	Jr.	Columbus State
D	Sarah Hawkins	Jr.	Columbus State
D	Megan Honig	Sr.	Columbus State
D	Nicole Ferris	Jr.	Tusculum
M	Juliana Povoa	Sr.	Lincoln Memorial
M	Courtney Turner	Fr.	Tusculum
M	Camilla Verissimio	Sr.	Lincoln Memorial
F	Kristin Burton	So.	Armstrong Atlantic
F	Heloisa Oliveria	Sr.	Lincoln Memorial
F	Kerstin Williams	Fr.	Wingate
F	Danielle Tanner	Jr.	Tusculum
F	Stephanie Parrish	Fr.	Columbus State
Second Team
Pos.	Name	Yr.	School
GK	Claudia Cala	Sr.	Mars Hill
D	Judith Ospina	Sr.	Columbus State
D	Patty Spielman	Sr.	Lincoln Memorial
D	Amber Holt	So.	Lenoir-Rhyne
M	Lyndsi Stricklen	Jr.	Armstrong Atlantic
M	Caity Murnahan	So.	Mars Hill
M	Stacey Copeland	Jr.	Lander
F	Abby Nicole Martin	Fr.	Mars Hill
F	Inga Woiwode	Sr.	Newberry
F	Rebecca Lin	Fr.	Lenoir-Rhyne