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Lauren Shockley
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Kimber Bailey
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DENVER The 2004 womens soccer all-WAC teams were announced today, as selected by the conferences coaches. WAC regular season champion, SMU, placed four on the conferences first team, while second place Rice earned three. The 2004 Player of the Year went to Rice senior goalkeeper, Lauren Shockley. Freshman of the Year was awarded to defender Kimber Bailey of SMU, while Coach of the Year went to Rices Chris Huston, who went 5-2-1 in conference play. Huston coached the Owls to their best record in program history at 13-3-3.
Shockley, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., picked up the Player of the Year honor posting six shutouts in conference play. The mark is a new WAC record. She is the first goalkeeper to win the award in the WAC. She finished the year with a 0.49 goals against average in the WAC, allowing just four goals. Her save percentage of .862 leads the conference. Shockley became the WACs career leader in goals-against-average at 0.69 and ranks in the top 10 in the nation in both shutout percentage (0.75) and goals-against-average (0.37). She allowed just seven goals all season, as Rice posted 14 shutouts in 2004.
Bailey, a native of Garland, Texas, has been a strong force for the Mustang defense all season, while tying for the conference lead in goals (7). Bailey is the fifth Mustangs in the last six years to earn the honor. She posted 14 points to rank second in the conference, helping the Mustangs to be the top ranked offense in the WAC. Bailey earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week nod on October 4.
Huston, a 1992 graduate of North Carolina, led the Owls to a 5-2-1 WAC record, while the 13-3-3 overall mark is the best school history. The Owls defense ranks among the best in the nation, as the Owls allowed on seven goals on the season and posted 14 shutouts. Rices six shutouts in WAC play are a new conference record. Huston started the Owls program in 2001 with a 7-9 record.
SMU led all teams, four student-athletes on the all-WAC first team and one on the second. Sophomore forward Olivia ORear came on late in the year to take the conference goals and assists crown. She posted 20 points on seven goals and six assists. Fresno States forward, Cortney Sobrero, had a hat trick against Nevada and finished in the leagues top 10 for scoring. Hawaii forward, Natasha Kai, was named to her third-straight all-WAC first team, as she tallied 13 points on five goals and three assists. Two of the four midfielders selected came from SMU. Sophomores Adria Campbell and Susanne Collins helped the Mustangs earn the title as the WACs top scoring offense. Kaletia Roberts of UTEP earned her second-straight nod on the first team as mid fielder, while Joelle Sugai of Hawaii recorded her second.
There were three defenders selected to the team led by Rices Erin Droeger and Caitlin Currie. The pair anchored the WACs top defense, allowing only four goals in conference play and six shutouts. Kimber Bailey, the leagues Freshman of the Year, was one of the WACs top offensive threats. Although having the title of defender, Bailey scored seven goals to tie for the league lead. Lauren Shockley picked up the first-team goalkeeper honor, setting a new league mark for shutouts, posting six in WAC play.
The WAC Tournament begins Thursday, Nov. 4, with four teams playing in the quarterfinal round at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium in Honolulu. Third-seeded UTEP takes on sixth-seeded Fresno State at 5:00 p.m. (HT), while fourth-seeded Hawaii and fifth-seeded Tulsa face off at 7:30 p.m. The winners advance to the semifinals to play second-seeded Rice and top-seeded SMU, respectively, Nov. 5. The championship match is set for 4:00 p.m. on Nov. 6.
The complete list of the all-WAC teams follows:
First TeamF Cortney Sobrero, So., Fresno State
F Natasha Kai, Jr., Hawaii
F Olivia ORear, So., SMU
MF Joelle Sugai, Sr., Hawaii
MF Adria Campbell, So., SMU
MF Susanne Collins, So., SMU
MF Carrie Schnarre, Jr., Tulsa
D Caitlin Currie, Sr., Rice
D Erin Droeger, Sr., Rice
D Kimber Bailey, Fr., SMU
GK Lauren Shockley, Sr., Rice
Second Team F Robyn deHay, Sr., Hawaii
F Jill Heinemann, Sr., SMU
F Clory Martin, Fr., Rice
F Sarah Yoder, Sr., Rice
MF Vanessa Serrano, So., Rice
MF Kaletia Roberts, Jr., UTEP
MF BreeAnn Milligan, Sr., Boise State
D Cassidy Temple, Sr., Boise State
D Krystalynn Ontai, Sr., Hawaii
D Rochelle Jagdeo, So., Fresno State
D Amber Mack, Sr., UTEP
GK Kim Parker, So., Boise State
Player of the Year: Lauren Shockley, Sr., GK, Rice
Freshman of the Year: Kimber Bailey, D, SMU
Coach of the Year: Chris Huston, Rice