Four Bruins earn first team all-MCAC honors

PARKVILLE, Mo. – Four Bruins earned first-team all-Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference honors and head coach Andy Nicolarsen was named co-Coach of the Year in an announcement following the 2008 MCAC Women's Soccer Tournament in Parkville, Mo.

Bruins on the first team included forward Anne Marie Lind, midfielder Whitney Ferguson, and defenders Morgan Anderson and Anastasia Dascalos.

Freshman forward Ashley Maxwell of Park University was selected the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year after scoring a team-best 13 goals this season for the ninth-ranked Pirates. Park’s Dena Pires, a senior defender, and Central Christian College’s Leah Stringer, a sophomore goalkeeper, were honored as MCAC Co-Defensive Players of the Year.

Nicolarsen, Ken Hefner of Park and Mike Reimer of Central Christian all shared MCAC co-Coach of the Year accolades. Park, the 2008 MCAC regular season and tournament champion, led all conference schools with eight selections, while Bellevue had seven players honored on the first and second team.

Second team honorees from Bellevue included goalkeeper Liz Osterman, forward Jenna Pendley and midfielder Meredith Shuman.

Bellevue finished the 2008 season with a 13-5 overall record and a 4-1 league mark, falling to Park in the MCAC championship game.

All-MCAC First Team
Name - Position - School
Leah Stringer \# - Goalkeeper - Central Christian College
Megan Newland - Goalkeeper - Park University
Ashley Maxwell * - Forward - Park University
Whitney Chappell - Forward - Central Christian College
Melissa King - Forward - College of Saint Mary
Anne Marie Lind - Forward - Bellevue University
Sophie Chapman - Midfielder - Park University
Whitney Ferguson - Midfielder - Bellevue University
Daniella Padilla - Midfielder - College of Saint Mary
Paula Spencer - Midfielder - Central Christian College
Dena Pires \# - Defender - Park University
Morgan Anderson - Defender - Bellevue University
Anastasia Dascalos - Defender - Bellevue University
Sarah Ouren - Defender - Central Christian College

All-MCAC Second Team
Name - Position - School
Liz Osterman - Goalkeeper - Bellevue University
Jenna Pendley - Forward - Bellevue University
Natalie Anderson - Forward - Central Christian College
Tera Hughes - Forward - Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ.
Ivy Chapin - Forward - Park University
Meredith Shuman - Midfielder - Bellevue University
Nori Gedei - Midfielder - Park University
Katie Archibald - Midfielder - College of Saint Mary
Lisa Buzzotta - Midfielder - Park University
Shella Jones - Midfielder - Central Christian College
Kitti Katona - Defender - Park University
Katelyn Alderman - Defender - Park University
Jessie McLaughlin - Defender - College of Saint Mary
Hillary Brown - Defender - College of Saint Mary

*MCAC Offensive Player of the Year
\#MCAC Co-Defensive Players of the Year