All-Conference Women Soccer Teams Announced, Frisbee Named Player of the Year
The
AMCC announced the 2007 All-Conference team selections. Penn
State Behrend's Nikki Frisbee (Valencia/Mars)
was named the 2007 player of the year. "Nikki has had another
great year for us," said fourth year coach Patrick O'Driscoll.
"Her goals from the midfield have been valuable for us this year." Frisbee has had an
impressive season, scoring 12 goals and tallying four assists so far
this season, with NCAA tournament play left for the blue and white.
"I am really proud that she has been given this award," added
O'Driscoll. "This is a great achievement for her and our
program as a whole."
A number of other Behrend players were selected for first and second
All-Conference teams. Senior defender Emily Rogan (Bethal
Park/Bethal Park) was selected to the first-team for the second year
in a row, while goalkeeper Kayla Frost was also named to the first-team after being selected to the
second-team last season.
Rogan and Frost's hard-work and talents have stopped opponents from
scoring many goals this season.
Three more outstanding Behrend athletes were selected for the AMCC
Second-team all-Conference. Making their first appearance on
the all-Conference teams is junior midfielder Kim Chapman
(Cranberry/Seneca Valley, senior defender Katie Ritchey
(Butler/Butler) and senior forward Danielle Demay (Bethal Park/Bethal
Park).
Rounding out the list of honors for the blue and white was junior
midfielder Beth Manganaro (Pittsburgh/Chartiers Valley) who received
an honorable mention nomination. "We have many talented
players in our program and they all deserve these accolades," said O'Driscoll.
The blue and white are now gearing up for the 2007 NCAA tournament.
"It is a great time of year for our program," said O'Driscoll.
"We have alot of players on the roster who were involved in the 2006
NCAA tournament match. This experience will help us prepare
for this year's game."
The women will take the field again on Friday, November 9 when they
travel to Springfield, OH and take on the Wittenberg Tigers in first
round play in the NCAA tournament. Kick-off is scheduled for
7:30 p.m.
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