Murray State University Athletics
MSU Soccer Puts Three On All-OVC Team
11/8/2007 6:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Junior Rebekah Clay of Bloomington, Ill., was named to the All-OVC First Team, while senior Katrina Meyer earned All-OVC Second Team honors and goalkeeper Tara Isbell was named to the All-OVC Newcomer Team.
Clay was named All-OVC First Team for the second straight season. It's the third straight season she has won an OVC post-season honor after being named OVC Freshman of the Year in 2005.
“She's a unique player and extremely creative with the ball,” MSU head coach Beth Acreman said. “Teams don't look forward to playing against her and she makes her teammates better and that's a trait of a great player.”
Clay ranked in the OVC top-10 in points (18, 0.95 per game), points per game (0.95), goals (6), and goals per game and assists per game (0.32). Her three game winning goals ranked tied for first in the conference.
Her team-leading six goals in 2007 means she has 22 in her MSU career and is three from catching second place Jackie Thomas (2000-03), Theresa Reedy (2001-04) is still the all-time goal scorer at MSU with 34. Clay has 57 career points and is tied with Thomas for second place. She is now ranked third at MSU with 0.98 points per game and fourth in goals per game with 0.38. Clay is ranked third in all-time assists with 13.
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“I also think Jen Peios has been a solid member of the back line and performed consistently at a high level all season and had a fantastic game in the OVC first round.”
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“When you have someone of her physical attributes,” Acreman said. “The sky is the limit in her position.”
The Racers lost to 2-1 in overtime to
2007 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS
(As selected by OVC women's soccer coaches and sports information directors)
FIRST TEAM
Player, School Yr. Pos. Hometown
Lindsay Pickering, Southeast Missouri Sr. GK St. Charles, Missouri
Kathleen Hayes, Eastern Illinois Sr. D Park Ridge, Illinois
Michelle McAlarnen, Tennessee Tech Sr. D Silver Spring, Maryland
Courtney Moore, Jacksonville State Sr. D San Antonio, Texas
Rebekah Clay, Murray State Jr. MF Bloomington, Illinois
Heather Birdsell, Samford Sr. MF Plano, Texas
Margie Schaeffler, Southeast Missouri Sr. MF St. Louis, Missouri
Amber Cress, Samford So. F Zionsville, Indiana
Rebekah Kendall, Morehead State Sr. F Sissonville, West Virginia
Courtney Alexander, Southeast Missouri So. F Liberty, Missouri
Katie Behrens, UT Martin Sr. F Sioux Falls, South Dakota
2007 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Courtney Alexander, Southeast Missouri2007 OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lindsay Pickering, Southeast Missouri
2007 OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ashley Runion, Southeast Missouri
2007 BRINE OVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Heather Nelson, Southeast Missouri
SECOND TEAM
Player, School Yr. Pos. Hometown
Jamie Price, UT Martin Sr. D Germantown, Tennessee
Jessica Goshert, Eastern Kentucky So. D Indianapolis, Indiana
Cindy Spiker, Samford So. D Birmingham, Alabama
Katrina Meyer, Murray State Sr. D Port of Spain, Trinidad
Kellie Floyd, Eastern Illinois Sr. MF Chatham, Illinois
Vanessa Hart, Southeast Missouri Fr. MF Dubbo, Australia
Carly Muller, Eastern Kentucky Fr. MF Westerville, Ohio
Ashley Beck, Austin Peay Jr. F Clarksville, Tennessee
Ashley Runion, Southeast Missouri Fr. F St. Peters, Missouri
Michelle Steinhaus, Eastern Illinois Sr. F Lemont, Illinois
ALL-NEWCOMER
Player, School Yr. Pos. Hometown
Lauren Cook, Samford Fr. F Conyers, Georgia
Tara Isbell, Murray State Fr. GK Mayfield, Kentucky
Caitlyn Eisenhour, Eastern Illinois Fr. M/F Barrington, Illinois
Vanessa Hart, Southeast Missouri Fr. MF Dubbo, Australia
Colette Nammour, Samford Fr. D Spring, Texas
Erin Adams, Morehead State Fr. F Beaver Dam, Kentucky
Michelle Thorstad, Austin Peay Fr. D Mundelein, Illinois
Hillary Samuels, Samford Fr. MF Carrolton, Texas
Carly Muller, Eastern Kentucky Fr. MF Westerville, Ohio
Taren Brown, Tennessee Tech Fr. D Hendersonville, Tennessee
