MOREHEAD, Ky. – Five members of the Morehead State soccer team received Ohio Valley Conference honors Wednesday night at the OVC awards reception. Senior midfielder
Lindsay Stefanini was named to the All-OVC First Team, while senior midfielder
Bethany Davidson and junior goalkeeper
Lily Meisner earned second-team honors.
Courtney Moriarty was named to the All-OVC Newcomer team and head coach
Warren Lipka was named the OVC Coach of the Year.
Stefanini has been a pivotal player in the midfield this year for the Eagles appearing in 17 games and registering one assist. She has also fired 20 shots this season.
Davidson has registered three goals and four assists on the season from her attacking midfield position, while Meisner has been in goal for all but 16 minutes of MSU’s season and has registered five shutouts.
Moriarty has played far beyond her years this season, tallying a goal and an assist.
In just his first season on the sidelines, Lipka has led the Eagles to its first ever regular season OVC crown with a 5-0-3 conference record. The Eagles also hold an overall record of 8-6-4. Both records are program bests.
The Eagles will begin their OVC tournament title defense Friday afternoon at Jayne Stadium when they play in the semifinals of the OVC tournament against the winner of Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech. Kickoff is 5 p.m. The championship is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
FIRST TEAM
GK - Jenny Williams, Eastern Illinois
D - Danielle Rogers, UT Martin
D - Hayley Abbott, Southeast Missouri
D - Veronika Pribyslavaska, Murray State
MF - Nicole Evans, Murray State
MF - Brooke Robertson, UT Martin
MF - Lindsey Stefanini, Morehead State
MF - Sophie Hargreaves, Murray State
F - Jen Hoffman, Tennessee Tech
F - Laura Ridolfi, Eastern Illinois
F -Kris Cambron, Tennessee Tech
2009 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jen Hoffman, Tennessee Tech
2009 OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Danielle Rogers, UT Martin
2009 OVC CO-FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR: Danielle McMurray, Murray State; Kris Cambron, Tennessee Tech
2009 OVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Warren Lipka, Morehead State
SECOND TEAM
GK - Stephanie Lynch, Eastern Kentucky
GK - Lily Meisner, Morehead State
D - Sam Balek, Eastern Illinois
D - Taren Brown, Tennessee Tech
D - Alyshia Madison, Jacksonville State
MF - Ashley Green, Eastern Kentucky
MF - Bethany Davidson, Morehead State
MF - Danielle McMurray, Murray State
F - Amber DeLaney, Jacksonville State
F - Kendyl Wilson, UT Martin
F - Ashley Runion, Southeast Missouri
ALL-NEWCOMER
F - Kendyl Wilson, UT Martin
F - Kris Cambron, Tennessee Tech
MF - Danielle McMurray, Murray State
D - Hayley Abbott, Southeast Missouri
MF - Alex Hess, Eastern Kentucky
MF - Kristen Germann, Eastern Illinois
GK - Aubrey Buehler, UT Martin
D - Jazzmine Chandler, Austin Peay
F - Courtney Moriarty, Morehead State
F - Andrea Meloff, Tennessee Tech
F - Bobbi Jo Schlick, Southeast Missouri
