Ladyjacks Land Four All-SLC Selections
11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 1, 2006
FRISCO, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack soccer team garnered two first-team all-conference selections and a second straight Newcomer of the Year award on the All-SLC teams, announced Wednesday by league officials. Sophomores Amanda Alders and Lauren Fricks were each named to the All-SLC First Team, and Fricks, a transfer from Texas Tech, earned Newcomer of the Year honors. Ladyjack senior Shahin Pabani got a second-team nod, and freshmen Jessica Huggins, Kelli Wilson and Jenna Turner were each named honorable mention.
For the second straight season, Alders finished the year as the conference leader in both goals and points. The Colleyville, Texas, native scored 11 goals, two more than the next-best total, despite playing in one game fewer. Including her three assists, Alders finished with 25 points. She scored five goals in the Ladyjacks' final three games, including her second career hat trick in a three-goal, two-assist performance against Nicholls State. Last year, Alders was a first-team all-conference and Freshman of the Year selection when she scored a conference-best 15 goals and led the league with 33 points.
Fricks put together an impressive campaign in her debut season as a Ladyjack. She is second on the team and fifth in the SLC with seven goals, and is tied for the team lead and ninth among conference players with four assists. Her 18 points rank second to Alders and fourth in the league. Fricks, who hails from Mansfield, Texas, opened the season strong with two assists in her first game, a 3-2 win over Centenary College. Her goal-scoring enjoyed a similar surge at the end of the season. She posted a hat trick with three goals against Nicholls State on Oct. 22, and followed that up with another multi-goal game, this time scoring twice in SFA's 4-2 win over Texas State in the season finale.
Pabani is making her second appearance on the All-SLC list. She was a first-team selection in 2004 when she posted a school-record 36 points and tied an SFA mark with 15 goals. This season, Pabani finished third among Ladyjacks with six goals, good enough to tie for seventh in the conference. She also tied for the team lead in assists with four. Earlier this season, Pabani took over first place on the SFA records list for career points. She has amassed 29 career goals and 11 assists for 69 total points in her four seasons as a Ladyjack. With two more goals in this weekend's Southland Conference Tournament, Pabani could move into first place on the career goals list. The Calgary, Alberta, Canada, native ranks second all-time in career assists.
Turner and Huggins earned honorable mention on this year's squads for their roles in the Ladyjack defense. Turner, a redshirt freshman from Round Rock, Texas, has started 15 games for the Ladyjacks this season and been part of a defensive effort that has held opponents to a 1.55 goals against average and posted three shutouts. She is also credited with two assists. Huggins, a rookie from Frisco, Texas, made 16 starts in the SFA backfield. She scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 shutout against Northwestern State and assisted on a goal against Nicholls State. Wilson, a freshman from Plano, Texas, played in all 17 games for the Ladyjacks this season, earning nine starts. She scored a goal and assisted on two others to finish with four points for the year. Her best game came against Grambling State, when she tallied a goal and an assist.
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2006 ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOCCER TEAMSFIRST TEAM Name Cl Pos University Hometown/Previous School Amanda Alders So F Stephen F. Austin Colleyville, Texas / The Oakridge School Danielle Shank Jr F Southeastern La. Irvine, Calif./St. Mary's College Erin Hebert Jr F Northwestern State Carencro, La./Carencro HS Chelsea Zimmerman Fr MF Texas-San Antonio Mansfield, Texas/Timberview HS Lauren Fricks So MF Stephen F. Austin Mansfield, Texas/Texas Tech Rena Carrillo Sr MF Southeastern La. Chino, Calif./Chino HS Kari Yost Sr D Southeastern La. Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Bar HS Lindsay Garito Sr D Southeastern La. Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS Kristy Collison Sr D Texas State Katy, Texas/Cinco HS Crista Wood Sr GK Southeastern La. Diamond Bar, Calif./Jacksonville State Marliese Latiolais Sr D Northwestern State Lafayette, La./Acadiana HS
SECOND TEAM Name Cl Pos University Hometown/Previous School Kim Phillips Sr F Texas State Arlington, Texas/Mansfield HS Shahin Pabani Sr F Stephen F. Austin Calgery, Alberta/Western Canada HS Ja'Nae Powell So F McNeese State Arlington, Texas/Summit HS Kamryn Koch So MF McNeese State Breaux Bridge, La./Sacred Heart Candice Wallace Fr MF Southeastern La. Guelph, Ont./Centennial C.V.I. Tofi Chavez Jr MF Sam Houston State Houston, Texas/Hastings HS Amanda Bishop So D Central Arkansas Tulsa, Okla./Union HS Ezinne Okpo Fr D Texas-San Antonio Denton, Texas/Denton HS Ashley Bock Sr D Nicholls State Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS Krystle Donaldson Jr GK Northwestern State Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS Cynthia Torres Jr MF McNeese State Dallas, Texas/Duncanville HS
HONORABLE MENTION Yoanna Garcia, SHSU; Raquel Bueno, SHSU; Lauren King, UCA; Julie Zavala, NWLa.; Veronica Najera, UTSA; Kari Weiland, UTSA; Delayna Spivey, TXST; Hannah Casey, NWLa.; Jacy Bjelland UCA; Mya Walsh, NWLa.; Kelli Wilson, SFA; Heather Joye, UCA; Jessica Huggins, SFA; Brandie Smith, UCA; Jenna Turner, SFA.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Kari Yost, Senior, Defender, Southeastern Louisiana NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR -- Lauren Fricks, Midfielder, Stephen F. Austin FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR -- Chelsea Zimmerman, Midfielder, Texas-San Antonio COACH OF THE YEAR -- Blake Hornbuckle, Southeastern Louisiana
