Monday, November 08, 2004

Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

Lynchburg Sweeps ODAC Women’s Soccer Post Season Awards

SALEM, VA – Currently 20-1-1 on the season, in the midst of an 18-match unbeaten streak and fresh off an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament Championship on Sunday, the Lynchburg Hornets placed five players on the ODAC all-conference team and swept the individual awards given out by the league.

LC keeper Erin Johnson garnered ODAC Player-of-the-Year honors after posting a league best 12 shut outs and a 0.19 gaa. Johnson and the LC defense have yielded just five goals all season with her in net.

Johnson was also named ODAC Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year by the league’s sports information directors. Johnson currently has a 3.69 gpa while majoring in Biomedical Science.

Lauren Askey was named ODAC Rookie-of-the-Year after starting all 22 games thus far for the Hornets and scoring eight goals. Five of Askey’s goals have been of the game-winning variety, including her strike on Sunday that lifted LC past Washington and Lee 1-0 in the ODAC finals.

Lynchburg’s Todd Olsen was named Coach-of-the-Year by his peers. Olsen and the Hornets are currently ranked 17^th nationally and will host either Emory or Maryville in a second-round match of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

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2004 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer All-Conference Team

First Team

Name Pos. School

Sharon Hay F Virginia Wesleyan

Rachel McLoughlin F Randolph-Macon

Emily Ocheltree F Roanoke

Anne Wiltshire F Washington and Lee

Maggie Megear MF Washington and Lee

Kara Shapiro MF Randolph-Macon

Kim Vaughan MF Lynchburg

Gina Von Sternberg MF Washington and Lee

Lauren Askey D Lynchburg

Heather Rogers D Washington and Lee

Taryn Wyckoff D Lynchburg

Kelley Zagol D Washington and Lee

Erin Johnson GK Lynchburg

Second-Team

Name Pos. School

Catherine Adams F Lynchburg

Christine DiLiddo F Lynchburg

Jill Hoffmeister F Roanoke

Annie Johnson F Randolph-Macon Woman’s

Danielle Burns MF Virginia Wesleyan

Kelly Donnelly MF Virginia Wesleyan

Chelsea Glover MF Guilford

Kim Mullen MF Guilford

Courtney Benitez D Virginia Wesleyan

Kendra Martin D Eastern Mennonite

Michelle McDermott D Lynchburg

Kelly O’Brien D Roanoke

Liz Lombardo GK Randolph-Macon

Honorable Mention

Name Pos. School

Keren Larkin F Virginia Wesleyan

Jennifer Mundy F Guilford

Shana Oltmans F Washington and Lee

Mandy Dziewuski F Hollins

Laura Jackson MF Virginia Wesleyan

Lyndsey Pelham MF Randolph-Macon Woman’s

Meredith Rooney MF Lynchburg

Shannon Smalley MF Randolph-Macon Woman’s

Kristen Byrnes D Virginia Wesleyan

Julianne Strauss D Emory and Henry

Kyli Izzi Sweet Briar

Courtney Williamson D Bridgewater

Joy Shaiebly GK Eastern Mennonite

Player-of-the-Year

Erin Johnson (Lynchburg)

Rookie-of-the-Year

Lauren Askey (Lynchburg)

Coach-of-the-Year

Todd Olsen (Lynchburg)

Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year

Erin Johnson (Lynchburg)