HIGH POINT, N.C. --- Seven members of the
Lees-McRae College women's soccer team have been named to the
Conference Carolinas all-Academic team, announced league officials
Monday.
Lees-McRae, Mount Olive College, and Queens University of
Charlotte each placed seven student-athletes on the team to lead
the conference, as Pfeiffer University had six players meet the
criteria for inclusion on the all-academic team. Bobcats Mary Dorn
(Shallotte, N.C.), Brooke Santerre (Port Republic, Md.), Vickie
Rich (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Emily Jones (Leonardtown, Md.),
Jessica O'Leary (Millbury, Mass.), Monica Young (Supply, N.C.), and
LeeAnn Sullivan (Greensboro, N.C.) were each selected to represent
Lees-McRae.
Dorn is in the midst of a stellar season with the Bobcats,
helping the Lees-McRae backline keep nine clean sheets in
conference play en route to the program's first league title since
2000. A native of Shallotte, N.C., Dorn has posted three goals and
one assist this season, while helping the Bobcats hold their
opponents to two goals or less in all but one match this fall.
Santerre has put together another solid campaign with the
Bobcats this fall, tallying seven goals, four assists, and one
match-winner in league play this season. A native of Port Republic,
Md., Santerre strung together a three-match goal-scoring streak
earlier this fall, finding the back of the net four times against
Barton, Converse and Queens.
Rich became the eighth player in program history to breach the
100-point plateau earlier this season, entering the conference
tournament ranked eighth on the school's all-time list with 102
markers in her career. A native of Arlington Heights, Ill., Rich is
also tied for sixth in goals (38) and seventh in assists (26),
while entering Monday's conference quarterfinal against Erskine two
match-winners shy of tying the program's all-time record.
Jones is enjoying another fine season for the Bobcats, tying a
career-high with four assists this fall in 14 appearances. A native
of Leonardtown, Md., Jones posted a season-high three points
against Barton on Homecoming, tallying one goal and one assist to
pace the Bobcats to a 6-2 victory over the Bulldogs.
O'Leary has put together a solid campaign this fall, recording
two goals, three assists, and seven points in 14 appearances. A
native of Millbury, Mass., O'Leary scored a career-high two goals
on Sep. 10 against St. Andrews, converting from the spot and
sending a tremendous strike into the back of the net from distance
to lead the Bobcats to a 10-0 win over the Knights.
Young has been unable to take the pitch with the Bobcats this
season, battling several injuries after a career season in 2010.
The Supply, N.C. native enjoyed a pair of personal highlights last
fall, scoring her first collegiate goal against Converse before
tallying the first assist of her career against Coker.
Sullivan has performed well in her first season of competition
with the Bobcats, tallying one goal and two assists in 17
appearances on the backline. A native of Greensboro, N.C., Sullivan
has helped the Bobcat defense keep nine clean sheets in conference
play this season, while scoring her first collegiate goal against
Coker to cap a three-match points streak.
Lees-McRae returns to the pitch on Monday when the top-seeded
Bobcats host eighth-seeded Erskine College in the quarterfinal
round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament at 7 p.m. on Tate
Field.
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