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Six Lady Cougars Earn NCCAA East Region Accolades
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (11-14-2007) - Six members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s soccer team and their coach were recently honored when the National Christian College Athletic Association East Region awards were announced.
 
Kristy Brandolini Jessica Estep Angie Misamore
Page Miller Stacy Robey Kelly Sgambellone

Kristy Brandolini, Jessica Estep, Angie Misamore, Page Miller, and Stacy Robey were each named to the NCCAA East Region Team, while Kelly Sgambellone was an NCCAA East Region Honorable Mention selection.

Brandolini, a senior forward from Twinsburg, Ohio, has started in all 20 matches. The former Twinsburg High School star, who was also chosen as the NCCAA East Region Player of the Year, has scored 14 goals and registered a team-high 15 assists for 43 points. For her career, she ranks first in school history in goals (70), first in points (188), and second in assists (48).

Estep, a freshman forward from Mansfield, Ohio, has started in 19 matches. The former Madison High School standout, who was second in the voting behind Brandolini, leads the Lady Cougars with 21 goals to go with three assists for 45 points. In just one season, she ranks fifth in school history in career goals and eighth in career points.

Misamore, a sophomore defender from Findlay, Ohio, has started in all 20 matches. The former Findlay High School product has registered one goal and two assists and helped anchor the back line that has registered seven shutouts.

Miller, a junior midfielder from Bethel, Ohio, has started all 20 matches. The former Bethel-Tate High School product has scored eight goals and tallied seven assists for 23 points. She now ranks sixth in school history in career goals (19), tied for sixth in career assists (16), and sixth in career points (54).

Robey, a senior defender from New Carlisle, Ohio, has also started all 20 matches. The former Northwestern High School graduate has registered two assists and been another anchor on the team’s back line. She has also taken the majority of MVNU’s corner kicks this season.

Sgambellone, a junior defender from Hilliard, Ohio, has also started in all 20 matches. The former Hilliard Darby High School standout, who played as a forward and midfielder her first two years, has scored one goal and added three assists while being a key component of the back line. She is tied for tenth place in school history with 15 career goals.

MVNU head coach Jonathan Meade (left) was also selected as the NCCAA East Region Coach of the Year after guiding the Lady Cougars to a 14-5-1 record so far and both the American Mideast Conference South Division and NCCAA East Region titles. MVNU, which is ranked 25th in the final NAIA poll, will take part in the eight-team NCCAA National Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida. The second-seeded Lady Cougars will face seventh-seeded Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) University at noon on Friday in the first round.

 

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