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Lady Cougars Land Six on All-AMC Soccer Teams
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (11-5-2008) - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s soccer team had six players honored when the American Mideast Conference honors were announced this week.
     
Page Miller Jessica Estep Mara Hughes

Page Miller, a senior midfielder from Bethel, Ohio, was named to the AMC First Team for the second straight year. The former Bethel-Tate High School standout is second for the Lady Cougars this year with six goals and has also registered two assists.

Jessica Estep, a sophomore forward from Mansfield, Ohio, joined Miller on the AMC First Team for the second consecutive year as well. The former Madison High School star leads MVNU with 16 goals to go with six assists.

Mara Hughes, a junior defender from Pickerington, Ohio, rounded out the trio of Lady Cougars on the AMC First Team. The former Pickerington North High School product has scored five goals and anchored the MVNU defense that has posted eight shutouts in 18 matches.

Angie Misamore Erin Miller Kelly Sgambellone

Angie Misamore, a junior defender from Findlay, Ohio, was named to the AMC Second Team for the second straight year. The former Findlay High School standout has also been a key component of the Lady Cougars’ back line.

Erin Miller, a senior from Hilliard, Ohio, was also named to the AMC Second Team. The former Grove City Christian High School product has scored a career-high five goals and leads MVNU with seven assists this year.

Kelly Sgambellone, a senior defender from Hilliard, Ohio, rounds out the honorees for the Lady Cougars as she was named to the AMC Third Team. The former Hilliard Darby High School star has scored one goal and contributed five assists while also helping anchor the back line.

MVNU is currently 11-6-1 overall. The Lady Cougars finished AMC play with a 9-3-1 conference mark and will be the No. 4 seed in the AMC Tournament which gets under way with the first round on Saturday. MVNU will host No. 5 seed Cedarville University on Saturday at Cougar Field with kick off slated for 2:00 p.m. The winner will advance to the AMC Tournament semifinals next Friday and Saturday at Ohio Dominican University. The AMC Tournament champion will receive an automatic berth into the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round.

 

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