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News
Six Lady Cougars Earn AMC Soccer
Accolades
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (11-23-2010) - Six
members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene
University women's soccer team were recently
honored when the American Mideast Conference
awards were decided by vote of the
conference coaches.
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| Jenessa Loewen |
Jessica Estep |
Kelci Rhodes |
Leading the way for the Lady Cougars was
Jenessa Loewen, a senior goalkeeper from
Gravenhurst, Ontario, who was named to the
AMC First Team as the top goalkeeper. The
former Gravenhurst High School standout, who
was selected as the AMC Defensive Player of
the Week six out of a possible 10 times this
year, has posted 13 shutouts for MVNU in 21
matches this year with a microscopic 0.43
goals against average.
Joining Loewen on the AMC First Team is
senior midfielder Jessica Estep from
Mansfield, Ohio. The former Madison High
School star, who becomes the first player in
MVNU women's soccer history to be named to
the All-Conference First Team all four
years, leads the Lady Cougars with 11 goals,
six assists, and seven game-winning goals.
Kelci Rhodes, a junior defender from
Beavercreek, Ohio, was named to the AMC
Second Team. The former Beavercreek High
School product has started all 21 matches
for MVNU this season and anchored the
defense that has 14 shutouts and allowed
just nine goals. She has also recorded two
assists.
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| Jessica Linger |
Challyn Dobson |
Rachel Elder |
Jessica Linger, a sophomore forward from
Bexley, Ohio, joined Rhodes on the AMC
Second Team. The former Bexley High School
star has played in 19 matches with 12 starts
and registered four goals and three assists.
Challyn Dobson, a junior midfielder from
Mount Vernon, Ohio, was an AMC Honorable
Mention selection. The former Mount Vernon
High School product has played in all 21
matches with 19 starts and has compiled two
goals and three assists.
Rachel Elder, a sophomore midfielder from
Lebanon, Ohio, joined Dobson as an AMC
Honorable Mention pick. The former Lebanon
High School star has started all 21 matches
and has contributed one goal and one assist.
The Lady Cougars are currently 14-6-1
overall and finished 6-4 in the AMC. MVNU
will be the No. 4 seed at the eight-team
National Christian College Athletic
Association Tournament that gets underway
December 1 in Kissimmee, Fla. The Lady
Cougars will play No. 5 seed Corban (Ore.)
University in the first round at 7:45 p.m.
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