LC's Kwiatkowski Top Rookie, Askey Repeats as Scholar-Athlete
SALEM, Va. --- The annual All-ODAC Women's
Soccer voting has ended and this year's top awards have been
set. Washington & Lee University's Anne Van Devender
collected the league's Player of the Year award and Roanoke
College's Phil Benne was tabbed as the ODAC Coach of the
Year. Lynchburg College's Betsy Kwiatkowski earned ODAC
Rookie of the Year honors, and the Hornets' Lauren Askey received
her second straight ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete award
following a vote of the league's sports information directors.
Van Devender, a junior striker, led the Generals to a 16-4 record,
9-2 in the ODAC. Washington & Lee entered the ODAC
tournament as the #3 seed and made its way to the semifinals, where
they fell to Roanoke, 2-1. Van Devender sat at or near the
top of the conference in several categories including points per
game (2.22), goals (15), and assists per game (0.56). She
currently sits third in W&L history in both career points (116)
and career goals scored (47), and is fourth in career assists
(22). This is the second straight year Van Devender has
occupied a spot on the All-ODAC first team.
Benne, in his 19th season as the Maroons head coach,
collected his fourth Coach of the Year honor. He led his
Maroons to a 17-3-1 record, 10-1 in the ODAC this season. His
team entered the league tournament as the #2 seed and made their
way to the championship game where they fell to Lynchburg,
2-0. Six of his athletes can be found on the All-ODAC first
and second teams and one athlete on the honorable mention list.
Kwiatkowski, an attacking midfielder, was an instant contributor to
the Hornets in her first year. She started all 22 games for
LC and finished the season with 20 goals and 10 assists for 50
total points. She led the league in goals and points.
Askey, who earned the 2006 Scholar-Athlete award, spearheaded a
Hornet defense that only allowed five goals this season. A
senior majoring in Athletic Training, Askey boasts a 3.97
cumulative grade point average and has been a member of the Dean's
List for every semester of her Lynchburg career.
Below is the entire list of the 2007 ODAC Women's Soccer
All-Conference teams.
ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Forwards
Betsy Kwiatkowski, Lynchburg
Meredith Grunewald, Roanoke
Kristen McCoy, Roanoke
Anne Van Devender, Washington & Lee
Midfield
Jessica Welfare, Roanoke
Laura Jackson, Virginia Wesleyan
Missy Kuhns, Virginia Wesleyan
Rosalind Klann, Washington & Lee
Backs
Lauren Askey, Lynchburg
Courtney Benitez, Virginia Wesleyan
Allie Hodgkins, Virginia Wesleyan
Marisa Van Brunt, Washington & Lee
Goalkeeper
Lindsey Williams, Virginia Wesleyan
ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
Forwards
Katie Lamm, Eastern Mennonite
Jada Daniel, Guilford
Sara Butsavage, Lynchburg
Jen Colwell, Virginia Wesleyan
Midfield
Kacie Ruark, Eastern Mennonite
Micki Boulineau, Guilford
Ashley Hoath, Lynchburg
Melissa Miller, Lynchburg
Gina Valles, Roanoke
Backs
Katelyn LeRiche, Lynchburg
Rachel Armstrong, Randolph-Macon
Jess Joyner, Roanoke
Haley Bunting, Washington & Lee
Goalkeeper
Erin Hanson, Roanoke
ALL-ODAC HONORABLE MENTION
Caitlyn Gordon, Bridgewater
Krista Ready, Bridgewater
Jess Myers, Eastern Mennonite
Colleen Johnson, Emory & Henry
Laura Bieging, Hollins
Colleen Thamm, Hollins
Victoria Johnson, Randolph
Kendall Kirtley, Randolph-Macon
Lacy Phelps, Randolph-Macon
Margaret Houston, Roanoke
Kristen Johnson, Sweet Briar
Jackie Ochs Gregory, Virginia Wesleyan
Sara Foster-Reeves, Washington & Lee