Cunningham and Leary Collect Individual Accolades

SALEM, Va. --- Washington and Lee University earned two of the four individual awards and placed four players on the first team in the 2009 All-ODAC Women's Soccer Awards.  Generals' goalkeeper Emily Leary was pegged Player of the Year, while Neil Cunningham was named Coach of the Year.  Randolph-Macon College forward Erin Hauser collected Rookie of the Year honors and Eastern Mennonite University's defender Mary Dunn won the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

Leary, a sophomore, started 18 out of the Generals' 20 games this season.  Leary registered a 0.49 goals-against average and a .850 save percentage to rank her second in the conference in both categories.  She has made 51 saves this season, and has allowed only nine goals on the way to recording a league-best 12 shutouts.

Cunningham enjoys his third top ODAC coaching honor with the last coming in 2002.  This season, Cunningham led his Generals to their first conference crown since 2003 on penalty kicks, 3-2, after tying Virginia Wesleyan College, 0-0, in the ODAC title game.  The Generals currently own a 16-1-3 overall record and a 9-0-2 mark in conference play and now prepare to host a set of first and second round contests in the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.  Washington and Lee opens with Christopher Newport on Saturday at 11:00 a.m., while Lynchburg and Catholic kick off at 1:30 p.m. in Lexington.

Hauser made an immediate impact on the Yellow Jackets' field this year.  She started every game and led the conference with 32 points on 13 goals and six assists.  Her 13 goals rank third in the league, while her six assists are tied for fourth.  Hauser's Rookie of the Year honor marks the first for any Randolph-Macon woman soccer player.

Dunn, a senior, was successful both on and off of the soccer field.  She started every game this year as a member of the Royals' defense.  Additionally, she dished out one helper. For her career, Dunn posted three goals and registered two assists.  A nursing major with a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average, Dunn was also named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 3 First Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Listed below are the complete 2009 All-ODAC Women's Soccer Teams.  For more information on ODAC women's soccer, visit any of the participating schools' websites, or go to the ODAC's NEW home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Emily Leary, Washington and Lee

COACH OF THE YEAR
Neil Cunningham, Washington and Lee

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Erin Hauser, Randolph-Macon

ODAC/FARM BUREAU SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Mary Dunn, Eastern Mennonite

ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Blaze Byrd, D, Virginia Wesleyan
Allie Espina, F, Washington and Lee
Alida Haslett, D, Roanoke
Erin Hauser, F, Randolph-Macon
Ashley Hoath, M, Lynchburg
Jerilyn Idler, F, Virginia Wesleyan
Victoria Johnson, GK, Randolph
Betsy Kwiatkowski, F, Lynchburg
Katheryne Lawson, D, Washington and Lee
Emily Leary, GK, Washington and Lee
Katelyn LeRiche, D,Lynchburg
Maggie Sutherland, M, Washington and Lee
Jessica Welfare, M, Roanoke
Stacy Zeiler, M, Virginia Wesleyan

ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
Megan Calabrese, D, Randolph-Macon
Bridget Claus, D, Virginia Wesleyan
Ainsley Daigle, F, Washington and Lee
Bri Eilman, M, Guilford
Meghan Groos, F, Bridgewater
Beverly Hoath, D, Lynchburg
Brittany Klippstein, M, Lynchburg
Caroline Lamberti, M, Washington and Lee
Amanda Nelms, F, Randolph-Macon
Corinne Smith, D, Washington and Lee
Colleen Thamm, M, Hollins
Courtney Whorten, F, Virginia Wesleyan

ALL-ODAC HONORABLE MENTION
Rebekah Adams, F, Roanoke
Kat Alexander, F, Sweet Briar
Bonnie Braziel, M, Virginia Wesleyan
Jess Edelman, F, Virginia Wesleyan
Loren Favale, M, Emory & Henry
Jessica Gonzalez, M, Lynchburg
Caroline Hemeter, D, Guilford
Kelly Higgins, D, Virginia Wesleyan
Allison Lennox, GK, Virginia Wesleyan
Ashley Malinowski, M, Randolph-Macon
Jessica Myers, F, Eastern Mennonite
Kelley Purcell, D, Bridgewater
Erica Smith, D, Hollins
Joanie Snyder, F, Lynchburg
Anna Wright, GK, Lynchburg