12/19/05
Redmond
& Bill Receive All-Conference Honors
Redmond
Named Second Team All-Conference; Bill Honored on All-Academic Team
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Junior
Colleen Redmond earned Big South
Second Team All-Conference honors for
the second consecutive season.
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Junior
Karen Bill was named to
the Big South's All-Academic Team.
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CHARLOTTE,
N.C.- Following a season that saw the VMI women’s soccer program
notch the best season in their young history, a pair of Keydets have
been honored by the Big South Conference. Junior Colleen Redmond was
named Second Team All-Conference, while junior Karen Bill earned
All-Academic Team accolades.
“I am really happy for both Colleen and Karen,” said VMI head
coach Bryan Williams. “Both of them worked hard all season. For
Colleen, this shows that she is one of the top players in Conference,
and it is great to see her get recognized for that. Karen has had a
great season, and it’s good to see her being acknowledged for her
academics, as well as her strength and leadership on the field. I am
very pleased for both of them to receive these honors.”
Redmond (Brownsburg, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit) was named to the League’s
second team for the second consecutive year. She ranked fifth in the
Big South with 12 goals and her career-best 28 points tied her for the
sixth-most in the League. The leading scorer in the school’s
history, Redmond has now tallied 67 points on 31 goals and five
assists in 50 career contests since transferring to VMI from the
University of Arkansas. She now has two of the top three single-season
goal and point totals in the program’s three-year history, as she
totaled 27 points and 13 goals in her first year at the Institute.
Bill (Yorktown, Va./Williamsburg Soccer Club) became the
program’s second All-Academic honoree, following fellow junior and
Yorktown native Vanessa Berrios, who received the honor last season.
Bill has had her most successful season to date, scoring four goals,
racking up three assists for 11 points. Her 18 career points rank her
third in the program’s history, while her six career assists tie her
for the school’s record. Bill, a civil engineering major, ranks as a
Company Platoon Sergeant in the VMI Corps and has started every game
in her career (51). She has been named to the VMI Dean’s List and
was a tri-captain of this year’s squad.
The 2005 VMI women’s soccer team won seven games, nearly doubling
the program’s previous best season win total of four. The Keydets
notched their first Division I victory in early September with a 2-0
win over Youngstown State and earned their first Big South victory
with a 4-2 win over High Point in mid-October.
BIG SOUTH WOMEN’S SOCCER HONORS
First-team All-Conference
Hilary McKay, F, UNC Asheville
Blair Monroe, F, Coastal Carolina
Emily Langill, D, UNC Asheville
Mandee Judd, M, Liberty
Bobbie Parsons, F, Coastal Carolina
Kristina Fisher, MF, Coastal Carolina
Robyn Busha, F, UNC Asheville
Tanya Payne, D, Liberty
Traci Andersen, F, High Point
Emma Mattsson, F/MF, Charleston Southern
Michelle Mattos, GK, UNC Asheville
Alex Torriero, M/D, High Point
Catherine Spiker, D, Birmingham-Southern
Second-team All-Conference
Beckie Lesh, M, High Point
Ashley Welch, M, Birmingham-Southern
Rachel Rehm, M/D, Radford
Dimitra Poulos, GK, Winthrop
Chelsea Terry, D, Coastal Carolina
Carolyn Quarles, D, Winthrop
Colleen Redmond, F, VMI
Katie Crona, F/MF, Charleston Southern
Caitlin Gordon, F, Birmingham-Southern
Briana Murphy, F, Charleston Southern
Amy Oberlin, M, Liberty
Sara Pahl, D, UNC Asheville
Kara Ramer, M, Radford
Academic All-Conference
Mandy Woods, Birmingham-Southern
Katie Crona, Charleston Southern
Kristina Fisher, Coastal Carolina
Alex Torriero, High Point
Sonia Rodriguez, Liberty
Annaliese Yoder, Radford
Lauren Wingo, UNC Asheville
Karen Bill, VMI
Erica Devine, Winthrop
Player of the Year
Hilary McKay, F, UNC Asheville
Freshman of the Year
Blair Monroe, F, Coastal Carolina
Coach of the Year
Michele Cornish, UNC Asheville
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Katie Crona, Charleston Southern
Erica Devine, Winthrop
