Feb. 1, 2007
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Academic All-Americans Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) and Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) headlined the list of Navy players selected to the 2006 Patriot League Women's Soccer Academic Honor Roll announced Thursday afternoon by the league office. Additionally, four Mids were among the 12 players representing Patriot League schools to earn a 4.00 grade-point average during the fall semester.
Barnes, an information technology major who carries a cumulative 3.78 GPA, including a 4.00 in the fall semester, was was one-of-four keepers to garner Academic All-America honors (36 student-athletes on three teams), but the only net-minder named to the Academic All-America First Team. A two-time member of the Dean's List, she was named to the Superintendent's and Commandant's Lists in the fall and stands 89th among her class of better than 1100 students. She enjoyed a sensational first season as the Mids' starting keeper where she led the nation in goal-against average (0.292) and save percentage (0.933). A First-Team All-Patriot League selection, Barnes earned 13 solo shutouts in 2006, a Navy record, as well as a conference record. She surrendered just six goals during the season, including three during the regular season, while stopping 84 of the 90 shots she faced on goal.
A First-Team All-Patriot League defender, freshman Lauren Bresnahan (Weston, Fla.) was a starter in all 24 contests and paired up with Moeller in the center back. She finished her rookie campaign with seven points on a goal and five assists. She was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4 and two days later became the first Navy player to be named to the Soccer America Team of the Week since 2000. In addition to being named to the Superintendent's and Commandant's Lists, Bresnahan finished the fall semester with a 4.00 GPA.
Team captain Molly Burd (Englewood, Colo.) was named to the Academic Honor Roll for the first time in her career after posting a 3.20 GPA in economics. She has been named to the Commandant's List five times during her four years, including this past fall. A Second-Team All-Patriot League selection in 2005, Burd finished her playing career as one of just four players in program history to reach the NCAA Tournament twice in their career. A starter at midfield for the Mids, Burd scored a goal and dealt out 10 assists in the fall to help lead the Mids to a school-record 21 wins.
A Second-Team All-Patriot League selection in '06, Kristi Coonfare (Aurora, Colo.) was the veteran of Navy's record-setting defense. A three-year starter, Coonfare helped lead the Mids to a nation's-best 0.372 goals-against average, the 14th-lowest GAA in the NCAA record books. As a group, Navy played more than 980-straight minutes without surrendering a goal over the course of 12 contests. Coonfare, a first-time honor roll recipient, turned in a 3.67 GPA majoring in international relations.
An economics major, junior Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after turning in a 3.63 GPA during the fall semester. Additionally, she was named to the Commandant's and Dean's Lists. After suffering a season-ending injury just four games into the 2005 campaign, she returned to the playing field this fall and was named to the Patriot League First Team. Fox was tied as Navy's third-leading scorer with 20 points on eight goals and four assists, and booted in a team-high tying three game-winners. She became only the seventh different player in program history to record a hat trick when she scored three goals in Navy's victory at Colgate. The following week, she was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week as well as being named to three national teams of the week - Soccer America, Soccer Buzz and Soccer Times.
Named a Freshman All-American by Soccer Buzz, Shelly Moeller (Milford, Ohio) has added excellence in the classroom to her long list of achievements. Moeller finished her first semester at the Academy with a 3.31 grade-point average, but like all freshman at the Academy, has yet to declare a major. Moeller, who was named the Patriot League's Co-Defensive Player of the Year, the Patriot League Tournament Most Valuable Player, was selected to the All-Patriot League First Team and was named to the the Soccer Buzz All-Mid-Atlantic Freshman Team, anchored a defensive unit that gave up nine goals, including just five during the regular season. In addition, Navy turned in a program-record 19 shutouts in 24 games, the seventh most in the NCAA annals. Meanwhile, the Mids' .790 shutouts per game average was No. 1 in the nation and the fifth-best mark in NCAA history. Additionally, Moeller turned in three assists to accompany her eight goals this fall with seven of the eight goals coming off corners, including four headers. She scored game-winning goals against both Lehigh and Colgate in the Patriot League Tournament.
Freshman Beth Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.), who posted a 4.00 GPA in her first semester, played 277 minutes as a back-up in goal to Barnes. She gave up two of the Mids' nine goals for a 0.65 goals-against average, while making nine saves. She earned her lone win of the season in Navy's 5-0 victory over Mount St. Mary's. An outstanding student, Reed has also been recognized as a strong Midshipman who shares a No. 1 ranking in military order of merit in the freshman class that is just shy of 1200 members.
Senior Carmen Myers (Woodbridge, Va.), a CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-District II selection, has been named to the honor roll three times during her career. A five-time member of the Commandant's List, Myers is a systems engineering major who posted a 3.82 GPA during the fall semester. She has been named to the Dean's List four times and is ranked in the top 16 percent of her graduating class. She concluded her playing career in the fall by booting in a career-best four goals, including a pair of game-winners in Patriot League contests.
CiAnna Weikle (Lakeville, Minn.) enjoyed a successful sophomore campaign on and off the field. She recorded a 3.29 GPA in mathematics to add her name to the list of academic honorees, while on the field she scored three goals and added a pair of assists. She scored game-winners against George Mason, as well as against American in what was her first-collegiate goal in Patriot League action.
Two of Navy's 10 honorees are multiple honor roll members including Weniger who is making her third appearance in three years. An ocean engineering major with a 3.97 cumulative GPA, Weniger also turned in a 4.00 GPA during the fall, the fifth time in her six semesters (summer of '07) at the Academy in which she has earned straight A's. She stands 21st in academic order of merit among 1086 students in the Class of '08 and has appeared on the Superintendent's and Commandant's Lists four times. This fall, Weniger turned in a personal-best 20 points on seven goals and six assists and was tied as the Mids' third-leading scorer. She finished the season tied for eighth in the league in points per game (0.83) and seventh in assists per game (0.25).
To be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 GPA during the semester in which he/she competes and also be awarded a varsity letter. There were 104 student-athletes named to this year's women's soccer honor roll.
2006 Patriot League Women's Soccer Academic Honor Roll
Player Yr. Major GPA Hometown
Lizzie Barnes So. Information Technology 4.00 New Orleans, La.
Lauren Bresnahan Fr. Undeclared 4.00 Weston, Fla.
Molly Burd Sr. Economics 3.20 Englewood, Colo.
Kristi Coonfare Sr. International Relations 3.67 Aurora, Colo.
Brigitte Fox Jr. Economics 3.63 La Mesa, Calif.
Shelly Moeller Fr. Undeclared 3.31 Milford, Ohio
Carmen Myers Sr. Systems Engineering 3.82 Woodbridge, Va.
Beth Reed Fr. Undeclared 4.00 Indianapolis, Ind.
CiAnna Weikle So. Mathematics 3.29 Lakeville, Minn.
Kari Weniger Jr. Ocean Engineering 4.00 St. Petersburg, Fla.
### Go Navy ###
