SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Six members of the BYU women's soccer team were honored by the West Coast Conference as members of its All-Conference teams for 2011.
Junior Lindsi Lisonbee was named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team after being part of a defense that allowed just 16 goals all season while netting four of her own and contributing two assists and 20 shots. Lisonbee is also one of 42 Division I women's soccer athletes on the 2011 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Junior Carlee Payne was named to the All-WCC Second Team and finished the year second on the team in total goals with five while also adding a team-high nine assist and 34 shots.
Teammates Colette Jepson, McKinzie Olson and Rachel Manning were all included as All-WCC Honorable Mention. Jepson recorded a team-high 57 shots in her first year with BYU after transferring from UNLV. Manning's presence in the midfield helped the team score 37 goals this year, one of them coming from her while also contributing eight shots.
Olson is BYU's all-time career saves leader and has been a starter for BYU at the goalkeeper position for four years. She totaled over 1,700 minutes for the Cougars this year and made 72 saves.
Freshman Jaiden Thornock was named to the All-WCC Freshman Team. In her first year wearing Cougar blue, Thornock netted four goals while adding one assist and 30 shots. Thornock played in all 19 games for BYU this season.
The Cougars finished their 2011 campaign, and first year in the WCC, with a 11-5-3 overall record after competing against four top-25 teams and going 5-2-1 in league play.
Below is a comprehensive list of all the 2011 All-Conference awards.
2011 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Player | Yr. | Pos. | School |
Micaela Capelle | So. | F | Portland |
Laura Cole | Sr. | F | Pepperdine |
Natalie Garcia | Sr. | D | San Diego |
Bianca Henninger | Sr. | GK | Santa Clara |
Sofia Huerta | Fr. | F | Santa Clara |
Julie Johnston | So. | M | Santa Clara |
Jr. | D | BYU | |
Elissa Magracia | Sr. | M | San Diego |
Jordan Marada | So. | M | Saint Mary’s |
Stephanie Ochs | Sr. | F | San Diego |
Michelle Pao | So. | D | Pepperdine |
2011 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Player | Yr. | Pos. | School |
Roxanne Barker | Jr. | GK | Pepperdine |
Danielle Foxhoven | Sr. | F | Portland |
Etajha Gilmer | So. | D | Loyola Marymount |
Christina Moberg | So. | F | San Francisco |
Courtney Parsons | Sr. | GK | San Diego |
Jr. | F | BYU | |
Sarah Rhodes | Sr. | M | Gonzaga |
Ellie Rice | So. | D | Santa Clara |
Meleana Shim | So. | M | Santa Clara |
Kelsea Smith | Jr. | D | Pepperdine |
Lynn Williams | Fr. | F | Pepperdine |
2011 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
Taylor Brooke (Portland); Kaila Cameli (Portland); Cloee Colohan (Portland); Kristin DeGrandmont (Pepperdine); Karissa Garcia (Pepperdine); Anisa Guajardo (Pepperdine); Colette Jepson (BYU); Caroline Kreuz (Saint Mary’s); Rachel Manning (BYU); Tawni Martino (Loyola Marymount); Bridgett Miller (Santa Clara); Meghan O’Rourke (San Diego); Michelle Olivier (Portland); McKinzie Olson (BYU); Daelyn Paul (Saint Mary’s); Dani Russell (San Diego); Victoria Shimkus (Saint Mary’s); Myriah Stockman (Pepperdine); Christina Tognetti (Saint Mary’s); Erika Wesley (San Diego)
2011 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN TEAM
Player | Pos. | School |
Mariah Butera | F | San Diego |
Ally Holtz | F | Pepperdine |
Sofia Huerta | F | Santa Clara |
Alyssa Kleiner | D | Santa Clara |
Mackenzie Krieser | F | San Francisco |
Rebekah Kurle | M | Portland |
Jaciara Mello | M | San Francisco |
Meghan O’Rourke | M | San Diego |
Victoria Shimkus | M | Saint Mary’s |
F | BYU | |
Lynn Williams | F | Pepperdine |
2011 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
Stephanie Ochs, Sr., F, San Diego
2011 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Natalie Garcia, Sr., San Diego
2011 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
Bianca Henninger, Sr., Santa Clara
2011 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year
Lynn Williams, F, Pepperdine
2011 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year
Tim Ward, Pepperdine