Six Women’s Soccer Played Named To Academic All-District Team

Six Women’s Soccer Played Named To Academic All-District Team
November 1, 2007

ROCK HILL, SC -- Six women's soccer players from the South Atlantic Conference, including four from Newberry College, were named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District III or IV College Division Women's Soccer Teams, it was announced Thursday.

Named to the District 3 first team is Greta Hewett from Newberry. Named to the District III second team are: Sarah Barnes, Newberry; Elizabeth Jones, Newberry; Brooke Tumblin, Newberry and Lauren Whiteley, Catawba. Named to the Disctrict IV First Team is Nicole Ferris from Tusculum.

Greta Hewett
Sarah Barnes
Elizabeth Jones
Brooke Tumblin
Nicole Ferris
Lauren Whiteley


The ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District team is selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from institutions within that District. District III includes the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. District IV includes college and universities from Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio and Michigan.

First team selections go on the national ballot for Academic All-America® honors.

Great Hewett, Sarah Barnes, Elizabeth Jones, Brooke Tumblin

BRISTOL, Conn. - Four Newberry women's soccer players have been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District III College Division Women's Soccer Team announced officials Thursday. Greta Hewett was named to the First Team, while Sarah Barnes, Elizabeth Jones and Brooke Tumblin were all named to the Second Team.

This is the second straight year that Hewett, a 5-6 senior from Charleston, S.C., has been named First Team Academic All-District. She has a 3.96 grade point average while majoring in Biology and was the leader of a backline that helped to allow just 21 goals in 19 games this season. Hewitt has started every game of her four year career at Newberry and was a 2005 Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference member.

Barnes, a 5-6 senior from Rolla, Mo., has a 3.75 grade point average while majoring in Biology and Chemistry. She has started every game for the Lady Indians this year, notching two assists from her defender position while earning a reputation as one of the best defenders in the South Atlantic Conference. Barnes was named to the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference second team and was named Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference in both 2004 and 2005. This is the first time that Barnes has been named to the Academic All-District team.

Jones, a 5-3 junior from Anchorage Alaska, has a 3.83 grade point average while majoring in Biology. She has provided hard-nosed defense for the Lady Indians, while also recording two assists from her defender position. Jones was named preseason First Team All-South Atlantic Conference as well as 2006 First Team All-South Atlantic Conference and 2006 DAKTRONICS Second Team All-Southeast Region. This is the first time that Jones has been named to the Academic All-District Team.

Tumblin, a 5-3 senior from Florence, S.C., has a 3.84 grade point average while majoring in Political Science. She is leads the team with six assists and is second in both goals, with seven, and points, with 20. Tumblin was named preseason Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference and was a 2006 Academic All-District Team member.

"We are very proud of the way all our student-athletes have performed in the classroom, and especially for these four young ladies as they are great representatives of the team through their commitment to academic excellence," said Head Coach Juan Pablo Favero.

Nicole Ferris

BRISTOL, Conn. --- Tusculum College's Nicole Ferris has been named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV College Division Women's Soccer First Team announced officials Thursday.

Ferris now advances to the Academic All-America® ballot, which will be announced later this month.

Ferris, a 5-10 junior defender from Lebanon, Ohio returns to the Academic All-District squad, after earning Second Team honors last season. She has posted a 3.85 cumulative grade point average while majoring in Sports Management.

Ferris, a 2007 Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference selection, has played in all 19 matches this season where she has tallied a goal and added five assists for her seven total points.

She is a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society and was named the TAPHRED Student of the Year in 2006-07. Ferris is also president of the Physical Education & Sport Studies Club and is serving as a team captain.

The Pioneers have posted a 14-5 record and are currently ranked No. 18 in the nation (NCAA Division II). Tusculum will face top-seeded Lincoln Memorial University in a semifinal match of the 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament, this Friday in Rock Hill, S.C.

Lauren Whiteley

SALISBURY, NC - Catawba College senior forward, Lauren Whiteley (Greensboro, NC/SE Guilford HS), has been named to the ESPN The Magazine 2007 Women's Soccer College Division All-Academic Team for District III. Whiteley has a 3.76 GPA as a psychology major.

On the field, Whiteley has scored four goals and added seven assists, which ranks second on the team. She has helped lead Catawba into the league tournament semifinals where the Lady Indians will face Lenoir-Rhyne on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex in Rock Hill, SC.

District 3 College Division

FIRST TEAM

Emily Fedeles EMORY UNIVERSITY Goalkeeper
Hayley Oligane NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Ashley Elam ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Beth Coughlin GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Laura Jackson VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Midfielder
Lauren Askey LYNCHBURG COLLEGE Defender
Greta Hewett NEWBERRY COLLEGE (SC) Defender
 Grace Lam EMORY UNIVERSITY Defender
Jackie Ochs-Gregory VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Defender
Martha Caulkins WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Forward
Anne Van Devender WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Forward
Kristin Burton ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY Forward

SECOND TEAM

Lauren Hudson SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY Goalkeeper
Alexa Wahr EMORY UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Kate Corr WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Sarah Barnes NEWBERRY COLLEGE (SC) Defender
 Katelyn LeRiche LYNCHBURG COLLEGE Defender
Jennifer Brian ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY Defender
Amy Clampitt-Holsenbeck FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Defender
Elizabeth Jones NEWBERRY COLLEGE (SC) Defender
 Michaela Case NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Defender
Brooke Tumblin NEWBERRY COLLEGE (SC) Forward
 Linda Hoglund FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Forward
Lauren Whiteley CATAWBA COLLEGE Forward
 Meredith Hester NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Forward
Olaitan Yusuf CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY Forward
Jamie English EMORY UNIVERSITY Forward
Jamie Nevin GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY Forward

District 4 College Division
FIRST TEAM

Corey Gros MONTEVALLO, UNIVERSITY OF Goalkeeper
Amanda Farrell WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Chelse Nieri MARYVILLE COLLEGE Midfielder
Rachel Rushworth MARYVILLE COLLEGE Midfielder
Chantal Koechli WOOSTER, THE COLLEGE OF Midfielder
Natalie Lopez OLIVET COLLEGE Midfielder
Nicole Ferris TUSCULUM COLLEGE Defender
 Erin Duncan MONTEVALLO, UNIVERSITY OF Defender
Angie Misamore MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY Defender
Jessie Seaver OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Defender
Shannah Fisher OLIVET COLLEGE Forward
Laura Ayer WOOSTER, THE COLLEGE OF Forward
Allie Wojtkun BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE Forward