TENNERTON – Six Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs have earned honors on the 2009 North Central Athletic Conference Soccer Team.

Senior forward Marissa Wright, senior midfielder Susie Godwin and senior midielder Danielle Beets were named to the elite 16-player first unit, while junior defender Jessica Hardman, freshman midfielder Emily Godwin and junior forward-midfielder Laura Mason were accorded second-team laurels.

Wright was the leading scorer for coach Tom Hasbrouck’s Lady Bucs, racking up 19 goals and 10 assists. She was a repeat performer on the first squad.

Susie Godwin ranked third on the team in scoring with 10 goals and eight assists.

Beets was one of the main cogs on the defensive end for Buckhannon.

Hardman was a dominant figure on defense that surrendered just 24 goals in their 21 games. She also tallied three goals and dished out two assists.

Emily Godwin, one of four freshmen in a starting role, scored three goals and handed out seven assists.

Mason was runner-up to Wright in scoring, drilling home 16 goals and dealing out 12 assists.

The Lady Bucs compiled a 16-5 record, and were 6-1 in the NCAC. After dropping their opener, Hasbrouck’s girls reeled off 11 straight victories, before falling to George Washington. They ran off three more wins before losing a 1-0 heartbreaker to NCAC champion University.

Buckhannon won its opener in the NCAC Tournament, downing Morgantown by a 2-1 count, but fell to University in the title clash, 5-0.

The Lady Bucs notched a 4-1 triumph over Elkins in the Section 1, Region II tourney opener, but saw their season come to a close when they lost a 3-0 decision in the championship contest to Robert C. Byrd’s Lady Eagles, a team they shut out by a 4-0 margin in the regular season back on Sept. 10.

“It was a great season overall with the usual ups and downs,” remarked Hasbrouck. “I feel it should be a good springboard for what may lie ahead for our Lady Buc soccer program.”

University’s Lady Hawks placed six players on the first team. They were Kaylynn Prtrisin, Hilary Johns, Ashley Collins, Kate Ware, Ashley Ramsey and Hillary DeWitt.

The other first-team choices were Morgantown Lady Mohigan Stepanie Lorenze, Preston Lady Knight Whitney Workman, North Marion Lady Husky MacKenzie Mullenax, East Fairmont Lady Bee Elli Antulove, and Krissy Bodnovich, Sarah Cover and Anna Starkey of Fairmont Senior’s Lady Polar Bears.

Joining Hardman, Emily Godwin and Laura Mason on the second unit were Jenna Klemkowsky, Rayya Ramadan, Natalie Morris and Shelby McClure of Morgantown; Becky Cain, Elly Schumacher, Jill McClure and Taira Gainer of Elkins; Coriana Fitz and Nikki Nuzum of East Fairmont; Erin Efaw and Cora Faby of North Marion; Alex Mascaro of Fairmont Senior and Becca Myers of Preston.

University’s Whitney Cavender was voted the NCAC Player of the Year, and Ray Petrisin of University was the choice as Coach of the Year.



The complete NCAC honors list:



FIRST TEAM

Kaylynn Petrisin – University.

Marissa Wright – Buckhannon-Upshur.

Krissy Bodnovich – Fairmont Senior.

Hilary Johns – University.

Susie Godwin – Buckhannon-Upshur.

Sarah Cover—Fairmont Senior.

Ashley Collins – University.

Stephanie Lorenze – Morgantown.

Kate Ware – University.

Danielle Beets – Buckhannon-Upshur.

Elli Antulov – East Fairmont.

Ashley Ramsey – University.

Anna Starkey – Fairmont Senior.

MacKenzie Mullenax – North Marion.

Hillary DeWitt – University.

Whitney Workman – Preston County.



SECOND TEAM

Jessica Hardman – Buckhannon-Upshur.

Jenna Klemkosky – Morgantown.

Becky Cain – Elkins.

Coriana Fitz – East Fairmont.

Erin Efaw – North Marion.

Emily Godwin – Buckhannon-Upshur.

Rayya Ramadan – Morgantown.

Elly Schumacher – Elkins.

Nikki Nuzum – East Fairmont.

Cora Faby – North Marion.

Laura Mason – Buckhannon-Upshur.

Natalie Morris – Morgantown.

Taira Gainer – Elkins.

Shelby McClure – Morgantown.

Alex Mascaro – Fairmont Senior.

Becca Myers – Preston County.

Jill McClure – Elkins.



PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Whitney Cavender – University.



COACH OF THE YEAR

Ray Petrisin – University.



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