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Men's
soccer team recognized for academic performance
Coastal’s men’s soccer team earned Academic
All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America. For the 2000 fall semester the
Chanticleers posted a 3.23 grade point average, which
ranks second in the nation to the University of Pennsylvania’s
3.28.
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Women's
soccer team earns national recognition in inaugural
season
Kristen
Wisse |
Coastal’s
inaugural women’s soccer team received national recognition
when Soccer Buzz magazine released its annual national
awards. Freshman Marissa Kovacs, the Big South Rookie
of the Year, was named the National Player and Rookie
of the Year for first year programs. Also, forwards Tiffany
Turner and Kristen Wisse joined Kovacs on the All-National
Team for first year programs. Coastal finished the season
with an overall record of 5-7-1 and in a tie for third
place in the conference standings.
Each
year Soccer Buzz magazine honors new soccer programs.
There were nine first-year programs during the 2000
season.
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Lambert
named Academic All-American
Jeanne Lambert, a junior on Coastal’s volleyball
team, was named to the 2000 Verizon Academic All-America
University Division Women’s Volleyball Team, which
is selected by the College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA).
Jeanne
Lambert |
Lambert,
a native of Burnsville, Minn., is a proven leader at
Coastal both on the court and in the classroom. As a
double major in biology and business management, Lambert
carries a perfect 4.0 grade point average. She has been
named to the Verizon All-America All-District Team for
the past two seasons and is a two-time member of the
Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll and Coastal’s
Presidential Honor Roll. She was also selected as the
Big South’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year in volleyball.
On
the court, Lambert led the Chanticleers to an 18-14
overall record and a second-place conference finish.
She led the team in kills (389) and digs (433). She
led the Big South in digs for the third consecutive
season and already ranks first all-time in Coastal history
for digs (1,319) and third in kills (1,040).
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Basketball
players earn Big South Conference's top honor
Torry
Butler |
The
two best basketball players in the Big South Conference
during the 2000-2001 season were Coastal players. Junior
Torrey Butler garnered the men’s Player of the Year
award, while senior Brooke Weisbrod was selected the women’s
Player of the Year.
Brooke
Weisbrod |
Butler,
a native of Baltimore, also earned Honorable Mention
All-America honors from the Associated Press after leading
the Big South in scoring with 19.4 points per game.
He also ranked third nationally in 3-point field goal
percentage at 47.6 percent and was named First Team
All-Conference.
Weisbrod,
a native of Cincinnati, proved to be a true student-athlete
as she also earned the Big South Scholar-Athlete of
the Year honor. She led the Big South in scoring with
19.7 points per game and set Coastal’s career steals
record with 281.
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Coastal
dominates Big South Honors
Player
of the Year
Torrey Butler - Men’s Basketball
Brooke Weisbrod - Women’s Basketball
Emma Kidd - Women’s Tennis
Rafael Vera - Men’s Golf
Amber Campbell - Women’s Outdoor Track
and Field
(Outstanding Field Performer)
Rookie
of the Year
Joseph Ngwenya - Men’s Soccer
Marisa Kovacs - Women’s Soccer
Medina Bajrambasic - Women’s Tennis
Scholar-Athlete
of the Year
Jeanne Lambert - Volleyball
Brooke Weisbrod - Women’s Basketball
Coach
of the Year
Kristen Bauer - Volleyball
Shaun Docking - Men’s Soccer
Karrie Miller - Women’s Soccer
Jody Davis - Women’s Tennis
Conference
Champions
Men’s Soccer (Regular Season)
Women’s Tennis
Note:
At press time, the baseball and softball teams
had not completed their seasons.
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