University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Smith and Vienberg Receive LSWA Honors
2/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Smith and
Vienberg Receive LSWA Honors
Sunday, Dec. 1, 2003
Heintz, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, recorded 22 goals, added four assists and scored 48 points as she moved into second place on LSU's all-time records list in four categories. The second-team All-SEC selection had two matches during the season where she scored four goals while earning SEC Player of the Week honors and being named to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week and the Soccer America Team of the Week.
LSU, which finished 12-5-3 and finished third in the SEC West Division, placed a team-high three members on the team as midfielder Stephanie Keating and goalkeeper Robyn Desormeaux was selected.
Keating, a University of Florida transfer, earned second-team All-SEC honors and finished second in the conference with a school-record 10 assists. She accounted for 17 of the Tigers' 56 goals and had multi-goal matches against Louisiana-Monroe and Alabama A&M.
Desormeaux, a sophomore from Carencro, was named the LSWA Goalkeeper after posting a 0.86 goals against average and helping LSU's defense lead the SEC in fewest goals allowed (14). She earned five shutouts on the season and had 56 saves while posting a 10-4-3 record.
The state's leading scorer, Kim McNally of Southeastern Louisiana, was named Newcomer-of-the-Year after the most prolific season in school and Southland Conference history.
McNally, a transfer from the University of Tulsa, set Southeastern and SLC records for goals (21) and points (52) en route to being named a first-team All-SLC selection. McNally scored a goal in nine straight matches, ranking seventh-best in NCAA history and led the SLC in all nine individual offensive categories. The sophomore from Prince George, B.C., was a five-team SLC Offensive Player of the Week recipient and was the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year.
Joining McNally from Southeastern was freshman Jill Knighten of Baton Rouge, who was a second-team All-SLC selection and helped the Lady Lions to a SLC Regular-Season Championship. Knighten finished second on the team in goals scored (6) and added five assists and posted a multi-goal match against McNeese State.
Northwestern State, which captured the Southland Conference Tournament Championship for the second time in three years and was the state's only school to play in the NCAA Championships, placed two members on the team along with Coach of the Year Jimmy Mitchell.
Sophomore defender Katie Priest, the SLC Player of the Year, led a Demon-squad that posted the lowest goals against average in the SLC. The sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., scored one goal on the season and helped a team to a third-place finish in the league after losing several players to injury.
Priest was joined on the team by freshman Heather Penico of River Ridge who scored seven goals and added seven assists on the season. Penico, the SLC Freshman of the Year, stepped up when four players went down with injuries and helped the Demons to a 12-6-5 record.
Mitchell, the 2000 LSWA Coach of the Year, led Northwestern State to its second NCAA berth in three seasons despite the loss of four of the Demons' top offensive weapons. He guided the Demons to a third-place finish in the SLC standings, one point behind co-champions Southeastern Louisiana and Southwest Texas.
Stacy Smith of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette was named the LSWA Freshman of the Year after scoring a school-record 10 goals and finishing fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in goals scored. The second-team All-SBC member had three multi-goal matches and helped the Cajun to a fourth-place finish in the conference.
Tulane's Colleen Lake, a four-time All-Conference USA selection and 1999 LSWA Player of the Year, earned her fourth consecutive berth on the team after scoring five goals and becoming the first player in Tulane history to record 20 goals and 20 assists in a career. Lake, finished as the Green Wave's all-time leader in shots, goals, assists and points.
McNeese State's Allison Arnold was named to the team for the first-time after leading the Cowgirls in shots (51), goals (11) and points (23). The junior from Lake Jackson, Texas finished second in the SLC in goals and points and scored a goal in six of the final nine matches of the season.
Rounding out the team were Cindy Barker of the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Clare Springer of Loyola University.
Barker, who ranked in the top 10 in every offensive category in the SLC, scored six goals on the season and added four assists for the Lady Indians. The second-team All-SLC selection became ULM's career leader in goals and helped the school to its second Southland Conference Tournament appearance.
Springer, a junior from New Orleans, helped the Wolfpack to their first winning season since 1995 as she scored a team-high nine goals and 21 points. She was a two-time Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week and scored both goals in the Wolfpack's 2-1 upset win over No. 18 William Carey College.
2002 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Soccer Team Player School Pos. Cl. Hometown Pts. Mandy Heintz, LSU, F, Jr., San Antonio, Texas 77 Kim McNally, Southeastern Louisiana, F, So., Prince George, B.C. 73 Stephanie Keating, LSU, MF, Jr., Vero Beach, Fla. 45 Allison Arnold, McNeese State, F, Jr., Lake Jackson, Texas 42 Katie Priest, Northwestern State, D, So., Raleigh, N.C. 26 Colleen Lake, Tulane, MF, Sr., Tyler, Texas 20 Stacy Smith, Louisiana-Lafayette, F, Fr., Pinehurst, Texas 18 Jill Knighten, Southeastern Louisiana, F, Fr., Baton Rouge, La. 17 Heather Penico, Northwestern State, F, Fr., River Ridge, La. 17 * Clare Springer, Loyola, F, Jr., New Orleans, La. 14 * Cindy Barker, Louisiana-Monroe, MF, Jr., The Woodlands, Texas 14 Robyn Desormeaux, LSU, GK, So., Carencro, La. 40 * tied for the final spot Honorable Mention Nellie Latiolais, Northwestern State Ashley Mitnick, LSU Sara Vienberg, Louisiana-Lafayette Julia McVarish, Louisiana-Monroe Rachel Folk, Northwestern State Jacqui Lawrence, Northwestern State Artie Brown, LSU Leigh McGovern, LSU Courtney Coutu, Southeastern Player of the Year - Mandy Heintz, LSU Freshman of the Year - Stacy Smith, Louisiana-Lafayette Newcomer of the Year - Kim McNally, Southeastern Coach of the Year - Jimmy Mitchell, Northwestern State
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