Florida?s Melanie Booth Named to NSCAA First Team
Friday, December 9, 2005 | Soccer
University of Florida junior Melanie Booth (Burlington, Canada) is a NSCAA/adidas All-America first-team selection at defender, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released today. It is the first such honor for Booth. She becomes the 10th Gator to earn NSCAA All-America honors as UF players have picked up a total of 16 NSCAA All-America honors in the program's 11-year history.
Booth (Burlington, Canada) also earned 2005 All-Southeastern Conference first team honors at defender. Booth appeared in the Gator lineup on the backline, midfield and at forward at various points of the 2005 season. She finished the season tied for second among the Gators with 13 points and five goals. The team tri-captain played nine complete matches and is second on the team in minutes played, averaging more than 80 minutes a match. On Sept. 12, she was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Booth has also earned SoccerBuzz.com All-America honors as a freshman and sophomore.
Freshman forward Megan Kerns (Ames, Iowa) appeared on the NSCAA All-Southeast Region third team. Kerns, an All-SEC Second Team selection, ranked fourth among the Gators with 11 points and four goals. She earned the SEC Freshman of the Week honor on Oct. 24 after turning in a goal in Florida's wins versus LSU (2-1) and at Arkansas (1-0). Kerns also was named to the 2005 SEC All-Freshman Team.
The Gator soccer team turned in a 13-6-1 record in 2005 and advanced to the NCAA Championship.
2005 NSCAA/adidas Women's Division I All-America Team | ||||
First Team | ||||
Position | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
G | Erin McLeod | Sr. | Penn State | Vancouver, B.C. |
D | Melanie Booth | Jr. | Florida | Burlington, Ontario |
D | Stephanie Lopez | So. | Portland | Elks Grove, Calif. |
D | Jill Oakes | Sr. | UCLA | West Hills, Calif. |
M | Lori Chalupny | Sr. | North Carolina | St. Louis, Mo. |
M | Ali Christoph | Jr. | Tennessee | Columbus, Ohio |
M | Lindsey Huie | Sr. | Portland | Mission Viejo, Calif. |
M | Ali Krieger | Jr. | Penn State | Dumfries, Va. |
M | Megan Rapinoe | Fr. | Portland | Redding, Calif. |
F | Christine Sinclair | Sr. | Portland | Burnaby, B.C. |
F | Katie Thorlakson | Sr. | Notre Dame | Langley, B.C. |
F | Tiffany Weimer | Sr. | Penn State | North Haven, Conn. |
Second Team | ||||
G | Valerie Henderson | So. | UCLA | Orinda, Calif. |
D | Carolyn Ford | Sr. | Duke | Bethesda, Md. |
D | Christen Karniski | Sr. | Illinois | Iowa City, Iowa |
D | Marlene Sandoval | Sr. | Cal State Fullerton | Placentia, Calif. |
M | Danesha Adams | So. | UCLA | Shaker Heights, Ohio |
M | Christina Huang | Jr. | Yale | Potomac, Md. |
M | Fran Munnelly | Sr. | Colorado | Arvada, Colo. |
F | Meghann Cook | Sr. | Boston University | Melrose, Mass. |
F | Kerri Hanks | Fr. | Notre Dame | Allen, Texas |
F | Heather O'Reilly | Jr. | North Carolina | East Brunswick, N.J. |
F | Mallory Miller | Sr. | Arizona | Tucson, Ariz. |
F | India Trotter | Jr. | Florida State | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
Third Team | ||||
G | Tyler Griffin | Jr. | Vanderbilt | Charlotte, N.C. |
D | Candace Chapman | Sr. | Notre Dame | Ajax, Ontario |
D | Laura Georges | Jr. | Boston College | Versailles, France |
D | Sue Weber | So. | Hofstra | Islip, N.Y. |
M | Sandra Anger | Sr. | Virginia Commonwealth | Guguen, France |
M | Jennifer Buczkowski | Jr. | Notre Dame | Elk Grove, Ill. |
M | Sarah Huffman | Sr. | Virginia | Flower Mound, Texas |
M | Noelle Keselica | Sr. | Virginia | Gaithersburg, Md. |
F | Jaime Rendich Beck | Sr. | Brigham Young | Canyon Country, Calif. |
F | Amy Rodriguez | Fr. | Southern California | Lake Forest, Calif. |
F | Brittany Timko | Jr. | Nebraska | Coquitlam B.C., |
F | Megan Woods | Sr. | Pepperdine | Carlsbad, Calif. |
F | Angie Woznuk | So. | Portland | El Cajon, Calif. |
2005 NSCAA/adidas Women's Division I Southeast Region Team | ||||
First Team | ||||
Position | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
Gk | Ashley Phillips | So | Clemson | West Peabody, Mass. |
B | Melanie Booth | Jr | Florida | Burlington, Canada |
B | Ronda Brooks | Jr | Auburn | Marietta, Ga. |
B | Carolyn Ford | Sr | Duke | Bethesda, Md. |
M | Lori Chalupny | Sr | North Carolina | St Louis, Mo. |
M | Viola Odebrecht | Jr | Florida State | Potsdam, Germany |
M | Kacey White | Sr | North Carolina | Arlington, Texas |
F | Sel Keralay | So | Florida State | Melbourn, Australia |
F | Heather O'reilly | Jr | North Carolina | East Brunswick, N.J. |
F | Lindsay Tarpley | Sr | North Carolina | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
F | India Trotter | Jr | Florida State | Ft Lauderdale, Fla. |
Second Team | ||||
Gk | Allison Lipsher | So | Duke | Honolulu, Hawaii |
B | Kendall Fletcher | Sr | North Carolina | Cary, N.C. |
B | Kelly Rowland | Jr | Florida State | Wallingford, Pa. |
B | Sarah Wagenfuhr | Fr | Florida State | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
M | Denise Brolly | Sr | FAU | Coatbridge, Scotland |
M | Randi-Lynn Bruso | Jr | Georgia | East Douglas, Mass. |
M | Rebecca Moros | Jr | Duke | Larchmont, N.Y. |
M | Jill Porto | So | Alabama Birmingham | Woodbridge, Va. |
F | Rebecca Bohler | So | Samford | Augusta, Ga. |
F | Meghan McCallion | So | ECU | Long Island, N.Y. |
F | Ali Williams | Sr | Georgia | Norcross, Ga. |
Third Team | ||||
Gk | Megan Coyne | Jr | FAU | Marsville, Wash. |
B | Courtney Baines | Sr | UCF | Indiatlantic, Fla. |
B | Katrina Hirsch | Sr | Kennesaw State | Marietta, Ga. |
B | Melanie Schneider | Sr | Wake Forest | Peachtree City, Ga. |
M | Nasra Abdullah | Fr | Alabama Birmingham | Fjellhamer, Norway |
M | Heather Birdsell | So | Samford | Plano, Texas |
M | Darby Kroyer | Jr | Duke | San Ramon, Calif. |
F | Megan Kerns | Fr | Florida | Ames, Iowa |
F | Kara Koehrn | Sr | Davidson | La Mesa, Calif. |
F | Susanna Lehitinen | So | FAU | Espoo, Finland |
F | Roberta Pelarigo | Jr | UCF | Sao Paulo, Brazil |