Florida Soccer Players Melanie Booth and Lauren Hyde Named NSCAA/adidas All-Americans
Sunday, December 16, 2007 | Soccer
University of Florida senior Melanie Booth (Burlington, Ontario) and sophomore Lauren Hyde (Carmel, Ind.) are both part of the NSCAA/adidas All-America teams, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released Saturday. A total of 13 Gator players have picked up a total of 20 NSCAA All-America honors in the program's 13-year history.
The pair were part of the Gator backline that allowed just 12 goals in 2007, including a league-low five in Southeastern Conference regular-season play. Florida's goals against average of .468 ranked as the fourth lowest in the nation. The Gators recorded 16 shutouts in 2007 and ranked third in the final national rankings with its shutout percentage of .640.
This is Booth's second appearance on the NSCAA All-America team, as she was a first-team selection as a junior in 2005. She sat out the 2006 season due to Canadian National Team commitments and missed the first seven matches of the 2007 season as she was with Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Booth started 17 of Florida's remaining 18 matches of 2007, playing the entirety of nine matches. After the final weekend of regular-season action, Booth was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week and to the Soccer America and SoccerBuzz.com national teams of the week.
This is Hyde's first All-America selection. She made her second consecutive appearance on the All-SEC first team in 2007 after starting every match at center back. She led UF again in 2007 with total minutes played, as she averaged more than 91 minutes per match and played the entirety of all but two matches. Her five assists tied for second among the 2007 Gators. Hyde was recognized by various outlets during the course of the season, earning the SEC Defensive Player of the Week honor on Oct. 29. She also was named the TopDrawer Soccer's National Player of the Week on Sept. 10.
Booth and Hyde were joined on the NSCAA All-Southeast team by three other teammates – seniors Stacy Bishop (Land O'Lakes, Fla.), KeLeigh Hudson (Marietta, Ga.) and junior Ameera Abdullah (Denver, Colo.).
Bishop was named to the region's second team. She led the Gators in goals (10), assists (10) and points (30) in 2007. Bishop made her second consecutive appearance on the All-SEC first team in 2007 and was named the most valuable player of the SEC Tournament.
Hudson and Abdullah each were named to the region's third team. Hudson was second among the Gators with nine goals and 23 points plus shared second with five assists. Both she and Abdullah were named to the 2007 All-SEC second team. She turned in four goals and 13 points in 2007, including sharing second on the team with five assists. Abdullah also was named to the SEC All-Tournament team after turning in two goals and an assist in the championship match.
During the 2007 season, Florida turned in a record of 17-5-3, advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 and won its eighth Southeastern Conference and SEC Tournament titles.
| 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Women's Division I All-America Team | ||||
| First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Alyssa Naeher | So. | Penn State | Seymour, Conn. |
| D | Nikki Krzysik | Jr. | Virginia | Clifton, N.J. |
| D | Stephanie Lopez ** | Sr. | Portland | Elk Grove, Calif. |
| D | Becky Sauerbrunn * | Sr. | Virginia | St. Louis, Mo. |
| D | Brittany Taylor | Jr. | Connecticut | Campbell Hall, N.Y. |
| M | Yael Averbuch * | Jr. | North Carolina | Upper Montclair, N.J. |
| M | Tobin Heath | So. | North Carolina | Basking Ridge, N.J. |
| M | Meghan Schnur | Sr. | Connecticut | Butler, Pa. |
| F | Brittany Bock | Jr. | Notre Dame | Naperville, Ill. |
| F | Lauren Cheney * | So. | UCLA | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| F | Parrissa Eyorokon | Sr. | Purdue | West Chester, Ohio |
| F | Kerri Hanks ** | Jr. | Notre Dame | Allen, Texas |
| F | Mami Yamaguchi | Jr. | Florida State | Tokyo. Japan |
| Second Team | ||||
| K | Kristin Olsen | So. | USC | Orange, Calif. |
| D | Greer Barnes | Jr. | West Virginia | Rye, N.Y. |
| D | Melanie Booth* | Sr. | Florida | Burlington, Ontario |
| D | Rachel Buehler * | Sr. | Stanford | Del Mar, Calif. |
| M | Amanda Cicchini | Jr. | West Virginia | Oakville, Ontario |
| M | Christina DiMartino * | Jr. | UCLA | Massapequa Park, N.Y. |
| M | Ashley Nick | Jr. | USC | Monrovia, Calif. |
| M | Ingrid Wells | Fr. | Georgetown | Upper Montclair, N.J. |
| F | Annie Lowry | Sr. | James Madison | Butler, Pa. |
| F | Kelley O'Hara | So. | Stanford | Fayetteville, Ga. |
| F | Carrie Patterson | So. | Georgia | Atlanta, Ga. |
| F | Katie Schoepfer | So. | Penn State | Waterford, Conn. |
| Third Team | ||||
| K | Jaimel Johnson | Jr. | Tennessee | Springboro, Ohio |
| D | Kira Bilecky | Sr. | Purdue | Washington, D.C. |
| D | Lauren Hyde | So. | Florida | Carmel, Ind. |
| D | Jessica Maxwell * | Sr. | North Carolina | Colleyville, Texas |
| D | Kasey Moore * | Jr. | Texas | Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| D | Sue Weber | Sr. | Hofstra | Islip, N.Y. |
| M | Danesha Adams ** | Sr. | UCLA | Shaker Heights, Ohio |
| M | Danielle Collins | Jr. | William & Mary | Cream Ridge, N.J. |
| M | Kimmy Germain | Jr. | James Madison | McLean, Va. |
| M | Angie Woznuk | Sr. | Portland | El Cajon, Calif. |
| F | Ashley Banks | Sr. | West Virginia | Annandale, Va. |
| F | Brooke DeRosa | Sr. | Hofstra | Ronkonkoma, N.Y. |
| F | Katie Larkin * | Jr. | Brigham Young | Draper, Utah |
| F | Ashlee Pistorius * | Sr. | Texas A&M | Bloomington, Ill. |
| F | Claire Zimmeck | Jr. | William & Mary | Fairfax, Va. |
| * indicates prior selection | ||||
| 2007 NSCAA/adidas All-Southeast Region Team | ||||
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| Name | Pos. | Year | School | Hometown |
| Jaimel Johnson | GK | Jr. | Tennessee | Dayton, Ohio |
| Melanie Booth | D | Sr. | Florida | Burlington, Canada |
| Becky Edwards | D | Soph. | Florida State | Downingtown, Pa. |
| Lauren Hyde | D | Soph. | Florida | Carmel, Ind. |
| Jessica Maxwell | D | Sr. | North Carolina | Colleyville, Texas |
| Yael Averbuch | MF | Jr. | North Carolina | Upper Montclair, N.J. |
| Tobin Heath | MF | Soph. | North Carolina | Basking Ridge, N.J. |
| Lindsey Ozimek | MF | Sr. | Charlotte | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Casey Nogueira | F | Soph. | North Carolina | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Carrie Patterson | F | Soph. | Georgia | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Mami Yamaguchi | F | Jr. | Florida State | Tokyo. Japan |
| Second Team |
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| Allison Lipsher | GK | Sr. | Duke | Honolulu, HI |
| Kelli Corless | D | Fresh. | Georgia | Acworth, Ga. |
| Blakely Mattern | D | Soph. | South Carolina | Simpsonville, SC |
| Nikki Moore | D | Soph. | UCF | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Amanda DaCosta | MF | Fresh. | Florida State | Katonah, N.Y. |
| Jill Porto | MF | Sr. | UAB | Woodbridge, Va. |
| Lorraine Quinn | MF | Jr. | Duke | Farmingdale. N.Y. |
| Stacy Bishop | F | Sr. | Florida | Land O' Lakes, Fla. |
| Yvonne George | F | Soph. | UCF | Winter Springs, Fla. |
| Darcel Mollon | F | Sr. | South Carolina | Chauganas, Trinidad |
| Kylee Rossi | F | Jr. | Tennessee | Pennington, N.J. |
| Third Team |
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| Ashley Phillips | GK | Sr. | Clemson | West Peabody, Mass. |
| Jamie Corti | D | Sr. | UNC Greensboro | Apex, N.C. |
| Kaley Fountain | D | Soph. | Wake Forest | Austin, Texas |
| Kat Norris | D | Sr. | East Carolina | Houston, Texas |
| Megan Tomlinson | D | Jr. | Georgia | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Ameera Abdullah | MF | Jr. | Florida | Denver, Colo. |
| KeLeigh Hudson | MF | Sr. | Florida | Marietta, Ga. |
| Kelly Renkin | MF | Jr. | UNC Wilmington | Midlothian, Va. |
| Hanna Wilde | MF | Jr. | UCF | Westlake, Ohio |
| Jill Hutchinson | F | Soph. | Wake Forest | Wayne, Pa. |
| Sally Palmer | F | Sr. | UAB | Tyler, Texas |
| Emily Redberg | F | Sr. | Tennessee | Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| Elisabeth Redmond | F | Soph. | Duke | Morristown, N.J. |
