Eagles Place Six On All-ODAC Women's Soccer Team

FOREST, Va. - Bridgewater College placed four players on the All-ODAC second team and two more on the third team released Tuesday by the conference office.

Heading the second-team picks were senior midfielder Meghan Groos (Linden, Va./Warren County)and sophomore forward Melanie Waters (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake Senior).

Groos was named to the all-conference second team for the third straight year. This season, she scored three goals and added four assists. She finished her career with 22 assists and now ranks No. 1 all-time at BC in career assists.

Waters led the Eagles in goals with 12 and points with 29. She ranked fifth in the conference in points and tied for fourth in goals scored with 12.

Two Bridgewater freshmen also earned second-team honors. Anna Theisen (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) stepped into a starting role at midfield and scored seven goals while adding three assists.

Elizabeth Stump (Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley) started as a defensive back for the Eagles and helped anchor a defense that recorded nine shutouts during the season.

Freshmen Erin Holden (Herndon, Va./Oakton) and Mari Marotta (Clifton, Va./Centreville) were named to the third team. Holden joined fellow freshman Stump as a defensive back while Marotta led the team and ranked third in the ODAC in assists with 11.

2011 ALL-ODAC WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS
Player of the Year: Brittany Klippstein, Sr., Mid., Lynchburg
Coach of the Year: Dr. Todd Olsen, Lynchburg
Co-Rookie of the Year: Dessi Dupuy, Fr., For., Lynchburg
Co-Rookie of the Year: Holley Beasley, Fr., Mid., Washington and Lee
ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Jessica Edelman, Jr., For, Virginia Wesleyan