Wednesday, December 7, 2005
MORAVIAN SENIOR MEGAN COLLINS NAMED TO 2005 NATIONAL SOCCER COACHES
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA/adidas ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
MISSION, KS --- Senior forward Megan Collins (Rehoboth Beach, DE/Caesar Rodney
HS) of the Moravian College women's soccer team has been named to the 2005 National
Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Women's Division III All-America Team announced
Wednesday by the NSCAA.
Collins helped the Greyhounds to their best season ever with the program’s
first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament appearance and a 16-6-1 record on the season including
an opening round win in the NCAA Tournament. Moravian had a 5-1-1 mark during the Commonwealth
Conference regular season and made the program’s fourth appearance in the Commonwealth
Conference Tournament, playing for the conference championship for the first time in school
history.
Collins, the 2005 Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year, netted
a team high 16 goals and added six assists for 38 points. Collins had
eight game-winning goals, and she finished her career second all-time at Moravian with
98 points on 41 goals and 16 assists in four seasons. Collins was on the
Commonwealth All-Conference First Team in 2005 and 2003 and was on the Second Team in 2004
and 2002.
Collins is the first national NSCAA/adidas All-American for Moravian's
women's program, which has posted a record of 135-69-13 in just 12 years of varsity athletic
competition.
The entire NSCAA/adidas Division III Women's All-America Teams can be viewed at http://www.nscaa.com/home/115220.html.
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