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.