November 1, 2006
USA South Selects All-Conference Players
Monarchs sweep Coach, Player and Rookie of the Year honors

FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The USA South has released their All-Conference teams for the 2006 season.  The awards are based on their regular season play and voted on by the conference coaches.  The Monarchs swept the Coach, Player and Rookie of the Year awards as well as being awarded three first team honors, one second team, and one honorable mention.

Head coach Tony Tommasi is in his first year with the Monarchs, but has led the team to a 14-3-1 regular season and went undefeated in conference play.  Tommasi came to Methodist after spending five seasons at Texas Lutheran University and has stepped into the Methodist program with great success.  Tommasi has led his team to rank second in the nation in scoring offense and a number one seed in the conference tournament.

Junior Chrystal Bradley from Fairfax, VA has been selected as the USA South Conference Player of the Year after scoring 31 goals and 13 assists for 75 points in the regular season, breaking the Methodist record for scoring in a season and ranking second in the country for Division III scoring.  Bradley was honored as the Rookie of the Year in 2004 and chosen to the first team in 2005.

The USA South is honoring Whitney Roberson, a freshman from Kitty Hawk, NC as the Rookie of the Year.  Roberson scored 22 goals and tallied 12 assists for 56 points throughout the season and has made an immediate impact during her freshman year.  Roberson is ranked 10th in the country for point production in Division III. 

Junior defender Teresa Futrell was honored as a first team player for leading the Monarch defense to only allow 17 goals all season.  Futrell anchored the defense, organizing tight pressure and holding many opponents scoreless.  She was also able to contribute in the attack tallying three assists in the regular season before notching her first two goals in the first round of the conference tournament Tuesday.

Sophomore goalkeeper Amanda Evans was also selected to the first team for her stellar play in between the posts.  A native of Alexandria, VA, Evans finished the regular season with a 0.87 goals against average with 52 saves.  Evans only allowed one goal during conference play in the game against Christopher Newport who averaged more than 4 goals a game.

Originally from Waldorf, MD, freshman Michelle Anderson was named as a second team forward after scoring 15 goals and 3 assists in 18 games.  Anderson ranked third in the conference only behind Bradley and Roberson in scoring.  She scored four goals against Bluefield College to tie the school record for goals in a game and scored the game-tying goal against regional opponent Lynchburg.

Melissa Linn has been selected as an honorable mention defender.  A freshman from Chesapeake, VA, Linn worked along with Futrell and senior defender Elyse Myers to maintain the tight defense that converted into winning games.  Linn's ability to run the flanks gave her room to score 5 goals and register 2 assists in addition to her strong defense.

The women will host the semifinal and championship games on Friday and Saturday at the Monarch Soccerplex.  Methodist will face Averett University Friday at 2:30 pm.  The winner will play either Christopher Newport or Greensboro on Saturday at 2 pm.