Bowling Green State University Athletics
Samantha Meister Named To All-MAC First Team
November 06, 2003 | Women's Soccer
Nov. 6, 2003
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Bowling Green State University women's soccer sophomore Samantha Meister has been named to the 2003 All-Mid-American Conference First Team. The award was announced at the MAC Tournament banquet Thursday night (Nov. 6) in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Meister, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio (Northwest HS), becomes the third Falcon women's soccer player in the seven-year history of the program to be named to the All-MAC First Team. Tracy Gleixner earned the honor in her freshman season of 1998, while Erika Flanders earned the honor as a senior last year.
Meister leads the Falcons in scoring, with 26 points on the season to date. She has 10 goals to lead the Brown and Orange in that department, and ranks second on the team with six assists.
Last year's MAC Freshman of the Year, Meister has scored a goal in each of the last three matches, and has a total of eight points in that time. Included in that stretch are her overtime goal at Marshall (Oct. 26), in a match the Falcons had to win to make the MAC Tournament. After scoring a goal and an assist in the final regular-season match (vs. Ohio State, Oct. 31), Meister had an assist before scoring the winner in Tuesday's (Nov. 4) MAC Tournament Quarterfinal, helping the eighth-seeded Falcons to a 2-1 win over #1 seed Eastern Michigan.
Meister has scored nine of her goals vs. MAC opposition this season. She had 17 points in the Falcons' 12 league regular-season contests, before her three-point match vs. EMU Tuesday.
Meister has scored 12 goals in her last 17 MAC regular-season contests. She has 43 career points, ranking fifth in school history, through just 36 career contests. She also ranks fifth in BG history with 16 career goals, and is sixth in school annals with 11 assists.
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Friday's two winning teams will return to the WMU Soccer Complex for Sunday's (Nov. 9) championship match, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
The MAC office also announced the league specialty awards, including the 2003 MAC Player-of-the-Year, Freshman-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year awards, as well as the All-MAC teams and the inaugural All-Freshman squad, at Thursday's banquet. All honors are the result of voting by the league's 13 head coaches.
Miami's Ashley Swinehart was the league's player of the year, while Kent State's Rob Marinaro was named the coach of the year. Ohio's Tiffany Horvath was the MAC Freshman of the Year.
2003 MAC Women's Soccer Honorees
Player of the Year Ashley Swinehart, MiamiFreshman of the Year Tiffany Horvath, Ohio
Coach of the Year Rob Marinaro, Kent State
All-MAC First Team NAME, SCHOOL YR., POS. HOMETOWN Mirka Mohs, Akron Jr., MF Hanover, Germany Samantha Meister, BGSU So., MF Cincinnati, Ohio Kendra Hornschemeier, Ohio Jr., MF Cincinnati, Ohio Dee Nocero, Ball State * Jr., F Kirtland, Ohio Emily Russell, Buffalo Sr., F Averill Park, N.Y. Ashley Swinehart, Miami * Jr., F Worthington, Ohio Melissa Lesage, Toledo Sr., F Trois Rivieres, Quebec Brenna McJury, Buffalo Jr., D Brockport, N.Y. Devon Russell, Buffalo #& Sr., D Averill Park, N.Y. Jackie Pecjak, Kent State Sr., D Euclid, Ohio Ashleigh Woods, Marshall Jr., GK Penfield, N.Y.
All-MAC Second Team NAME, SCHOOL YR., POS. HOMETOWN Trisha Roberts, EMU So., MF Trenton, Mich. Jenn Frey, Kent State So., MF Cincinnati, Ohio Katie Ruzinsky, WMU So., MF Shelby Township, Mich. Lauren Caminati, Kent St. Sr., F Solon, Ohio Christel Schiering, Ohio @ Sr., F Cincinnati, Ohio Tiffany Horvath, Ohio Fr., F Strongsville, Ohio Naomi Cummings, Akron Jr., D Cincinnati, Ohio Michelle Dineen, Ball St. Sr., D Monroe, Ohio Abi Morrell, EMU Sr., D Canton, Mich. Michelle Palazzolo, WMU & Jr., D Sterling Heights, Mich. Alicia Fernandez, Kent St. Fr., GK Columbus, Ohio
* 2002 All-MAC first-team selection # 2001 All-MAC first-team selection & 2002 All-MAC second-team selection @ 2001 All-MAC second team selection
All-Freshman Team NAME, SCHOOL POS. HOMETOWN Amy Holst, Ball State MF Shawnee Mission, Kan. Jacquie Lacek, CMU MF Rochester, N.Y. Shannon McIntyre, EMU MF Woodhaven, Mich. Aimee Prevallet, Miami MF Fairfax Station, Va. Nichole Williams, Toledo MF Pickerington, Ohio Amy Letzgus, WMU MF Royal Oak, Mich. Cyndi Mullins, EMU F Gahanna, Ohio Tiffany Horvath, Ohio F Strongsville, Ohio Sarah Maxwell, Ball State D Kalamazoo, Mich. Britt Laing, Kent State D Brampton, Ontario Larissa Najjar, Ohio D Columbus, Ohio Chantel Robinson, WMU D Midland, Mich. Alicia Fernandez, Kent St. GK Columbus, Ohio
