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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Samantha Bland Named to All-MAC Second Team
November 05, 2009 | Women's Soccer
Keely Chandler earned MAC All-Freshman Team honors
Bowling Green State University senior Samantha Bland has been named to the 2009 All-Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Team, earning second-team honors. The team was announced Thursday evening (Nov. 5) at the MAC Tournament banquet.
Additionally, first-year Falcon Keely Chandler has been named to the MAC's All-Freshman team for 2009. The All-MAC and all-freshman teams are the results of voting by the league's 12 head coaches.
Bland, a native of Hilliard, Ohio (Darby H.S.), earns all-conference honors for the first time in her Falcon career. A 2009 co-captain, she was one of four Falcons to start all 20 games this season. She played 1720 minutes this season, the third-highest total on the team, and helped the Falcon defense post a total of five shutouts.
Bland finished her career having played in 80 total games, making 77 starts. She started the final 75 matches of her Falcon tenure. Bland's games-played total ties her for 12th in school history, and her games-started total deadlocks her for sixth on the BGSU list. Her streak of consecutive matches started is the third longest in school annals.
Bland has won or shared the BGSU defensive MVP award in her first three seasons (this year's award will be announced in the spring), and had a total of eight career points on three goals and two assists. She helped the Falcons record a total of 36 shutouts in her four years.
Chandler, a native of Rochester, Mich. (Adams H.S.), played in all 20 matches in her initial season in Northwest Ohio, making 10 starts. She drew a starting assignment in seven MAC matches, including in six of the last seven regular-season contests.
Chandler tied for fourth on the team in scoring, with six points. She had three goals to deadlock for the BG lead in that category. Chandler scored those three goals on a total of six shot attempts, for a team-leading 50.0 percent efficiency rating.
Chandler's first two career goals came in the Falcons' 2-0 home win over Youngstown State on Sept. 13. She also scored the winning goal in another BG victory at Cochrane Field, a 1-0 triumph vs. Buffalo on Oct. 18.
Central Michigan, after winning the MAC's regular-season championship, took three of the four league specialty awards. Shay Mannino was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year, while teammate Bailey Brandon was voted the league's freshman of the year. CMU's Tom Anagnost won MAC Coach-of-the-Year honors. Eastern Michigan's Ashley Rodrigues was chosen as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.
2009 MAC WOMEN'S SOCCER AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year
Ashley Rodrigues, Eastern Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year
Shay Mannino, Central Michigan
Freshman of the Year
Bailey Brandon, Central Michigan
Coach of the Year
Tom Anagnost, Central Michigan
2009 All-MAC First Team
MF - Val Prause, Central Michigan
MF - Stephanie Martin, Central Michigan
MF - Katie Lozar, Eastern Michigan
MF - Jodie Zwingelberg, Miami
F - Chelsi Abbot, Central Michigan
F - Ashley Rodrigues, Eastern Michigan
F - Ali Leak, Toledo
D - Liesel Toth, Central Michigan
D - Julie Kaim, Eastern Michigan
D - Brooke Livingston, Miami
GK - Shay Mannino, Central Michigan
2009 All-MAC Second Team
MF - Jordan Baranowski, Akron
MF - Megan Ridley, Ball State
MF - Kelsey Pichel, Ohio
MF - Nikki Rivera, Western Michigan
F - Stephanie Velez, Buffalo
F - Chelsea Detrick, Eastern Michigan
F - Allie Berkey, Miami
D - Samantha Bland, Bowling Green
D - Bailey Brandon, Central Michigan
D - Katie Marsh, Eastern Michigan
GK - Krista Pace, Miami
2009 MAC All-Freshman Team
MF - Ashley Hughes, Akron
MF - Jess Kodiak, Miami
F - Katie Wise, Akron
F - Keely Chandler, Bowling Green
F - Stephanie Velez, Buffalo
F - Laura Twidle, Central Michigan
F - Autumn Hawkins, Central Michigan
F - Anina Cicerone, Western Michigan
D - Lauren Eberts, Northern Illinois
D - Bailey Brandon, Central Michigan
D - Bethany Allport, Central Michigan
D - Kathryn Slaughter, Central Michigan
D - Jessica Thomas, Eastern Michigan
GK - Nicole Wood, Ball State
BGSU WOMEN'S SOCCER
ALL-MAC SELECTIONS
First Team
Alexa Arsenault, 2008
Colleen Kordan, 2008
Britt Anderson, 2005
Samantha Meister, 2005
Samantha Meister, 2003
Erika Flanders, 2002
Tracy Gleixner, 1998
Second Team
Samantha Bland, 2009
Corbie Yee, 2008
Corbie Yee, 2007
Corbie Yee, 2006
Julie Trundle, 2005
Kristy Coppes, 2004
Leah Eggleton, 2004
Ashley Enser, 2000
Beth Wechsler, 2000
Beth Wechsler, 1998
All-Freshman Team
Keely Chandler, 2009
Megan Amann, 2008
Alyssa Zuccaro, 2008
Alexa Arsenault, 2007
Meagan Moran, 2007
Jackie Tamerlano, 2007
Colleen Kordan, 2006
Susan Hunter, 2005
Corbie Yee, 2005
Additionally, first-year Falcon Keely Chandler has been named to the MAC's All-Freshman team for 2009. The All-MAC and all-freshman teams are the results of voting by the league's 12 head coaches.
Bland finished her career having played in 80 total games, making 77 starts. She started the final 75 matches of her Falcon tenure. Bland's games-played total ties her for 12th in school history, and her games-started total deadlocks her for sixth on the BGSU list. Her streak of consecutive matches started is the third longest in school annals.
Bland has won or shared the BGSU defensive MVP award in her first three seasons (this year's award will be announced in the spring), and had a total of eight career points on three goals and two assists. She helped the Falcons record a total of 36 shutouts in her four years.
Chandler tied for fourth on the team in scoring, with six points. She had three goals to deadlock for the BG lead in that category. Chandler scored those three goals on a total of six shot attempts, for a team-leading 50.0 percent efficiency rating.
Chandler's first two career goals came in the Falcons' 2-0 home win over Youngstown State on Sept. 13. She also scored the winning goal in another BG victory at Cochrane Field, a 1-0 triumph vs. Buffalo on Oct. 18.
Central Michigan, after winning the MAC's regular-season championship, took three of the four league specialty awards. Shay Mannino was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year, while teammate Bailey Brandon was voted the league's freshman of the year. CMU's Tom Anagnost won MAC Coach-of-the-Year honors. Eastern Michigan's Ashley Rodrigues was chosen as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.
2009 MAC WOMEN'S SOCCER AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year
Ashley Rodrigues, Eastern Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year
Shay Mannino, Central Michigan
Freshman of the Year
Bailey Brandon, Central Michigan
Coach of the Year
Tom Anagnost, Central Michigan
2009 All-MAC First Team
MF - Val Prause, Central Michigan
MF - Stephanie Martin, Central Michigan
MF - Katie Lozar, Eastern Michigan
MF - Jodie Zwingelberg, Miami
F - Chelsi Abbot, Central Michigan
F - Ashley Rodrigues, Eastern Michigan
F - Ali Leak, Toledo
D - Liesel Toth, Central Michigan
D - Julie Kaim, Eastern Michigan
D - Brooke Livingston, Miami
GK - Shay Mannino, Central Michigan
2009 All-MAC Second Team
MF - Jordan Baranowski, Akron
MF - Megan Ridley, Ball State
MF - Kelsey Pichel, Ohio
MF - Nikki Rivera, Western Michigan
F - Stephanie Velez, Buffalo
F - Chelsea Detrick, Eastern Michigan
F - Allie Berkey, Miami
D - Samantha Bland, Bowling Green
D - Bailey Brandon, Central Michigan
D - Katie Marsh, Eastern Michigan
GK - Krista Pace, Miami
2009 MAC All-Freshman Team
MF - Ashley Hughes, Akron
MF - Jess Kodiak, Miami
F - Katie Wise, Akron
F - Keely Chandler, Bowling Green
F - Stephanie Velez, Buffalo
F - Laura Twidle, Central Michigan
F - Autumn Hawkins, Central Michigan
F - Anina Cicerone, Western Michigan
D - Lauren Eberts, Northern Illinois
D - Bailey Brandon, Central Michigan
D - Bethany Allport, Central Michigan
D - Kathryn Slaughter, Central Michigan
D - Jessica Thomas, Eastern Michigan
GK - Nicole Wood, Ball State
BGSU WOMEN'S SOCCER
ALL-MAC SELECTIONS
First Team
Alexa Arsenault, 2008
Colleen Kordan, 2008
Britt Anderson, 2005
Samantha Meister, 2005
Samantha Meister, 2003
Erika Flanders, 2002
Tracy Gleixner, 1998
Second Team
Samantha Bland, 2009
Corbie Yee, 2008
Corbie Yee, 2007
Corbie Yee, 2006
Julie Trundle, 2005
Kristy Coppes, 2004
Leah Eggleton, 2004
Ashley Enser, 2000
Beth Wechsler, 2000
Beth Wechsler, 1998
All-Freshman Team
Keely Chandler, 2009
Megan Amann, 2008
Alyssa Zuccaro, 2008
Alexa Arsenault, 2007
Meagan Moran, 2007
Jackie Tamerlano, 2007
Colleen Kordan, 2006
Susan Hunter, 2005
Corbie Yee, 2005
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