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 Five Aggies Selected to All-Big 12 Teams

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Freshman Mary Grace Schmidt

Freshman Mary Grace Schmidt

Nov. 4, 2009

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Five members of the 20th-ranked Texas A&M soccer team earned Big 12 postseason awards on Tuesday.

Junior Rachel Shipley was named to the All-Big 12 first team, senior Emily Peterson, junior Whitney Hooper and junior Alyssa Mautz were selected to the All-Big 12 second team and freshman Mary Grace Schmidt earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Newcomer team.

Shipley (Plano, Texas) is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection and was named to the 2007 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. She leads the Aggies with seven assists and 19 points and has also scored six goals. Shipley was a Big 12 Player of the Week on Oct. 6.

Peterson (Tulsa, Okla.) anchors a back line that starts two freshmen and a sophomore. She is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree and was a 2006 All-Big 12 first team member.

Hooper (Houston, Texas) has scored a team-high seven goals and added three assists for 17 points. On Sept. 22 she claimed the NSCAA National Player of the Week award in addition to being named the Big 12 Player of the Week and earning several other national awards.

Mautz (O'Fallen, Mo.) has tallied three goals, all in conference play, and two assists for eight points. She was a Big 12 Newcomer of the Week last season and played with the U.S. U-20 Women's National Team at the 2008 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Schmidt (Orange, Calif.) earned her first conference honor at the beginning of the season when she was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. Schmidt has posted a goal and an assist and is a center back on the Aggie defense.


 

 

Second-seeded Texas A&M faces seventh-seeded Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship at 8 p.m. tonight. Log on to AggieAthletics.com to follow all the action of the tournament.

2009 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE SOCCER AWARDS
(Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players)

Coach of the Year: Bryan Blitz, Missouri

Offensive Player of the Year: Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska, F, Fr.

Defensive Player of the Year: Crystal Wagner, Missouri, D, Sr.

Rookie of the Year: Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska, F, Fr.

All-Big 12 First Team
GK: Adrianna Franch, Oklahoma State, Fr., Salina, Kan.
D: Crystal Wagner, Missouri, Sr., Houston, Texas
D: Carly Peetz, Nebraska, Sr., Lincoln, Neb.
D: Melinda Mercado, Oklahoma State, So., Sapulpa, Okla.
MF: Taylor Lytle, Texas Tech, So., Las Cruces, New Mexico
MF: Rachel Shipley, Texas A&M, Jr., Plano, Texas
MF: Annika Niemeier, Oklahoma State, Sr., Wylie, Texas
F: Nikki Marshall, Colorado, Sr., Mead, Colo.
F: Whitney Palmer, Oklahoma, Jr., Plano, Texas
F: Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska, Fr., Lee's Summit, Mo.
F: Kristin Andrighetto, Missouri, Sr., Pleasant Hill, Calif.

All-Big 12 Second Team
GK: Tasha Dittamore, Missouri, Sr., Granite City, Ill.
D: Amy Barczuk, Colorado, Fr., Centennial, Colo.
D: Emily Peterson, Texas A&M, Sr., Tulsa, Okla.
D: Estelle Johnson, Kansas, Sr., Fort Collins, Colo.
MF: Monica Dolinsky, Kansas, Sr., Carmel, Ind.
MF: Molly Thomas, Nebraska, So., Omaha, Neb.
MF: Alyssa Mautz, Texas A&M, Jr., O'Fallen, Mo.
F: Whitney Hooper, Texas A&M, Jr., Houston, Texas
F: Kasey Langdon, Oklahoma State, Sr., Wylie, Texas
F: Michelle Collins, Missouri, Sr., Naperville, Ill.
F: Whitney Berry, Kansas, Fr., Wichita, Kan.

Big 12 All-Newcomer Team**
GK: Adrianna Franch, Oklahoma State, Fr., Salina, Kan.
D: Amy Barczuk, Colorado, Fr., Centennial, Colo.
D: Carson Michalowski, Oklahoma State, Fr., Plano, Texas
D: Morgan Johnson, Texas Tech, Fr., Arlington, Texas
D: Mary Grace Schmidt, Texas A&M, Fr., Orange, Calif.
MF: Sophie Campise, Texas, Fr., Dallas, Texas
MF: Tiffini Smith, Texas Tech, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas
MF: Erin Bricker, Colorado, Fr., Moraga, Calif.
F: Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska, Fr., Lee's Summit, Mo.
F: Dawn Ward, Texas Tech, Fr., Midland, Texas
F: Whitney Berry, Kansas, Fr., Wichita, Kan.
F: Hannah Higgins, Texas, Fr., Flower Mound, Texas

**Ties in voting created additional newcomer team positions
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