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Shipley Named Finalist for Women's College Player of the Year
Nov. 18, 2009 Vote Shipley the Soccer News Net Player of the Year COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M junior soccer player Rachel Shipley was one of 38 of the nation's top women's soccer players that was named as a finalist for the Soccer News Net Player of the Year Award. The editors of each of the six sites in the Soccer News Net network nominated up to six local players for the award, each of which will be eligible for the regional player of the year award. The nominations included athletes playing at colleges within each site's coverage area, as well as athletes from the area playing collegiately elsewhere in the country. Fans from across the country will be able to vote for the top collegiate player. Voting is available now and continues until December 15, and will be conducted on Big Apple Soccer (www.bigapplesoccer.com), ChicagoLand Soccer News (www.chicagolandsoccernews.com ), LA Soccer News (www.lasoccernews.com), New England Soccer News www.newenglandsoccernews.com), Philly Soccer News (www.phillysoccernews.com) and Dallas Soccer News. (www.dallassoccernews.com) Online fan voting will account for 40% of the total toward the award. The remaining 60% of the vote will be cast by the editorial staffs of the six web sites. Shipley, a midfielder from Plano, Texas, leads the 22nd-ranked Texas A&M soccer team to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament against top-seeded Florida State on Friday at 6 p.m. She posts a team-high nine assists and 25 points and has also netted eight goals. The All-Big 12 first team selection was named honorable mention to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's College Soccer Team of the Season. Shipley also excels in the classroom as she was tabbed ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team and Academic All-Big 12 first team.
Fans show your support for Aggie soccer and for Shipley by clicking on the following link to vote: http://www.dallassoccernews.com/college/wplayerpoll.php |
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