HIGH POINT, N.C.- Three Queens women's soccer players have been named Conference Carolinas First Team All-Conference and freshman standout Kristen Wright has been dubbed the Freshman of the Year as announced by the league office Thursday afternoon.
Earning All-Conference honors are senior goalkeeper Kristen Kornacki (Glen Allen, Va., Deep Run ), senior defender Katherine Johnson (Chapel Hill, N.C., Northwood ) and freshman forward Kristen Wright (Salisbury, Md., Parkside).
The First-Team honors are a first for each of the three players. For Kornacki this is the third All-Conference team she has made, 2006 Second-Team and 2008 Third-Team. Johnson was named to the All-Conference during her freshman year and this is Wright's first time eligible for the distinction.
Wright wins the Freshman of the Year award for the first time since the 2005 season for Queens when Kari Byzeski won.
Head Coaches from conference member institutions nominate and then vote upon the award winners who represent the best of the best for the conference.
2009 All-Conference Teams
Women's All-Conference 1st-Team
Connie Axiotis, Belmont Abbey - Forward
Kristen Wright, Queens - Forward
Jessica Kleinberg, Anderson - Forward
Vickie Rich, Lees-McRae - Forward
Alyssa Wombwell, Pfeiffer - Midfielder
Celene Molera, Belmont Abbey - Midfielder
Nicole Voets, Belmont Abbey - Midfielder
Sara McCormack, Pfeiffer - Defender
Amanda Maddock, Belmont Abbey - Defender
Katherine Johnson, Queens - Defender
Kristen Kornacki, Queens - Goalkeeper
Women's All-Conference 2nd-Team
Kirsten Bartsch, Pfeiffer - Forward
Samantha Brown, Pfeiffer - Forward
Hilary Peterson, Barton - Forward
Ashley Cotton, Anderson - Midfielder
Megan Reaves, Pfeiffer - Midfielder
Madi Dulisse, Limestone - Midfielder
Mary Dorn, Lees-McRae - Defender
Lindsay Palm, Belmont Abbey - Defender
Katelyn Conover, Anderson - Defender
Hilary Parkin, Converse - Defender
Suzie Hinman, Pfeiffer - Goalkeeper
Women's All-Conference 3rd-Team
Tia Rose, Mount Olive - Forward
Molly Harpe, Erskine - Forward
Rebekka Hagarman, Limestone - Forward
Aerial Gregston, Lees-McRae - Midfielder
Lindsay Patterson, Erskine – Midfielder
Maribeth Novak, Lees-McRae - Midfielder
Krystal Hedderman, St. Andrews - Midfielder
Patrice Clarke, Mount Olive - Defender
Caroline Smith, Mount Olive - Defender
Tiffany Caudle, Pfeiffer - Defender
Si' Ara Washington, Erskine - Goalkeeper
Freshman of the Year
Kristen Wright, Queens
Player of the Year
Connie Axiotis, Belmont Abbey
Coach of the Year
Renee Lopez, Lees-McRae
Regular Season Champions
Belmont Abbey
