Final 2007 Standings

PAC PLACES SIX ON D3KICKS.COM TEAMS
A total of six PAC players, including three first team honorees, have been named to the 2007 All-Great Lakes Region Women's Soccer teams by the D3Kicks.com website. The three first teamers are senior D Brittany McKee of Westminster, freshman M Emily Ostlund of Grove City, and sophomore F Brittany Yeggy of Thomas More. Junior M Christina Adams of Westminster was tabbed to the second team, while freshman D Angie Kersting of Thomas More and junior D Kristin Colley of Grove City each captured third team laurels.

PAC PLACES RECORD EIGHT PLAYERS ON 2007 NSCAA/adidas ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION TEAMS
The PAC has placed a record eight conference women's soccer players on the 2007 NSCAA/adidas All-Great Lakes Region Teams. Leading the way were three first team selections who now move on to All-America consideration: 2007 PAC Player of the Year and sophomore F Brittany Yeggy of Thomas More, senior D Brittany McKee of Westminster and freshman M Emily Ostlund of Grove City. Second team recognition went to the Grove City duo of junior GK Kristin Colley and junior F Stephanie Wild, along with Westminster senior F Mallory Bugel. Earning third team honors was freshman D Angie Kersting of Thomas More and junior M Christina Adams of Westminster.

FLOWERS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Grove City College senior women's soccer player Alix Flowers earned Third Team Academic All-America honors from ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on November 20 through voting by a panel of sports information directors nationwide.

2007 ALL-PAC SOCCER TEAMS ANNOUNCED
The 2007 All-PAC teams for men's soccer and women's soccer were announced on November 8. Thomas More swept the Player of the Year awards, with junior Garry Sheahan capturing the men's honor and sophomore Brittany Yeggy earning the women's honor. W&J swept Coach of the Year recogntiion, with Ian McDonald receiving the men's nod and Pete Curtis capturing the women's laurel.

FOUR PAC TEAMS POST 11/7 POSTSEASON WINS
The PAC had a very successful opening night in several fall postseason tournaments on November 7, with four conference teams earning playoff victories. In women's soccer, PAC champion Westminster advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs with a 2-0 home shutout of Manhattanville. Grove City was also victorious in the opening round of the ECAC South Region Tournament, as the top-seeded Wolverine kickers edged #8 Juniata at home 3-2. In men's soccer action, PAC champion Washington & Jefferson suffered a 1-0 home setback to Penn State-Behrend in the opening round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. In a battle of PAC opponents, Westminster advanced to the semifinals of  the ECAC South Region Tournament with a 3-0 first round home shutout over Bethany. Finally, the W&J volleyball team also advanced to the ECAC South Region semifinals, as the fifth-seeded Presidents posted a 3-2 road win at #4 Lebanon Valley. Westminster women's soccer now travels to face unbeaten and #2 ranked Messiah (19-0) in a second round game Saturday at 1 p.m.

PAC PLACES TWO TEAMS IN POSTSEASON
Two PAC women's soccer teams have been selected to compete in the 2007 postseason. The Westminster women's soccer team (14-4-3) is home against Manhattanville (7-11-3) Wednesday at 1 p.m., with the winner advancing to a weekend matchup at Messiah (19-0). In addition, Grove City (15-3-1) is the top seed in an eight-team field in the ECAC Division III South Tournament and will have home field advantage throughout. The Wolverines host #8 Juniata in a first round game Wednesday at 2 p.m.

WESTMINSTER CAPTURES 2007 PAC TITLE
Fall Championship Saturday in the PAC took place on November 3. At the end of the day, Westminster College had captured PAC titles in both volleyball and women's soccer, while Washington & Jefferson College came away with the men's soccer crown. In volleyball, the top-seeded Titans swept #2 Thomas More 3-0 for the program's first conference title since 2002. Following the match, the 2007 All-PAC Volleyball Teams were announced. In women's soccer, #4 seed W&J jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the second half, but #2 Westminster rallied to tie the score 1-1. After two overtimes, the Titans captured the conference crown via a 3-2 advantage in penalty kicks. Finally in men's soccer, #2 Washington & Jefferson jumped out to a 2-0 lead, then held tight after #4 Thomas More halved the lead to come away with a 2-1 victory. All three PAC champions now receive automatic bids to next week's NCAA Division III playoffs.

PAC PLACES SEVEN ON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT COLLEGE DIVISION WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS
A total of seven PAC women's soccer players have been named to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II College Division Women's Soccer teams, released on Nov. 1 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Three players - Waynesburg senior GK Amy Mills (3.70 GPA, forensic science), Grove City senior D Alix Flowers (3.95 GPA, Christian thought) and Westminster senior F Mallory Bugel (3.71 GPA, biochemistry) - were first team selections and now advance to the Academic All-America national ballot. Westminster senior M Kait Etzel-Hardman (3.86 GPA, elementary education) was a second team selection, while third team honors went to junior GK Bethany Preston (3.43, music/secondary education) and sophomore F Lauren Woodring (3.93 GPA, mathematics/education) of Grove City and junior D Megan Ferderber (3.83 GPA, economics) of W&J.

W&J WOMEN'S SOCCER SHOCKS TOP SEED THOMAS MORE; WESTMINSTER ALSO WINS
The 2007 PAC Women's Soccer Championship Tournament got underway on campus sites on Tuesday, October 30. The shocker of the day took place in Kentucky, as #4 seed Washington & Jefferson scored off a corner kick with nine minutes to play to stun top seeded Thomas More 1-0. W&J will now advance to face #2 seed Westminster on Saturday for the PAC title, as the Titans defeated #3 Grove City 2-1 in the other semifinal. The time for the women's soccer championship contest at Westminster on Saturday will be announced and posted here on Wednesday night.

PAC ANNOUNCES TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
The PAC has released the pairings for next week's championship tournaments in the sports of men's & women's soccer and volleyball. Westminster is the top seed in both volleyball and men's soccer, while Thomas More earned the top seed in women's soccer.

WAYNESBURG'S BROWN, SAINT VINCENT'S GROTH RECEIVE NATIONAL HONORS
Waynesburg freshman Brittany Brown was named ECAC Division III Women's Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Brown scored a goal in a 6-0 Yellow Jacket victory over Thiel and also scored the game winning goal against Geneva in a 2-1 win. Saint Vincent women's soccer player Adrianne Groth was named to the D3kicks.com Team of the Week. The junior had three goals and an assist in the Lady Bearcats' 2-0 week. For the season, Groth has scored a team leading five goals to go along with her 13 points.

WESTMINSTER'S MCKEE NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH FOR 9/07
The PAC has selected Westminster senior soccer defender Brittany McKee as Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for September, 2007.

GROVE CITY'S PRESTON EARNS ECAC LAURELS
Grove City junior goalkeeper Bethany Preston was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III South Defensive Player of the Week. Preston posted a pair of shutouts over Baldwin-Wallace (1-0) and Bethany (3-0).  Against Baldwin-Wallace, she made 11 saves. She was also named this week's PAC Women's Goalkeeper/Defensive Player of the Week.

2007 PAC SOCCER SEASON KICKS OFF THIS WEEK
November 4, 2006 was a day Westminster head men's & women's soccer coach Girish Thakar will not soon forget. Playing on the road as the lower seed in both the PAC men's & women's soccer title matchups, Thakar led the Titan kickers to a pair of upsets and two PAC championships, as the WC men won 4-3 at top-seeded Bethany before the women captured a shootout victory after a scoreless regulation at top-seeded Thomas More. As the 2007 men's & women's seasons approach, several squads will be in the hunt for the conference's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs in both sports. Read all about all 19 PAC soccer programs in the 2007 PAC Men's Soccer and Women's Soccer previews.

GENEVA HIRES SUMNER AS HEAD COACH
Geneva College has hired Linda Sumner as head women's soccer coach, replacing Leta Gramlich. Sumner, a 1991 Geneva graduate, was a four-year starter for the Golden Tornadoes who earned NAIA All-American honors and finished her career as the program's all-time leading scorer. She is the wife of Geneva baseball coach Alan Sumner.

PAC EARNS 2007 NCAA WOMEN'S SOCCER BID
The PAC has been notified by the NCAA that the conference has been awarded an automatic playoff bid for NCAA Division III Championship playoffs in the fall sports of football, men's & women's soccer and volleyball in 2007. It marks the first automatic bid for the PAC in any sport since men's & women's basketball in 1996-97.

W&J TABS CURTIS AS NEW HEAD COACH
Washington & Jefferson announced on July 3 that Pete Curtis has been hired as the school’s new head women’s soccer coach. Curtis replaces Melissa Joseph, who resigned in June to become the new head coach at Mount Union College. Curtis has been coaching collegiate soccer for 16 years, including head coaching stints at all three NCAA divisions. Most recently, he served as the head men’s soccer coach at Division I Cleveland State for six seasons.

GROVE CITY RECEIVES DONATION TOWARDS
NEW VARSITY SOCCER COMPLEX
Grove City College has received donated funds from many alumni and friends to begin the second phase of a new varsity sports complex. The improvements to the the complex include a three-level press box and covered team benches. The $180,000 project is estimated to last eight weeks finishing around the end of May or early June, in time for the 2007 soccer season.

Westminster edged W&J 3-2 on penalty kicks to break a 1-1 double OT tie and capture the 2007 PAC women's soccer title on November 3.