November 7, 2007

Jackets’ Bennett Earns Regional Honor

BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana State Billings senior Abby Bennett has been named to the 2007 Daktronics Far West Region Second Team.  The Daktronics all-region teams are voted on by sports information directors in the region.

Bennett is a senior defender from Livingston, Mont.  She played in 73 career games as a Yellowjacket, tying for third all-time in school history.

During Bennett’s four seasons, the Yellowjackets were a combined 45-25-7, the best four-year record during any period in the program’s history.  That stretch included three-straight winning campaigns from 2004 to 2006.

In terms of goals against average, Bennett played on the best defensive teams in school history in 2004, 2005 and 2006.  Last year the Jackets posted a school-record 0.77 goals against average, which ranked 29th in the nation for the season.  This season the Jackets had a 1.53 goals against average, giving MSUB a combined GAA of 1.04 during Bennett’s four seasons.

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference was represented by five players on the all-region first team and six players on the second team.  The Daktronics Far West Region Player of the Year was Sarah Martinez of Seattle Pacific.

2007 Daktronics Women's Soccer All-Far West Region

First Team
      Goalie......................... Jessica McGovern......................... UC San Diego
      Defenders.................... Madison Collins............................. Seattle
                                          Claire Grubbs................................ Seattle Pacific
                                          Sandra Lloyd................................. Cal State Dominguez Hills
                                          Angie Goulding.............................. Chico State
      Midfielders.................. Katherine Bagwell......................... Chico State
                                          Natasha Belak-Berger................... UC San Diego
                                          Meredith Teague........................... Seattle Pacific
      Forwards.................... Corrie Horikawa........................... Cal State Dominquez Hills
                                          Sarah Martinez.............................. Seattle Pacific
                                          Leah Wymer................................. Seattle

      Player of the Year........ Sarah Martinez.............................. Seattle Pacific

Second Team
      Goalie......................... Jesslyn Rahm................................. Seattle Pacific
      Defenders.................... Abby Bennett................................ MSU-Billings
                                          Vanessa Butin................................ Hawaii Hilo
                                          Christine Duff................................ Cal State Los Angeles
                                          Katie Warner................................ Western Washington
      Midfielders.................. Kara Hamby................................. Seattle Pacific
                                          Shannon Oakes............................. Seattle Pacific
                                          Ashley Porter................................ Seattle
      Forwards.................... Mary Carroll................................. Cal Poly Pomona
                                          Jill Haar......................................... BYU-Hawaii
                                          Claire Morgan............................... Western Washington