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Shippensburg Women’s Soccer Honored for Academic Achievements

Feb. 7, 2007

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Shippensburg University Women’s Soccer team was honored as All-Academic by the National Soccer Coaches Association for the 2005-2006 school year.

A total of 316 soccer teams (235 women, 81 men) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, for the school year, thus earning NSCA Academic Honors.

Led by Nikki Kegerreis (Honeybrook/Twin Valley) and Meredith Yakscoe-Markle (WestChester/Henderson) the Women’s Soccer team went 6-10-3 and 3-7-2 in the PSAC East during the 2005-06 campaign.

Kegerreis became the third leading scorer in Shippensburg history with 34 goals. She also finished second on the team in goals and points during the 2005 season with four and nine, respectively, earned Second Team honors for the second-straight season. As a freshman in 2002, she was named First Team after totaling 16 goals and 10 assists for 42 points.

Yakscoe-Markle earned a spot on the First Team for the second-straight year after playing in every minute of every game for the Lady Raiders for the fourth consecutive season. She posted four shutouts, ranking her sixth in the conference, while totaling 105 saves and a goals against average of 1.58. Yakscoe-Markle ended her career as the school record holder in career shutouts with 23 while also holding the record for career saves with 493.


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