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Troy Soccer Picked Second, Lands Four on All-Sun Belt Team
8/11/2015 10:01:00 AM | Soccer
TROY, Alabama – The Troy soccer team was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, while four Trojans were also named to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team, the league announced on Tuesday.
Senior midfielders Jasmine Fahrnbauer, Alissa Jones; senior defender Payton Donley and sophomore goalkeeper Mikki Lewis were the four Trojans named to the team, matching South Alabama's four honorees for tops in the conference.
The Trojans finished 2014 with a 16-6 overall record, best in program history. The team fell to South Alabama in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game. Troy's season ended with 21 individual and team records falling, including the school's wins, shutouts and shots records as well as the single-season and single-game attendance records.
Alissa Jones, a first team All-Sun Belt selection last year, finished as the Trojans' offensive leader with 12 goals and 10 assists, which ranked second and first in the conference. She already ranks fourth in Troy history in career goals and assists.
Jasmine Fahrnbauer started all 22 games for the Trojans last year and tallied three goals and five assists with 16 shots on goal.
Mikki Lewis, who was named second team All-Sun Belt last year, started in all 22 games as a freshman. She set three individual Troy single-season records with 16 wins, 0.81 goals against average (GAA) and 11 shutouts. She led the conference in GAA and shutouts last season, and was fourth in saves with 67.
Payton Donley, who was also named second team All-Sun Belt last season, played every minute of every game. She helped the Trojan defense record 13 shutouts, which ranked first in the Sun Belt and set a Troy single-season record.
The Trojans begin the regular season on Friday, August 21 against Gardner-Webb at the Troy Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team
** Melinda Lukas (Georgia Southern, Junior, Forward, Exercise Science)
Yazmin Montoya (UL Lafayette, Junior, Forward, Kinesiology)
* Charde Hannah (South Alabama, Sophomore, Forward, Business)
* Nora El-Shami (Georgia Southern, Senior, Midfielder, Recreation Management)
Jasmine Fahrnbauer (Troy, Senior, Midfielder, Human Services)
* Alissa Jones (Troy, Senior, Midfielder, Psychology)
* Sophie Haywood (South Alabama, Sophomore, Midfielder, Exercise Science)
* Steffi Hardy (South Alabama, Sophomore, Defender, Undecided)
* Nini Rabsatt-Smith (South Alabama, Senior, Defender, Exercise Science)
** Payton Donley (Troy, Senior, Defender, Athletic Training/Physical Therapy)
** Mikki Lewis (Troy, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Psychology)
* - denotes 2014 First-Team All-Conference | ** - denotes 2014 Second-Team All-Conference
SBC Preseason Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Charde Hannah (South Alabama, Sophomore, Forward, Business)
SBC Preseason Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Nini Rabsatt-Smith (South Alabama, Senior, Defender, Exercise Science)
2015 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll (first-place votes in parentheses)
1. South Alabama (8) – 98 pts
2. Troy – 85 pts
3. Texas State (1) – 75 pts
4. Georgia Southern – 68 pts
5. Georgia State – 56 pts
6. Appalachian State – 55 pts
7. UL Lafayette (1) – 51 pts
8. Little Rock – 32 pts
9. Arkansas State – 16 pts
10. UL Monroe – 14 pts
Senior midfielders Jasmine Fahrnbauer, Alissa Jones; senior defender Payton Donley and sophomore goalkeeper Mikki Lewis were the four Trojans named to the team, matching South Alabama's four honorees for tops in the conference.
The Trojans finished 2014 with a 16-6 overall record, best in program history. The team fell to South Alabama in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game. Troy's season ended with 21 individual and team records falling, including the school's wins, shutouts and shots records as well as the single-season and single-game attendance records.
Alissa Jones, a first team All-Sun Belt selection last year, finished as the Trojans' offensive leader with 12 goals and 10 assists, which ranked second and first in the conference. She already ranks fourth in Troy history in career goals and assists.
Jasmine Fahrnbauer started all 22 games for the Trojans last year and tallied three goals and five assists with 16 shots on goal.
Mikki Lewis, who was named second team All-Sun Belt last year, started in all 22 games as a freshman. She set three individual Troy single-season records with 16 wins, 0.81 goals against average (GAA) and 11 shutouts. She led the conference in GAA and shutouts last season, and was fourth in saves with 67.
Payton Donley, who was also named second team All-Sun Belt last season, played every minute of every game. She helped the Trojan defense record 13 shutouts, which ranked first in the Sun Belt and set a Troy single-season record.
The Trojans begin the regular season on Friday, August 21 against Gardner-Webb at the Troy Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team
** Melinda Lukas (Georgia Southern, Junior, Forward, Exercise Science)
Yazmin Montoya (UL Lafayette, Junior, Forward, Kinesiology)
* Charde Hannah (South Alabama, Sophomore, Forward, Business)
* Nora El-Shami (Georgia Southern, Senior, Midfielder, Recreation Management)
Jasmine Fahrnbauer (Troy, Senior, Midfielder, Human Services)
* Alissa Jones (Troy, Senior, Midfielder, Psychology)
* Sophie Haywood (South Alabama, Sophomore, Midfielder, Exercise Science)
* Steffi Hardy (South Alabama, Sophomore, Defender, Undecided)
* Nini Rabsatt-Smith (South Alabama, Senior, Defender, Exercise Science)
** Payton Donley (Troy, Senior, Defender, Athletic Training/Physical Therapy)
** Mikki Lewis (Troy, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Psychology)
* - denotes 2014 First-Team All-Conference | ** - denotes 2014 Second-Team All-Conference
SBC Preseason Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Charde Hannah (South Alabama, Sophomore, Forward, Business)
SBC Preseason Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Nini Rabsatt-Smith (South Alabama, Senior, Defender, Exercise Science)
2015 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Preseason Poll (first-place votes in parentheses)
1. South Alabama (8) – 98 pts
2. Troy – 85 pts
3. Texas State (1) – 75 pts
4. Georgia Southern – 68 pts
5. Georgia State – 56 pts
6. Appalachian State – 55 pts
7. UL Lafayette (1) – 51 pts
8. Little Rock – 32 pts
9. Arkansas State – 16 pts
10. UL Monroe – 14 pts
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