Golden Bear women's soccer ranked nationally in final poll

KUTZTOWN, PA. (December 14, 2009) – The Kutztown University women's soccer team finished the 2010 season ranked 25^th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NCSAA) Top 25 poll.

The Golden Bears finished with a 15-6-2 record and qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament. Kutztown enjoyed a memorable year by setting a school record for wins (15) and shutouts in a season (13). Kutztown also finished second in the PSAC East regular season and as PSAC tournament runner-up. During the regular season, Kutztown was nationally ranked in nine of the 11 NSCAA polls during the season. The Golden Bears peaked at ninth in the Sept. 15 poll.

Kutztown's season ended with a 3-1 loss to California (Pa.) in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Junior defender Chelsea Deeter (Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy) (Langhorne/Neshaminy) was named to the NSCAA All-Atlantic region first team while sophomore forward Chelsea Bressler (Cleona, PA/Annville-Cleona) (Annville/Annville-Cleona) and sophomore midfielder Shannon Pennock (Mansfield, N.J./Northern Burlington) (North Burlington, NJ/Mansfield) were named to the second team. All three players were named to the all-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division first team.

Offensively, Kutztown was paced by a balanced attack in which 14 different players scored at least one goal. Bressler led the Golden Bears with 10 goals and 24 points. Freshman forward Molly Cooper (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra) (Palmyra/Palmyra) scored seven goals and sophomore midfielder Shannon Pennock (Mansfield, N.J./Northern Burlington) (Mansfield, NJ/North Burlington) added six goals.

“This is a tremendous honor for our program and University,” Kutztown University head coach Erik Burstein said. “It is great to see the hard work of the young ladies rewarded. They sacrificed a lot. This is a good building block for us as we move into the 2010 season.”

Based in Kansas City, Kan., the NSCAA is the largest coaches' organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown to include more than 28,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 4,000 soccer.

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