Indiana University Athletics
Zmijewski, Kruger Grab Big Ten Honors
11/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 2, 2005
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Senior midfielder Kristen Zmijewski and freshman forward Molly Kruger grabbed Big Ten honors at the annual tournament banquet in Ann Arbor tonight. The annual banquet recognized the years All-Big Ten first and second teams, freshman team and Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and Coach of the Year.
Zmijewski nabbed first team All-Big Ten honors as she leads IU in goals and points with six and 14, respectively. The senior has led the Hoosiers to a 7-9-2 overall and 3-6-1 record in the Big Ten and gave the Hoosiers their third straight appearance on the first team (Kim Grodek, 2003, 2004). The Aurora, Ill., native has tallied one game-winner this season and scored the Hoosiers' loan goal in its tie against Purdue in the final regular season match that propelled Indiana into the conference tournament. Zmijewski is also Indiana's recipient of the Sportsmanship Award, an honor given by the Big Ten to a member of each of the conference's 11 participating teams. The midfielder is now a candidate for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the school year.
Kruger tallied All-Freshman team honors, which marks the third straight year and the third freshman in program history to be named to the Big Ten's top-freshman squad (Beverly Markwort, 2004; Megan Pipkens, 2003). Kruger leads the Hoosiers in assists (3), shots (54) and shots on goal (23) and is second on the squad in goals (3) and points (9).
Penn State's Tiffany Weimer and head coach Paula Wilkins took Offensive and Coach of the Year honors, while Illinois' Christen Karniski and State's Lindsay Bach shared Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Wilkins earn her third straight accolade as the conference's top coach,
The Hoosiers will get down to business tomorrow as they open the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State at 10:30 a.m., at Varsity Field.
2005 Women's Soccer All-Big Ten Teams
First Team
Forward
Melissa Dobbyn, MICH
Emma Harris, MSU
TIFFANY WEIMER, PSU
Lauren Sesselmann, PUR
Midfield
Kristen Zmijewski, IND
ALI KRIEGER, PSU
Kara Kabellis, WIS
Defense
Christen Karniski, ILL
Lindsay Bach, PSU
Marisa Brown, WIS
Natalie Jacobs, PSU
Goalkeeper
*Erin McLeod, PSU
*Molly Schneider, MINN
Second Team
Forward
Lisa Collison, OSU
Jessica Okoroafo, PUR
Amy Vermeulen, WIS
Midfield
Tabitha Lowey, NU
Lara Dickenmann, OSU
Allie Long, PSU
Defense
Skylar Andrews, MICH
Nicki Burnie, MINN
Melissa Miller, OSU
2005 Women's Soccer All-Freshman Team
Forward
Molly Kruger, IND
Lisa Collison, OSU
Jessica Okoroafo, PUR
Midfield
*Marti Desjarlais, ILL
*Danelle Underwood, MICH
Kelsey Hood, MINN
*Sheree Gray, PSU
Allie Long, PSU
Defense
Emily Zurrer, ILL
Skylar Andrews, MICH
Clare Grimwood, MINN
Laura Janowitsch, NU
Goalkeeper
COURTNEY CRIPPS, OSU
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Christen Karniski, ILL
Kristen Zmijewski, IND
Whitney Strain, IOWA
Katelin Spencer, MICH
Nina Mastracci, MSU
Becky Dellaria, MINN
Julie Lipinski, NU
Melissa Miller, OSU
Lindsay Bach, PSU
Rebecca Robison, PUR
Jessica Ring, WIS
Offensive Player of the Year: TIFFANY WEIMER, PSU
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Christen Karniski, ILL, Lindsay Bach, PSU
Freshman of the Year: Jessica Okoroafo, PUR
Coach of the Year: Paula Wilkins, PSU
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