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Erin Johnson, Lynchburg


Kwame Lloyd, CNU
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Contact:  Gary Holden, Ferrum
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December 13, 2004


Lynchburg’s Johnson Earns Women’s Soccer Player of the Year
CNU’s Lloyd Named VaSID Coach of the Year

Ferrum, Va. – Lynchburg College goalkeeper Erin Johnson (Davidsonville, Md.) has been named Player of the Year on the 2004 College Division Women’s Soccer All-State team, as voted upon by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).  Christopher Newport University’s Kwame Lloyd has been named VaSID Coach of the Year.

     2004 VaSID College Division Women's Soccer All-State Team
 
Johnson played 2,030 minutes in goal for the Hornets, allowing just six goals all season.  She recorded a 0.27 goals-against average, made 72 saves and posted 13 shutouts.  Johnson was the Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  She was named to the All-ODAC first team, the ODAC All-Tournament team, and the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.  Johnson helped lead the Hornets to an impressive 22-2-1 record, including a perfect 11-0 ODAC regular season mark.  Lynchburg won the ODAC regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer tournament.
 
Lloyd coached the Captains to 16-4-3 record, the school’s best women’s soccer finish to date.  CNU captured the USA South Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.  The Captains were eliminated by eventual NCAA champion Wheaton College of Illinois.  Lloyd was the 2004 USA South Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year.
 
Joining Johnson on the All-State first team from Lynchburg are defenders Lauren Askey (Baltimore, Md.) and Taryn Wyckoff (Rahway, N.J.).  Christopher Newport also had three players named to the first team; midfielders Ashleigh Dota (Woodbridge, Va.) and Nikki Greenberg (Fairfax Station, Va.), and forward Emily Renkin (Midlothian, Va.).
 
Washington and Lee University had a pair of players make the first team in forward Anne Wilshire (Richmond, Va.) and defender Kelley Zagol (Berwyn, Pa).  Rounding out the first team selections were University of Mary Washington forward Kathryn Amirpashaie (Woodbridge, Va.), Randolph-Macon College forward Rachel McLoughlin (West Chester, Pa.), and Roanoke College midfielder Emily Ocheltree (Richmond, Va.).

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