Stroup Selected to Scholar All-America Team (12/21/06)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings senior Ally Stroup has been named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Women’s Soccer Scholar All-America College Division First Team.  Last week Stroup was named to the NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-West Region Second Team.

The scholar all-region teams consisted of players from all divisions combined.  Stroup, a senior forward from Ojai, Calif., was one of just two NCAA Division II student-athletes named to the all-region first or second teams, which were comprised almost entirely of NCAA Division I athletes.  When the NSCAA announces its Scholar All-America teams, it separates NCAA Division I student-athletes (University Division) from Divisions II and III (College Division).

Stroup, a psychology major with a 3.62 cumulative grade point average, finished her career at MSU Billings as the best offensive player in school history.  She holds career school records for goals, assists, and points.  This season Stroup led the Heartland Conference in points, points per game, goals, and goals per game.  She was named team MVP, first team all-conference, and first team all-region.  In addition to the NSCAA scholar award, Stroup was twice named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII second team by CoSIDA.