Jackets’ Stroup Named to All-Region Team (11/15/06)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings senior forward Ally Stroup has been named to the Daktronics Women’s Soccer Midwest Region First Team.  Stroup is one of just two players from the Heartland Conference selected to the first team.

Stroup (Ojai, CA) finished her MSU Billings career as the school record holder for career goals, assists, points, and game winning goals.  She started all 74 games of her Yellowjacket career, also a school record.  Stroup was the offensive leader of the first senior class in school history to graduate with a winning record.  The last three seasons are the only winning seasons in the program’s history.

This season Stroup led the Heartland Conference in goals, goals per game, points, and points per game.  She also ranked second in the league for game winning goals and fourth for assists.  In leading the Yellowjackets to a 13-6-1 record, Stroup set single season school records for goals, points, and game winning goals.  She was named to the All-Heartland Conference first team for the second-straight year and was also selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII second team.

Sports information directors from within the region nominate and select the Daktronics all-region teams. First-team members move onto the national ballot and can earn All-American honors. Daktronics, with headquarters in Brookings, S.D., is an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.

Daktronics All-Midwest Region Teams

First Team
GK       Rachel Zollner, Metro State                           
D          Nicole Cito, Metro State
D          Kelsey Yeatts, St. Edward’s
D          Katrina Kranzler, Fort Lewis
D          Kristen Boister, Angelo State
MF       Lindsey Hull, Central Oklahoma
MF       Lauren Sell, Mesa State
MF       Kelli Love, Fort Lewis
F          Kylee Hanavan, Metro State
F          Sarit Shenar, West Texas A&M
F          Ally Stroup, MSU Billings 

Second Team
GK       Heather Koudelka, St. Edward’s
D          Alina Hartfiled, Mesa State
D          Tiffany Haines, Central Oklahoma
D          Amber Korb, Angelo State
D          Kim Wililams, Adams State
MF       Brittney Staha, Angelo State
MF       Jamie MacArthur, Fort Lewis
F          Kristen Gascoyne, St. Edward’s
F          Sara Lyles, Adams State
F          Kira Sharp, Metro State 

Midwest Region Player of the Year
Kylee Hanavan, Metro State