| 2005 NAIA & KCAC Honors
Buhl
named NAIA All-Region IV soccer pick
McPherson College freshman
Monique Buhl was recently named to the All-Region IV soccer second
team in a vote of the region's coaches.
 Buhl
was previously selected by the coaches of the Kansas Collegiate
Athletic Conference as the KCAC Women's “Freshman of the Year” and
named to the women's All-KCAC first team.
“Monique is a very special
player and is very deserving of this honor,” said Doug Quint, McPherson
College head soccer coach. “For her to be selected as one of the
best players in the region as a freshman, speaks very highly of
what she was able to accomplish this season.”
Buhl was one of only three
freshmen named to region's first or second teams.
“Not very many players are
recognized as being the top players in the region when the team
they play for finishes below .500.”
“This is a great honor for
her, her family, teammates, and McPherson College . It definitely
shows we are heading in the right direction as a program with the
quality of student-athletes we are bringing in.”
A 2005 graduate of Temple
( Texas ) High School, Monique was the lone Lady Bulldog named to
the All-KCAC first team this fall. The freshman forward led McPherson
with 16 regular season goals to which she added three assists for
a team high 35 points.
“In my opinion, she was one
of the best strikers in the KCAC. She was very dangerous all season,
capable of scoring on any possession, and gave us so much up top.”
“Being just a freshman, I
really look forward to Monique's improvement over the next three
years. She has the opportunity to be a very special player at McPherson
College .”
The
Lady bulldogs finished 2005 with a 6-9-3 overall record, tying the
school record for wins in a season first set in 2004.
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Buhl
leads Lady Bulldogs' All-KCAC soccer picks
McPherson College freshman
Monique Buhl was selected as the KCAC Women's “Freshman of the Year”
and also named to the women's All-KCAC first team in a vote by the
conference's coaches. Laura Engquist, Denise Rinke, and Victoria
Salas all received women's honorable mention All-KCAC recognition.
“I was very pleased with
the number of honors received by our young men and women,” said
Doug Quint, McPherson College head soccer coach. “Each was very
deserving.”
Monique
Buhl , a 2005 graduate of Temple ( Texas ) High School,
was the lone Lady Bulldog named to the All-KCAC first team this
fall. The freshman forward led McPherson with 16 regular season
goals to which she added three assists for a team high 35 points.
Monique is the daughter of Massey and Denise Buhl of Temple , Texas
. She is a pre-physical therapy major.
“Monique is very deserving
of these honors,” offered Quint. “In my opinion, she was one of
the best strikers in the KCAC. She was very dangerous all season,
capable of scoring on any possession, and gave us so much up top.”
“Being just a freshman, I
really look forward to Monique's improvement over the next three
years. She has the opportunity to be a very special player at McPherson
College .”
 Laura
Engquist , a 2003 graduate of McPherson High School , received
honorable mention All-KCAC honors as a midfielder. She had been
named to the All-KCAC second team in 2004. Engquist was second in
scoring for the Lady Bulldogs this season, netting five goals along
with passing out five assists. Her 15 total points ranked second
among the Lady Bulldogs. Laura is the daughter of Richard and DeAnna
Engquist of McPherson , Kan. She is a junior biology major with
minors in chemistry and Spanish.
“Laura had another great
season for us,” said Quint. “This season was a learning experience
for her, playing a position she has never played before. She really
improved each and every day throughout the course of the season.”
“Laura has some of the best
pace and fitness of any player in the conference. She has a very
intence work ethic and I was pleased with her play.”
 Denise
Rinke , a 2003 graduate of Haysville-Campus High School
, was named to the All-KCAC honorable mention squad as a midfielder.
She transferred this fall to McPherson College from Allen County
( Kan. ) Community College where she won All-Region honors. The
junior midfielder scored one goal and dished off four assists this
season. Denise is the daughter of Peggy Rinke of Wichita , Kan.
She has not declared a major.
“Denise was our work horse
and playmaker in the center of mid-field this year,” said Quint.
“She did an awesome job of creating so many things for us in possession.”
“Denise's work ethic and
ability to see the field was vital for us. She is a very technical
player with all the tactical tools a coach could want in a player.”
 Victoria
Salas , a 2004 graduate of Wichita ( Kans. ) East High
School , was named to the All-KCAC honorable mention squad as a
defender after being moved from her original forward position due
to injuries on the Lady Bulldogs backline. Offensively, she finished
the season with one goal and four assists. Victoria is the daughter
of Kim Hodgen of Wichita , Kans. She is a sophomore majoring in
biology at McPherson.
“I felt that Victoria was
deserving of a higher recognition,” said Quint. “She was the foundation
of our back line this year. Once we moved her into the back line,
we became twice as good (as a team).”
“ Victoria did a great job
commanding our ladies this year in the back, and defensively, it
made us one of the best teams in the conference.”
The 2005 Lady Bulldogs finished
their season with a 2-4-3 KCAC record, finishing seventh and missing
the conference post-season tournament by one point. Their overall
record of 6-9-3, which equaled the most wins in school history,
included three ties and two one-goal losses, one of which was in
overtime, in their final five matches as the Lady Bulldogs appeared
to be on the verge of a break-out season. The Lady Bulldogs' back-to-back
six wins seasons represent the best two years in the school's history
of women's soccer.
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