Nov. 8, 2000

RUARK NAMED GLVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Norse’s Sheehan named GLVC co-Coach of the Year

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer player Tricia Ruark has been named Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year by the league’s coaches. Ruark, a graduate of Seton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, leads NKU with nine goals and 18 assists this season. Ruark is a junior midfielder who has led the Norse to an 18-1-2 record and a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. NKU’s Bob Sheehan earned GLVC co-Coach of the Year honors. Sheehan led the Norse to their third consecutive GLVC championship, and he is seeking to guide NKU back to the NCAA Division II Final Four. Five other NKU players - senior Malissa Stevenson (Anderson High School), junior Betsy Moore (McAuley High School), junior Amanda Trout (Northwest High School), junior Jeanna Martin (Seton High School) and junior Lauren Piening (Anderson High School) - also were named first team All-GLVC. NKU had six of the 12 players on the first team. 2000 All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Soccer Team First Team F - Betsy Moore, Northern Kentucky F - Stephanie Minor, Southern Indiana F - Colleen Creamer, SIU Edwardsville MF - Tricia Ruark, Northern Kentucky MF - Corinna Hanson, Indianapolis MF - Jeanna Martin, Northern Kentucky MF - Sara Decker, SIU Edwardsville B - Amanda Trout, Northern Kentucky B - Erin Archer, Indianapolis B - Malissa Stevenson, Northern Kentucky GK - Lauren Piening, Northern Kentucky Second Team F - Laura Gregory, Indianapolis F - Lorrie Jones, UW-Parkside F - Lindsey Siemens, UMSL MF - Lindsay Jones, UMSL MF - Stephanie Johnson, Indianapolis MF - Cathy Cox, Saint Joseph's B - Sarah Kalish, UMSL B - Krista Weinzapfel, Southern Indiana B - Rebecca Mays, SIU Edwardsville B - Tasha Siegel, SIU Edwardsville GK - Beth Louderman, SIU Edwardsville Player of the Year - Tricia Ruark, Northern Kentucky co-Coaches of the Year - Bob Sheehan, Northern Kentucky & Beth Goetz, UMSL