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Renee Nance Named To Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
11/10/2014 1:32:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Statesboro, Ga. – Junior defender Renee Nance was named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team the league announced Sunday. The Alpharetta, Georgia native has come up big when it mattered most all season. Nance never backed down from a challenge, even when the challenge at hand was to man-mark the league's leading scorer, Charde Hannah, from the University of South Alabama.
In the semi-final match of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Nance did just that. Over the course of the 90 minute contest, Nance held Hannah scoreless and neutralized the biggest scoring threat in the league. Hannah, who led the league in goals this season with 20, was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She notched 3 goals in 3 games during the tournament run, despite being denied by Nance in the semi-final.
"Hannah is an extremely talented player," commented Nance. "Giving me the task to man mark her was definitely difficult but I was flattered my coach had faith in me to do it. I was able to keep her scoreless with the help of my teammates. So many of them came up to me before the game to give me confidence and Alanna [McShane, the team's other center back] was always there to give me cover when I needed it. While I was given the task to man mark her, it was totally a team effort to keep her from scoring."
"Renee fully deserves being named All-Tournament Team, she played really well in both games," praised Head Coach Brian Dunleavy. "She has been one of the most reliable players for us, so I am happy she has been recognized for her hard work. Renee has done an awesome job all year, and she has the utmost respect of her teammates and coaches."
Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
(F) Charde Hannah – University of South Alabama
(F) Rio Hardy – University of South Alabama
(F) Lynsey Curry – Texas State
(M) Alissa Jones – Troy
(M) Jasmine Fahrnbauer – Troy
(M) Mallary Hadden – Troy
(D) Renee Nance – Georgia Southern
(D) Nini Rabsatt-Smith – University of South Alabama
(D) Nikki Shirtcliffe – University of South Alabama
(GK) Sarah Hay – University of South Alabama
(GK) Mikki Lewis - Troy
"I'm honored to be named to the all-tournament team," concluded Nance. "There's so much talent in this league and to be named with some of those other girls is an honor. God blessed me with an amazing opportunity to play the sport I love and to play it here at Georgia Southern."
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com.
In the semi-final match of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Nance did just that. Over the course of the 90 minute contest, Nance held Hannah scoreless and neutralized the biggest scoring threat in the league. Hannah, who led the league in goals this season with 20, was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She notched 3 goals in 3 games during the tournament run, despite being denied by Nance in the semi-final.
"Hannah is an extremely talented player," commented Nance. "Giving me the task to man mark her was definitely difficult but I was flattered my coach had faith in me to do it. I was able to keep her scoreless with the help of my teammates. So many of them came up to me before the game to give me confidence and Alanna [McShane, the team's other center back] was always there to give me cover when I needed it. While I was given the task to man mark her, it was totally a team effort to keep her from scoring."
"Renee fully deserves being named All-Tournament Team, she played really well in both games," praised Head Coach Brian Dunleavy. "She has been one of the most reliable players for us, so I am happy she has been recognized for her hard work. Renee has done an awesome job all year, and she has the utmost respect of her teammates and coaches."
Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
(F) Charde Hannah – University of South Alabama
(F) Rio Hardy – University of South Alabama
(F) Lynsey Curry – Texas State
(M) Alissa Jones – Troy
(M) Jasmine Fahrnbauer – Troy
(M) Mallary Hadden – Troy
(D) Renee Nance – Georgia Southern
(D) Nini Rabsatt-Smith – University of South Alabama
(D) Nikki Shirtcliffe – University of South Alabama
(GK) Sarah Hay – University of South Alabama
(GK) Mikki Lewis - Troy
"I'm honored to be named to the all-tournament team," concluded Nance. "There's so much talent in this league and to be named with some of those other girls is an honor. God blessed me with an amazing opportunity to play the sport I love and to play it here at Georgia Southern."
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com.
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