Lees-McRae’s Thornton Named Women’s Soccer Player of the Week
Lees-McRae’s Thornton Named Women’s Soccer Player of the Week
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Lees-McRae’s Meagan Thornton has been selected as the NCAA
Division II Conference Carolinas women’s soccer Player of the
Week during week number three in the 2011 season. The
freshman paced the Bobcats to a pair of impressive clean sheets in
conference play last week, tallying the match-winner at King on
Wednesday in the 4-0 win. Thornton followed that up on
Saturday against North Greenville as she went on to record her
first career hat trick, scoring three goals in the 5-0 win over the
Crusaders. The Millville, N.J. native is currently tied with
teammate MaryBeth Sullivan for the conference and team lead with
five goals and 11 points on the year. The Bobcats currently
are 3-0 in league play and 4-2 overall.
(Please go
to http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/sports/wsoc/index
to view
player’s headshot if available)