UM Soccer Announces 2002 Recruiting Class
4/9/2002 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
University of Montana head women's soccer coach Betsy Duerksen today announced the 2002 recruiting class. Among those joining the Grizzlies are Stephanie Davis of Great Falls, Mont., Shawn Destafney of Alameda, Calif., MacKenzie Murphy of Penn Valley, Calif., Kai (pronounced Ky) Sharbono of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, and Kate Sloan of Calgary, Alberta.
Davis is a forward/midfielder from C. M. Russell High School. A four-year starter, Davis is the Rustlers' all-time scoring and assist leader with 36 goals and 23 assists. A three-time All-Eastern Conference performer, Davis twice was named to the Class AA all-state team. This past season, she was nominated for the Gatorade Player of the Year Award for Montana. Davis also played for Team Black Dog, one of the top club teams in the region.
Destafney is a 5-foot-11 defensive midfielder from Grace Davis High School in Modesto, Calif. Now in her fourth year as a starter, Destafney is a three-time All-Central California Conference selection. Duerksen said she expects Destafney, the Spartans' Most Valuable Player during her first three seasons, to compete for immediate playing time as a freshman.
Murphy is a 5-9 defender from Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley, Calif. A four-year starter, she has played in every game during her high school career. A solid all-around athlete, Murphy averaged 19 points and five rebounds per game for the Miners' basketball team this season. According to Duerksen, Murphy will compete for a starting job this fall.
Sharbono, a defender at Coeur d' Alene High School, scored 11 goals and had nine assists this season, which was second on the team. A four-year starter, she is a two-time All-Border League First Team selection. In 1999, Sharbono was named to the All-Inland Empire League Second Team.
Sharbono also helped the Vikings to the 1999 league championship, district titles in 1998 and 2000 and four appearances in the Class 5A state playoffs. The Vikings finished fourth in 1998 and third in 1999.
Sloan is a midfielder at West Island College, a small private school in Calgary. Sloan is an accomplished club player for the Calgary Blizzard Premiers, the current national under-18 champions. She is currently on the Canadian under-19 national team.
In the summer of 2000, Sloan competed on the Calgary Outriders, an under-16 select team that won the Gothia Cup in Sweden. The Outriders also were the silver medalists at the Dana Cup in Denmark.
According to Duerksen, these players should help fill some of the needs for the 2002 season.
"We lost Kerri Houck and Elisa Scherb to graduation, so defensively, we had some holes to fill. MacKenzie, Shawn and Kai should be able to help us out," Duerksen said. "Offensively, we didn't score many goals last year, so we needed to get some playmakers and goal scorers. Kate should get a lot of assists for us. She is an excellent athlete who could play a number of positions. She is very versatile."
Also joining the Grizzly program next fall will be Nylene Wicks and Katie Wullbrandt.
Davis is a forward/midfielder from C. M. Russell High School. A four-year starter, Davis is the Rustlers' all-time scoring and assist leader with 36 goals and 23 assists. A three-time All-Eastern Conference performer, Davis twice was named to the Class AA all-state team. This past season, she was nominated for the Gatorade Player of the Year Award for Montana. Davis also played for Team Black Dog, one of the top club teams in the region.
Destafney is a 5-foot-11 defensive midfielder from Grace Davis High School in Modesto, Calif. Now in her fourth year as a starter, Destafney is a three-time All-Central California Conference selection. Duerksen said she expects Destafney, the Spartans' Most Valuable Player during her first three seasons, to compete for immediate playing time as a freshman.
Murphy is a 5-9 defender from Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley, Calif. A four-year starter, she has played in every game during her high school career. A solid all-around athlete, Murphy averaged 19 points and five rebounds per game for the Miners' basketball team this season. According to Duerksen, Murphy will compete for a starting job this fall.
Sharbono, a defender at Coeur d' Alene High School, scored 11 goals and had nine assists this season, which was second on the team. A four-year starter, she is a two-time All-Border League First Team selection. In 1999, Sharbono was named to the All-Inland Empire League Second Team.
Sharbono also helped the Vikings to the 1999 league championship, district titles in 1998 and 2000 and four appearances in the Class 5A state playoffs. The Vikings finished fourth in 1998 and third in 1999.
Sloan is a midfielder at West Island College, a small private school in Calgary. Sloan is an accomplished club player for the Calgary Blizzard Premiers, the current national under-18 champions. She is currently on the Canadian under-19 national team.
In the summer of 2000, Sloan competed on the Calgary Outriders, an under-16 select team that won the Gothia Cup in Sweden. The Outriders also were the silver medalists at the Dana Cup in Denmark.
According to Duerksen, these players should help fill some of the needs for the 2002 season.
"We lost Kerri Houck and Elisa Scherb to graduation, so defensively, we had some holes to fill. MacKenzie, Shawn and Kai should be able to help us out," Duerksen said. "Offensively, we didn't score many goals last year, so we needed to get some playmakers and goal scorers. Kate should get a lot of assists for us. She is an excellent athlete who could play a number of positions. She is very versatile."
Also joining the Grizzly program next fall will be Nylene Wicks and Katie Wullbrandt.
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