Marlborough Earns Second Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Award

Sophomore Morgan Marlborough has been named the 2010 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, earning the award for the second straight season, while sophomore Jordan Jackson also earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team. Marlborough is only the sixth player in league history to earn multiple player of the year trophies, while Jackson's selection gives Nebraska at least two All-Big 12 picks for the 14th time in 15 seasons.

A native of Lee's Summit, Mo., Marlborough led the Big 12 Conference the entire year and ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in points (44), goals (16) and assists (12) to make her the first player in league history to lead the conference in all three categories. The forward's 44-point total was 15 more than any other player in the Big 12 and currently ranks second in the NCAA. Marlborough was exceptional in conference play, producing nine goals and nine assists in Big 12 matches. She had standout games in a 2-1 win over Texas on Sept. 24 by scoring both goals, while also producing five points (2 goals, 1 assist) in a 4-1 victory over Iowa State on Oct. 8. In only two seasons, Marlborough has risen to No. 8 on the NU all-time points chart with 93 career points. Last season, she won both the 2009 Big 12 Offensive Player and Rookie of the Year awards.

Jackson earned a spot on the 2010 All-Big 12 First Team as she has turned in a breakout sophomore season. The Overland Park, Kan., native tied Texas A&M's Alyssa Mautz for the second-highest scoring total in the Big 12 with 29 points on 10 goals (Tie-No. 4 in Big 12) and nine assists (Tie-No. 2 in Big 12). Jackson also had a five-point game (2 goals, 1 assist) in the 5-4 overtime thriller at Texas Tech on Oct. 3 and led NU with four game-winning goals in 2010.

Marlborough and Jackson give Nebraska 70 All-Big 12 selections in program history, including 44 first-team honors. The sophomore duo leads the Huskers into this week's Big 12 Championship in San Antonio as No. 3 Nebraska takes on No. 6 Missouri on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

2010 All-Big 12 Soccer Awards
(Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players)

Co-Coach of the Year: Nicole Nelson, Oklahoma; Colin Carmichael, Oklahoma State   
Offensive Player of the Year: Morgan Marlborough, F, Nebraska, So., Lee's Summit, Mo.
Defensive Player of the Year: Melinda Mercado, D, Oklahmoma State, Jr., Sapulpa, Okla.
Rookie of the Year: Jessica Fuston, F, Fr., Texas Tech, Cedar Park, Texas

All-Big 12 First Team

GK	Adrianna Franch	Oklahoma State	So.	Salina, Kan.
D	Melinda Mercado	Oklahoma State	Jr.	Sapulpa, Okla.
D	Bri Young	Texas	Jr.	Castle Pines North, Colo.
D	Rachel Lenz	Texas A&M	Fr.	Round Rock, Texas
MF	Rachel Shipley	Texas A&M	Sr.	Plano, Texas
MF	Alyssa Mautz	Texas A&M	Sr.	O'Fallon, Mo.
MF	Jordan Jackson	Nebraska	So.	Overland Park, Kan.
F	Morgan Marlborough	Nebraska	So.	Lee's Summit, Mo.
F	Krista Lopez	Oklahoma State	Jr.	Carrollton, Texas
F	Merritt Mathias	Texas A&M	Jr.	Birmingham, Ala.
F	Kyndall Treadwell	Oklahoma State	Jr.	Cleveland, Okla.

All-Big 12 Second Team

GK	Alexa Gaul	Texas	So.	Naperville, Ill.
D	Whitney Sharpe	Texas Tech	Jr.	West Des Moines, Iowa
D	Erica Campanelli	Texas	Sr.	Plano, Texas
D	Carson Michalowski	Oklahoma State	So.	Plano, Texas
D	Alex Dohm	Colorado	Fr.	Colorado Springs, Colo.
MF	Kylie Doniak	Texas	Jr.	Chino Hills, Calif.
MF	Kate Russell	Colorado	Jr.	Longmont, Colo.
MF	Whitney Berry	Kansas	So.	Wichita, Kan.
F	Alysha Bonnick	Missouri	Sr.	North Gower, Ontario
F	Whitney Palmer	Oklahoma	Sr.	Plano, Texas
F	Jessica Fuston	Texas Tech	Fr.	Cedar Park, Texas

Big 12 All-Newcomer Team

GK	Annie Brunner	Colorado	Fr.	Arvada, Colo.
D	Rachel Lenz	Texas A&M	Fr.	Round Rock, Texas
D	Nina Frausing Pedersen	Texas	Fr.	Silkeborg, Denmark
D	Alex Dohm	Colorado	Fr.	Colorado Springs, Colo.
D	Whitney Sharpe	Texas Tech	Jr.	West Des Moines, Iowa
MF	Lexi Harris	Texas	Fr.	Plano, Texas
MF	Dominique Richardson	Missouri	Fr.	Fullerton, Calif.
MF	Emily Goldstein	Iowa State	Fr.	Orange County, Calif.
F	Jessica Fuston	Texas Tech	Fr.	Cedar Park, Texas
F	Merritt Mathias	Texas A&M	Jr.	Birmingham, Ala.
F	Caitlin Mooney	Oklahoma	Fr.	Edmond, Okla.

Nebraska's Big 12 Conference Player of the Year Award Winners
Morgan Marlborough, Forward (2009, 2010)
Brittany Timko, Forward (2004, 2005, 2006*)
Christine Latham, Forward (2000, 2001)
Sharolta Nonen, Defender (1999)
Kim Essenger, Forward (1998)
Kari Uppinghouse, Midfielder (1996*)
*The Big 12 began separate offensive, defensive and rookie of the year awards in 2007
*indicates co-player of the year