Sophomore forward Morgan Marlborough has been named to the 2010 ESPN Academic All-America Women's Soccer Team, one of 33 student-athletes on the prestigious list selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Marlborough earned Third Team accolades after excelling both on the field and in the classroom in her first two years at Nebraska.
A pre-elementary education major from Lee's Summit, Mo., Marlborough's award adds to a lone line of success that has seen the University of Nebraska produce a nation-leading 278 Academic All-Americans across all sports. Marlborough is only the 12th student-athlete in school history to gain the honor as a sophomore and the first to do so since volleyball standout Sarah Pavan in 2005. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her institution and be nominated by the school's sports information director.
Marlborough holds a 3.50 GPA and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters as a freshman before she earned 2010 First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors in early November. She has been equally impressive on the field, gaining back-to-back Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year awards while leading Nebraska to 24 wins and a pair of top-four conference finishes. In 2010, Marlborough ranked among the top five in NCAA scoring throughout the season, while her 18 goals, 12 assists and 48 points made her the first player in Big 12 history to lead the league in all three categories. After two seasons under head coach John Walker, Marlborough already ranks seventh in goals (39) and points (97) and fifth in game-winning goals (8) on Nebraska's all-time charts.
Two weeks ago, Marlborough was one of three Huskers named to the ESPN Academic All-District VII Team, along with teammates Jordan Jackson and Katie Goetzmann. By gaining national ESPN Academic All-America honors, Marlborough joins former NU soccer student-athletes Meghan Anderson (2001), Shannon Tanaka (2001) and Shay Powell (2009), while Breanna Boyd (2002) was named an Academic All-American by the NSCAA.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America program was established in 1952.
2010 ESPN Academic All-America
Women's Soccer Team as selected by CoSIDA
University Division
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Mollie Patton South Carolina Gr. Milford, Ohio 3.80 Doctor of Pharmacy
D Kristi Andreassen (2) Northern Arizona Sr. Tempe, Ariz. 4.00 Exercise Science
D Dana Bergstrom Hofstra Sr. Billerica, Mass. 4.00 Exercise Science
D Lauren Fowlkes (2) Notre Dame Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo. 3.66 Science, Business
D Jessica Tsao (1) Portland Sr. Portland, Ore. 3.97 Biology
M Katy Frierson Auburn Jr. Homewood, Ala. 3.91 Political Science
M Jennifer Harvey Virginia Tech Sr. Roanoke, Va. 3.96 Chemistry
M Tiffany Yovino Hofstra Sr. Holtsville, N.Y. 3.74 History, Early Childhood Ed.
F Molly Kinsella Vanderbilt Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 3.89 Molecular & Cellular Biology
F Krista Lopez Oklahoma State Jr. Carrollton, Texas 4.00 Management, Accounting
F Christen Press Stanford Sr. Palos Verdes, Calif. 3.61 Communications
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Kaylin Lorbert Eastern Illinois Sr. Wildwood, Mo. 4.00 Biological Sciences
D Melissa Desilets Texas-El Paso Sr. Edmonton, Alberta 4.00 Chemistry
D Katie Lee Fresno State Sr. Fresno, Calif. 4.00 Civil Engineering
D Caitlin McDowell Maryland Sr. Plano, Texas 3.93 Marketing
D Elli Reed Portland Sr. Park City, Utah 3.71 Sociology
M Danielle Birdsall Northern Colorado So. Broomfield, Colo. 4.00 Business Administration
M Kelly Reinwald Canisius Jr. Stafford, Va. 3.90 Finance
M Vendula Strnadova (3) Memphis Sr. Las Cruces, N.M. 3.97 Health & Human Perf.
F Erin Adams Morehead State Sr. Beaver Dam, Ky. 3.84 Biology (Pre-Med)
F Melanie Baskind Harvard Jr. Framingham, Mass. 3.80 Neurobiology
F Chelsea Small Idaho So. Solana Beach, Calif. 4.00 Secondary Education
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Kira Maker Stanford Sr. Potomac, Md. 3.97 Human Biology
D Bethany Brown Illinois Sr. Vernon Hills, Ill. 4.00 Criminal Justice
D Bri Cagle Georgia State Jr. Houston, Texas 4.11 History
D Ali Kliment Monmouth (N.J.) Sr. Pennington, N.J. 3.99 Political Science
D Brittney Macdonald Miami (Fla.) Sr. Littleton, Colo. 3.85 Biology
M Teresa Noyola Stanford Jr. Palo Alto, Calif. 3.59 Math./ Computational Sci.
M Nicole Pasciolla St. John's (N.Y.) Gr. ark Ridge, N.J. 3.96 Econ., Govern. & Politics
M Rachel Shipley Texas A&M Sr. Plano, Texas 3.68 Finance
F Danielle Foxhoven (1) Portland Jr. Littleton, Colo. 3.42 Business
F Morgan Marlborough Nebraska So. Lee's Summit, Mo. 3.50 Elementary Education
F Quin Ryan North Dakota St. Sr. Georgetown, Minn. 3.93 Economics, Criminal Justice
Morgan Marlborough Awards and Honors
- 2010 ESPN Academic All-America Third Team
- 2009 and 2010 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2009 and 2010 All-Big 12 First Team
- 2010 Big 12 Tournament Offensive Most Valuable Player
- 2010 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
- 2010 U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team
- 2010 Kansas City Sports Commission Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year
- 2009 Big 12 Rookie of the Year
- 2009 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
- 2009 Soccer America All-Freshman First Team
- 2009 TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Rookie Team
- 2009 First-Team NSCAA All-Central Region
- Three-Time CS360 'Primetime Player of the Week' (Oct. 20, 2009; Sept. 27, 2010; Oct. 4, 2010)
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15, 2009; Oct. 20, 2009; Sept. 28, 2010; Oct. 12, 2010)
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 15, 2009)
- No. 4 Nebraska single-season goals (21 in 2009)
- No. 5 Nebraska single-season points (49 in 2009)
- No. 10 Nebraska single-season assists (12 in 2010)
- No. 5 Nebraska game-winning goals (8)
- No. 7 Nebraska career points (97)
- No. 7 Nebraska goals (39)
- No. 7 Nebraska career multiple-goal games (7 in 2009)
- No. 5 in NCAA goals (21 in 2009)
- No. 5 in NCAA points (49 in 2009)
- Nebraska school record holder - single-game goals (4 vs. Akron on Sept. 13, 2009)
- Nebraska freshman school record holder - single-season goals (21) and points (49)
- Two hat tricks (Sept. 13, 2009 vs. Akron; Oct. 11, 2009 vs. Oklahoma)
- First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010)
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2009; Spring 2010)