Feldman Named Coach Of Year, Six Terriers Named All-Conference
November 8, 2001 | Women's Soccer
Terrier women's soccer coach Nancy Feldman, who guided the B.U. women's soccer team to its second straight America East regular-season title and the top-seed in this weekend's league tournament, has been named the America East Women's Soccer Coach of the Year. In addition, six members of her team have been named First Team All-Conference.
This marks the second straight year that Feldman has been named the Coach of the Year in a vote of the league coaches. Last year, the Terriers posted a 9-0-0 regular-season record and the conference title. Then, in the post-season tournament, the Terriers defeated Towson, 2-1, in the first round and Hartford, 4-1, in the title game. The victory earned the Terriers their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid. In the first round, they blanked Holy Cross, 1-0, but lost to host Dartmouth, 4-1, in the second round.
This year, the defending champions finished with a 10-0-1 regular-season record, with their only tie coming in a 0-0 double overtime match against Hofstra on September 21st. With this current win streak, the Terriers are 24-0-1 in their last 25 regular-season conference game dating back to the 1999 season. This year, in 11 league games, the Terriers outscored their opponents, 24-4.
The Terriers, who will meet fourth-seeded Delaware on Friday night (November 9th) in the semifinals of the America East tournament, are 12-5-1 overall.
Named to the All-Conference First Team were
Was third on the team in goals with 6 and in points with 13…She was named the Conference's Rookie of the Week three times during the year…She was the team's top-scoring freshman…Also named to the league's All-Rookie Team, the only Terrier so honored. | 
Melissa Shulman - Freshman - Huntington, NY |
Was second on the team in goals with 7 and in points with 15…Was hampered during the middle of the season by a nagging injury, but she came back to score two big goals in the season-ending 3-1 win over Northeastern. The win wrapped up the undefeated season and top-seed in the post-season tournament and earned her the league's Player of the Week honor…Was a Second Team selection last year. | 
Nicole Soules - Senior - Springfield, VA |
Had a goal and an assist from her midfield spot…Was a First Team selection last year and a Second Team pick her freshman year of 1999. | 
Allison Merkle - Junior - Baltimore, MD |
| Led the team in assists with 5 and was fourth in points with 7. Was second on the team in shots with 42…Was America East Rookie of the Year in 1997…Was a First Team selection in 1998 and 2000 prior to this year…Redshirted the 1999 season because of a back injury. | 
Teresa Petruccelli - Senior - Flushing, NY |
The anchor of a defense that allowed just 4 goals in 11 conference games and 22 goals in 18 games overall…Had a goal and an assist during the year…This is the third straight year she is a First Team All-Star. | 
Megan Cross - Senior - Pembroke, MA |
Was the Terriers' starting goalkeeper in all 18 games. Compiled a 12-5-1 record along with a 1.20 goals against average and a .798 save percentage. She was also credited with 6.8 shutouts…In conference games, she was 10-0-1 with a 0.39 goals against average and a .909 save percentage. She also posted 5.8 shutouts. | 
Jessica Clinton - Sophomore - Valley Stream, NY |
Two others Terriers were named Honorable Mention. They were sophomore Rebecca Beyer (Shawnee, KS), who was the Terriers' leading scorer with 8-4-20, and junior Suzanne Hudak (Harleysville, PA), who was a mainstay in the midfield.
Hartford's Sandra Kayulu was named the Conference's Player of the Year, while the Hawks' Malin Engman was the Rookie of the Year.
