Brown Earns NSCAA All-America Third Team Honors
December 7, 2009 | Women's Soccer
Dec. 7, 2009
BOSTON - Senior defender Casey Brown has been named to the NSCAA Division I All-America Third Team, as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Brown, a three-time America East Defender of the Year, recently completed her decorated career at BU with the program's third-straight conference title.
Brown is the first Terrier to earn All-America honors from the NSCAA since Meghann Cook accomplished the feat in 2005.
Brown established herself as one of the nation's stingiest defenders in 2009, earning her third straight America East Defender of the Year honor - an AE first - and helping the Terriers' backline record 12 shutouts and a 0.66 goals-against average, which rank 24th and 23rd in the NCAA, respectively.
A senior tri-captain and Natick, Mass. native, Brown has been a stabilizing force on defense as conference foes have only recorded 17 goals since her arrival on campus. She is a three-time America East All-Conference First Team honoree and a three-time member of the NSCAA All-Northeast region teams.
In addition to her All-America status, Brown earned NSCAA All-Northeast regional honors. She is joined on the NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team by classmate Emily Pallotta. Pallotta caps off a brilliant career in the scarlet and white with yet another strong season. Pallotta led the team in goals (8) and contributed three assists for 19 points, which gives her with 48 career points - ninth all-time. The 2009 AE Midfielder of the Year, Pallotta was a two-time America East All-Conference First Team honoree.
Senior netminder Janie Reilly was named to the All-Northeast Region Second Team, following her standout senior campaign. Reilly recorded eight shutouts in 2009 with a 0.53 goals-against average and .853 save percentage. She ranked 12th in the nation in GAA and 28th in save percentage. She graduates with 20 career shutouts which is tied for second in program history.
McClernon will graduate from Boston University as one of the program's most prolific scorers as her 55 career points is eighth all-time. As a senior, McClernon posted a team-best 20 points on seven goals - four game winners - and six assists, and was named the America East's Most Outstanding Player in the postseason conference tourney. In each of her four seasons, McClernon was named to an America East All-Conference team and as a senior she put an exclamation point on it with a first team selection.
The Terriers (14-6-2) made their fifth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 after winning their seventh conference crown in a 4-0 win over Binghamton. The offense was the story of the season for the Terriers as they netted a conference-best 43 goals. Thirteen different Terriers scored and nine tallied multiple goals. In addition, BU was stingy on its home field and it owns an active 20-game winning streak at Nickerson Field.
