Ball State University Athletics
Mattingly, Oyer Earn All-MAC Soccer Honors
November 06, 2014 | Soccer
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State soccer players Leah Mattingly and Madison Oyer were named Thursday to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team as selected by a vote of the league's 12 head coaches.
The awards were announced on the eve of the MAC Tournament semifinals in Buffalo, N.Y., where the Cardinals are set to face No. 1 seed Buffalo at 4 p.m. Friday.
Mattingly leads all defenders in the MAC with four goals this season, tying for the most on the Ball State team. The sophomore from Floyds Knobs, Ind., has also helped to anchor a defensive unit that has posted nine shutouts for the second year in a row, just one shy of the school record. A MAC All-Freshman Team pick last year, Mattingly has played every minute for the Cardinals this season.
Oyer was named to the All-MAC Second Team for the second year in a row. The junior from Leo, Ind., has once again been a force in the Ball State midfield. She owns three goals and two assists despite being hampered by a midseason injury. Oyer becomes the sixth player in Ball State history to be named All-MAC twice in a career and the first since Megan Ridley in 2008 and 2009.
Mattingly and Oyer have helped Ball State to a second consecutive 11-win campaign and a second straight MAC Tournament semifinals appearance. Friday's Ball State-Buffalo winner will advance to meet the Western Michigan-NIU winner in Sunday's championship game for an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
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All-MAC First Team
Lani Smith, Senior, F, Akron
Laura Dougall, Freshman, GK, Buffalo
Jackie Hall, R-Junior, D, Buffalo
Courtney Mann, Senior, MF, Buffalo
Katie Roberts, Senior, F, Buffalo
Emily Dzik, Senior, D, Eastern Michigan
Molli Krick, Senior, MF, Eastern Michigan
Angela Vultaggio, Senior, F, Eastern Michigan
Jenna Hellstrom, Sophomore, F, Kent State
Kelsey Dinges, Senior, MF, Miami
Courtney Zanotti, Senior, D, Miami
All-MAC Second Team
Leah Mattingly, Sophomore, D, Ball State
Madison Oyer, Junior, MF, Ball State
Lauren Cadel, R-Sophomore, GK, Bowling Green
Celina Carrero, Sophomore, F, Buffalo
Sophie Therien, Senior, D, Buffalo
Laura Gosse, Senior, F, Central Michigan
Bianca Rossi, Senior, F, Eastern Michigan
Haley Walter, Junior, MF, Miami
Isabella Echeverri, Freshman, MF, Toledo
Lindsey Lee, Junior, D, Western Michigan
Rachel Chaney, Senior, MF, Western Michigan
Kylie Nylen, Junior, MF, Western Michigan
All-Freshman Team
Skylar Fleak, Bowling Green
Julia Benati, Buffalo
Laura Dougall, Buffalo
Kristen Brots, Kent State
Doni Capehart, Kent State
Maggie Scott, Miami
Kat Zalar, Miami
Amy Annala, Northern Illinois
Lauren Gierman, Northern Illinois
Isabella Echeverri, Toledo
Emma Kahn, Western Michigan
Offensive Player of the Year
Katie Roberts, Senior, Buffalo
Defensive Player of the Year
Jackie Hall, R-Junior, Buffalo
Freshman of the Year
Laura Dougall, Freshman, Buffalo
Coach of the Year
Shawn Burke, Buffalo
