Bregler Named to the 2005 LSC South All-Academic Team

PORTALES, N.M. — Sophomore midfielder Nicole Bregler (Alamogordo, NM/ Alamogordo HS) became the second Zia to receive Lone Star Conference All-Academic honors in the program’s three-year history, as she earned a spot on the 2005 LSC South All-Academic Team. Five of her teammates were named to the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, including senior forward Karly Parkans (Peoria, AZ/Paradise Valley CC), junior defender Pamela Campbell (Sierra Vista, AZ/Cochise College), sophomore defender Katharine Coulombe (Sammamish, WA/Eastlake HS), sophomore forward Kara Henderson (Rio Rancho, NM/Rio Rancho HS) and sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Sanchez (Belen, NM/Belen HS).

The LSC sports information directors chose the players for the All-Academic Team based upon their accomplishments in academics and athletics. In order to be considered, each player had to maintain a 3.20 grade point average while completing at least 24 semester hours at their current institution and reaching sophomore athletic status. All qualifying student-athletes who were not chosen for the All-Academic Team were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

LSC All-Academic Team

Bregler, a Biology major with a minor in Chemistry, has been on the ENMU Athletic Honor Roll in each semester since her freshman year and has achieved a 3.85 GPA. Bregler finished her second season at Eastern with four goals and two assists this season. The ten points ranked her fourth on the team in overall scoring, .541 shot on goal percentage was the second best among Zia goal scorers.

Three of Bregler’s goals came in ENMU victories against the University of the Incarnate Word, the University of Texas-Permian Basin and the College of the Southwest. The latter two wins were back-to-back 3-0 shutouts on Sept. 30 and Oct. 2. During her freshman season, Bregler recorded nine points on two goals and five assists to tie for fourth on the team. Her assist total was second best on the ENMU squad.

LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Parkans is a Psychology major with a 3.2 GPA, who has played two solid seasons for the Zias, after transferring from Paradise Valley CC prior to her junior year. In limited playing action this fall, Parkans was credited with two assists. Last year, she came off the bench to record six goals. She ended the 2004 season with 12 points to rank second on the team.

Two years ago, during Eastern’s inaugural season (2003), Campbell was the first Zia selected to the LSC All-Academic Team. She was named Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6 this fall. In three seasons at Eastern, she has played in 51 games with 49 starts. Campbell is majoring in Biology with an emphasis in Zoology and has achieved a 3.63 GPA.

In two seasons with the Zias, Coulombe has provided solid defense while starting in 32 of 33 games played. She scored her only career goal on a penalty kick in the final game of the 2005 campaign, a 2-1 loss to Texas Woman’s University. Coulombe has not decided on a major at ENMU. She has recorded a 3.80 GPA.

It was Henderson’s second selection to the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She also was named to the Honor Roll during the 2004 season. She has accumulated a 3.22 GPA while majoring in Business Administration. Henderson moved from defender to forward this year and recorded 11 points on five goals and one assist. She finished third in scoring for the Zias and provided game-winning goals against Colorado Christian University and St. Gregory’s University.

Sanchez has started in goal for the Zias in 24 games and has seen action in an additional eight games in her two-year career at Eastern. She is undecided regarding her major and has attained a 3.59 GPA. In 2005, she finished the year with a 7-8-1 win-loss record and a 1.55 goals against average. Sanchez improved her play in her second season by giving up almost half a goal less per game, while increasing her save percentage to .810.

Eastern fell one victory short of advancing to the LSC Tournament for the first time in school history. Even so, the Zias’ achieved their first-ever winning record at 10-8-1 overall. Although the Zias took 43 fewer shots, they scored four more goals and had 10 more points than their opponents. During the three seasons in the program’s existence, the Zias have improved every year, attaining a 3-12 record in 2003 and a 9-9-2 record in 2004.