Nov. 2, 2005

Contact: Brian McCann

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Cleveland State sophomore midfielder Heather Clapacs has been named to the 2005 All-Horizon League second team. The announcement came at the annual Horizon League Championship pre-tournament banquet on Wednesday evening as was determined in balloting conducted among the league's head coaches.

Clapacs earns the honor after starting all 16 matches she played in this year. The most effective midfielder on the team, her ball possession skills have helped to significantly increase the offensive production of the Vikings this fall. She finished the regular season ranking fourth on the team with 17 shots and third with eight shots on goal. She recorded one assist this year.

"This is a nice award for Heather," head coach Derrek Falor said. "Because of the role that she played on the team last year, she has been singled out defensively by our opponents this year yet has done a really nice job of distributing the ball to our forwards and creating scoring opportunities."

Awards are not new to Clapacs. She was a second team all-league and All-Ohio pick last year after leading the squad with 43 shots and 20 shots on goal.

The Vikings enter the Horizon League Championship as the No. 8 seed, facing regular season champion UW-Milwaukee in the opening match of the tourney on Thursday (Nov. 3) beginning at 11:00 a.m. CST.

2005-06 All-Horizon League Team

Player of the Year:
Sarah Oligney, UW-Green Bay

Coach of the Year
Mike Lupenec, Detroit

Newcomer of the Year
Jess Rooma, Wright State

First Team
Meredith Buemi, Butler
Allison Epple, Detroit
Ginny Graczyk, UW-Milwaukee
Stephanie Gross, UW-Green Bay
Erin Kane, UW-Milwaukee
Sarah Oligney, UW-Green Bay
Mary Parker, Detroit
Jess Rooma, Wright State
Jodie Shoaf, Wright State
Sarah Teegarden, UW-Milwaukee
Ashley Twehues, Butler

Second Team
Sadie Brookman, Youngstown State
Allie Bullard, Detroit
Heather Clapacs, Cleveland State
Steph Comisar, Wright State
Kate Lord, Butler
Janice McGann, UW-Milwaukee
Lauren Moss, Detroit
Angie Muir, Butler
Dixie Schubert, UW-Green Bay
Jamie Wasielewski, Loyola
Amanda Winn, UW-Milwaukee

All-Newcomer Team
Blair Gilleland, Detroit
Erin Kane, UW-Milwaukee
Caitlin Lee, Youngstown State
Shelley Marick, Detroit
Kitty Montgomery, UW-Milwaukee
Lauren Moss, Detroit
Angie Muir, Butler
Jess Rooma, Wright State
Sarah Teegarden, UW-Milwaukee
Jenny Southard, Butler
Sharon Zurbey, UW-Green Bay