BOONE, N.C. - Meggie Graham earned Southern Conference all-freshman team honors, becoming the first Appalachian State Women’s soccer student-athlete to earn the honor, the conference announced Wednesday.

A Marietta, Ga. native, Graham had a goal and an assist this season for the Mountaineers. Her assist came on the game-winning goal in the win over UNC Asheville, while she scored the first goal of the game in ASU’s 2-1 win over Campbell.

She appeared in 17 games, starting in 16 and was tied for fourth on the team in shots with 20.

Graham and the Mountaineers finished 2009 with an overall record of 6-9-4 and went 3-5-3 in SoCon play, and defeated Davidson and Furman in the same season for the first time in school history.

All-Conference

First Team

F      Kyri Bye-Nagel, Davidson

F      Tabitha Padgett, UNC Greensboro

F      Amber Cress, Samford

M     Jen Bronson, UNC Greensboro

M     Jenn Partenheimer, UNC Greensboro

M     Natalie Fleming, Samford

D      Brittany Schneider, College of Charleston

D      Claire O’Keefe, Elon

D      Lauren Lopez, UNC Greensboro

D      Theresa Henry, Samford

GK   Alyssa Whitehead, Samford

Second Team

F      Donna-Kay Henry, Chattanooga

F      Blakely Low, Davidson

F      Molly Calpin, Elon

F      Kristin Player, UNC Greensboro

M     Courtney Hart, Davidson

M     Sara El-Shami, Furman

M     Katya Gokhman, Furman

D      Annie Pease, College of Charleston

D      Amanda Flink, Davidson

D      Cat Barnekow, UNC Greensboro

GK   Kelsey Kearney, UNC Greensboro

All-Freshman Team

F      Alyssa Bearden, College of Charleston

F      Meggie Graham, Appalachian State

F      Tabitha Padgett, UNC Greensboro

F      Becca Smith, Chattanooga

M     Scarlett Fakhar, Elon

M     Lauren Hein, UNC Greensboro

D      Claire Hodge, Furman

D      Sabbath McKiernan-Allen, Samford

D      Claire O’Keefe, Elon

D      Elizabeth Palmer, Elon

D      Louise Timboe, Davidson

Co-Players of the Year: Amber Cress, Samford & Tabitha Padgett, UNC Greensboro

Freshman of the Year: Tabitha Padgett, UNC Greensboro

Coach of the Year: Bob Winch, The Citadel