2002 Ferris State Award Winners Announced
Team Honors Handed Out At Annual Awards Banquet
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Junior defender Kristin Bator Honored As FSU's Top Defensive Player Of The Year
Big Rapids, Mich. – The Ferris State University women’s soccer program held its 2002 postseason awards banquet Saturday (Nov. 23) at the Wheeler Pavilion on the FSU campus in Big Rapids, Mich.
Ferris State concluded the 2002 season with a 7-10-3 overall record, which represented the third highest single-season victory total in the program's history all under fourth-year head coach Pete Watkins. The Bulldogs finished tied for sixth place in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) standings with a 3-4-2 conference mark.
Junior forward Emily Rogers (Traverse City/Central) was named the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player for the third straight year after leading the Bulldogs in goals (11), assists (five) and points (27). In conference games, among the GLIAC leaders, Rogers finished tied for first in goals (seven), tied for fifth in assists (two), and tied for first in points (16). This season, she scored two goals and added an assist in back-to-back matches against Northern Michigan (Oct. 20) and at Gannon (Oct. 26) in compiling a personal single-match high of five points. Rogers is currently FSU’s career scoring leader with 81 points (32-17–81) in 52 career matches.
The Most Valuable Defensive Player Award was given to junior defender Kristin Bator (Saginaw/Heritage), who switched to defense this season after playing at the midfield position for the past two years. Bator started 18 of 20 matches played this fall while helping Ferris post four shutouts. She also played a key role in the team registering its second best goals against (28) and goals against average (1.33) season numbers in the program’s history.
Senior defender Sarah Hyde (Carbondale, Ill.) was honored as the Most Valuable Teammate. Hyde was the first Ferris women’s soccer player to both sign with the Bulldogs and letter four years (1999-02). She started four of 18 matches this fall and concluded her career with four points (2-0–4) in 64 career matches. Last season, she scored her first collegiate goal against Clarion (Pa.) (Sept. 1) and added another against Hillsdale (Oct. 5). Hyde played 11 matches at goalkeeper in 1999, compiling a 4.19 goals against average with 129 saves.
The Coaches Award for team leadership was presented to junior midfielder Holly Alexander (Belmont/Rockford). Alexander, who started 18 of 19 matches this season, helped spark a Ferris offense which notched its second-highest point total (29-26–84) in the program’s history. The 2001 squad totaled a school-record 89 points (35-19–89) in 19 matches.
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