BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The WKU women's soccer team placed four on Conference USA All-Conference teams, the league announced on Tuesday. Senior defender Chandler Clark earned first-team honors, sophomore midfielder Hannah Chua was named to second-team, junior forward Iris Dunn earned third-team honors and freshman midfielder Nicole Roseland was named to the All-Freshmen team.
Clark has started in 44 consecutive games for WKU, dating back to her sophomore season. She has played all but 54 minutes for the Lady Toppers on the backline. With Clark as a leader on defense, WKU has allowed only 14 goals in the last 15 games and has allowed only 10 goals in conference play. The Lady Toppers have pitched six shutouts on the season and Clark and the defense have held opponents to an average of only 12.6 shots per game and 5.2 shots on frame. The Edgewood, Ky. native has also contributed on the offensive side with a goal in the first game of the season against UT Martin and three assists, the second most on the team.
Chua leads the team with five goals on the season and WKU is 3-1-1 when Chua finds the back of the net. Also leads the team with 11 points on the season. The sophomore has netted two game-winners this season, securing the win against Mercer and the program's first win over Memphis. The Claremont, Calif. native assisted Haley Baldridge on the game-winning shot against Stephen F. Austin in the Battle on the Bayou in August.
Dunn has found the back of the net five times this season, tied for the lead on the team in goals. In just three season on the Hill, Dunn has broken into the WKU top-10 career goals rankings, sitting at eighth with 17 goals. The junior clinched the game for WKU twice this season in matches against UT Martin and Louisiana Tech, helping move into fifth place in career match-winners at WKU. The Tavernier, Fla. native set up freshman Hannah Cady for her first career score in the first game of the season for an assist, giving her 11 points on the season which is tied for the most on the team. This was the second all-conference award for Dunn, after being named to the Sun Belt All-Conference second team in her freshman season.
Roseland has played in all 18 games this season, one of only two WKU freshman to do so this year, and has started in 15 of those games. Neidell has relied heavily on the freshman in the midfield, playing her the most of any freshman for a total of 1,421 minutes this season.
The Lady Toppers will take on North Texas on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Championship in Miami, Fla. First touch is scheduled for 10:00 AM (CT).
