Women's Soccer

Four student-athletes from the Capital University women’s soccer team were named to their respective Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio Teams on Friday.

The Capital women’s soccer team recorded their most successful decade in program history by winning four OAC championships, partaking in two NCAA Tournaments, and producing two All-America selections. Coach Dwight Burgess, who was named the 2006 OAC Women’s Coach of the Year, discussed the program’s best moments over the last 10 years.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Capital University senior Molly Sheils added another postseason honor to her mantel as she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) /adidas Women’s College Division Scholar All-America Second Team on Dec. 18.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Senior Molly Sheils became just the second All-America honoree in program history and Capital University was represented by two players on the All-Great Lakes First Team when the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) released its NCAA Division III women’s soccer awards on Dec. 7.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – The Capital University women’s soccer team had three players voted to the Ohio Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams on Thursday by the league’s faculty athletics representatives. Seniors Molly Sheils and Sarah Hagen were tabbed as All-Academic First Team honorees while junior Kellie Gustin was an Honorable Mention selection.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Senior Molly Sheils was named as the 2009 OAC Midfielder of the Year to lead a group of four players from the Capital women’s soccer team on the All-Ohio Athletic Conference Teams which were released on Wednesday.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – A bending ball into the back of the net in the 10th minute proved to be just too much for a stingy Capital women’s soccer team to overcome in a 1-0 loss at #11 Otterbein in the OAC Semifinals on Wednesday afternoon.

WILMINGTON, Ohio - A goal in the 15th minute by senior Natasha Ballard lifted the fifth-seeded Capital women's soccer team to a 1-0 OAC First Round road victory at Wilmington on Monday night.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Visiting Capital held a two-goal lead in the second half, but #15 Otterbein charged back for a 3-2 win in double overtime during the OAC women’s soccer regular season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon. CU will now be the fifth seed in the OAC Tournament which begins with a First Round match on Monday at Wilmington beginning at 7 p.m.

The Capital University senior soccer duo of Molly Sheils and Josh Thaboune were each named to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Friday.

TIFFIN, Ohio – The Capital women’s soccer team used a goal and an assist each by Kaylee Phillips and Molly Sheils to secure itself of a berth in the first round of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament with a 3-1 victory at Heidelberg on Tuesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio- Two first half goals by senior Katie Robinson and another by junior Kaylee Phillips propelled the Capital women’s soccer team to a 3-0 win over Mount Union on senior day.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Goals by seniors Katie Robinson and Natasha Ballard paced the Capital women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over OAC opponent Baldwin Wallace. The Crusaders improved to 10-5-2 overall and 4-2 in league play, while the Yellow Jackets fell to 6-9-2 and 2-5 in the OAC.

MARIETTA, Ohio - A pair of goals in the first and second half propelled the Capital women’s soccer team to a 4-1 OAC victory at Marietta.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even an inspired second half that saw Capial outshoot Wilmington 17-5 and a goal by senior Molly Sheils (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville HS) was not enough as the Crusader women’s soccer team fell to the Quakers 2-1.

NEW CONCORD, Ohio- Three first half goals propelled the Capital women’s soccer team to a 4-0-road victory over OAC foe Muskingum on Saturday. Four different Crusaders scored goals in what was Capital’s second highest scoring match of the season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio- Despite outshooting Ohio Northern and registering a goal by junior Natasha Ballard (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg HS) in the second half, the Capital women’s soccer team fell to the Polar Bears 2-1 in an OAC matchup.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital controlled play throughout and scored the only goal it would need in the 63rd minute to secure a 1-0 Ohio Athletic Conference women’s soccer victory over John Carroll on Friday evening at Bernlohr Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio- Despite outshooting visiting Manchester 56-5, the Capital women’s soccer team ended their two-overtime non-conference match on Wednesday in a 1-1 draw.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital could not find the back of the net in a 1-0 loss to Thomas More in a non-conference women’s soccer matchup on Sunday afternoon at Bernlohr Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital became the first team this season to score a goal on Wittenberg in a 2-0 non-conference women’s soccer victory on Wednesday at Bernlohr Stadium.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Junior goalkeeper Linley Vermillion was tabbed as the Ohio Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week on Monday.

CINCINNATI, Ohio - For the first time this season, the Capital women’s soccer team played to a tie, a 1-1 draw against Mount St. Joseph Sunday.

HANOVER, Ind.- For a second straight game, the Capital women’s soccer game has won a 1-0 match on the road, this time against Hanover on Saturday afternoon.

GAMBIER, Ohio- The Capital University women’s soccer team snapped a two-match losing streak and posted its third shutout win of the season in a 1-0 non-conference road victory at Kenyon on Thursday night.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Despite a first half goal by freshman Brooke Lewis (Hilliard, OH/Hilliard Davidson HS), the Capital women’s soccer team suffered its second straight overtime loss to host Whitworth, 2-1.

SPOKANE, Wash. – After a scoreless 90 minutes of regulation it took just 29 seconds into overtime for the deciding goal to be scored as the Capital women’s soccer team fell to Whitman on Friday’s opening day of the 2009 Whitworth Soccer Classic.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Homestanding Capital was paced by big performances from juniors Samantha Shaffer and Kellie Gustin in a 6-0 rout of Anderson during a non-conference women’s soccer match at Bernlohr Stadium. With the win, Capital remained perfect on the season at 3-0-0.

SALISBURY, Md.- The Capital women’s soccer team will head back to Columbus this week after dispatching both Guilford and Methodist this past weekend at the Elmer Lord Invitational, the latter a 2-1 victory on Sunday.

SALISBURY, Md. - Led by the leadership of their seniors and an influx of talented freshmen, the Capital women’s soccer started the season on a high note by defeating Guilford 2-0 at the Elmer Lord Invitational.

Wondering what’s the latest fashion for the summer and fall? Asking Capital women’s soccer senior Sara Hagan may not be a bad idea. The Marketing major and Public Relations minor recently talked about her summer internship with The Limited, and also discussed her first three years at Capital and her goals for this season.

The Capital women’s soccer team returns all but one member from last season’s OAC Semifinalist squad. Capital finished 11-7-2 in 2008 including a win and a tie against ranked opponents, but has even loftier goals for the 2009 campaign.

Rising senior Molly Sheils will be one of the leaders of the Capital women’s soccer program this fall following a junior season that saw her named as a NSCAA Second Team All-Region selection as well as a NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-East Region Scholar Athlete. Sheils talked with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about Capital’s chances at the OAC title next season, soccer’s popularity in America, and who is the best dresser on the team.

WILMINGTON, Ohio – Two juniors from the Capital University women’s soccer team earned All-Ohio Division III honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Coaches Association following voting by members of the OSCA. Junior Katie Robinson was a First Team pick at forward while classmate Molly Sheils was a Second Team selection in the midfield.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Junior midfielder Molly Sheils was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-East Region Scholar Third Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Capital University women’s soccer junior tandem of Katie Robinson and Molly Sheils garnered All-Great Lakes Second Team honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Monday.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Four Capital University women’s soccer players earned All-OAC recognition on Wednesday including Katie Robinson who was named the 2008 Ohio Athletic Conference Forward of the Year in voting conducted amongst the conference’s head coaches. Midfielder Molly Sheils was also an All-OAC First Team pick while defenders Julie Horton and Ciara McCellan were All-OAC Honorable Mention selections.