RADFORD, Va. - VMI defender Audrey Falconi was named to the All-State First Team while Keydet goalkeeper Angela Redmond earned Second Team honors as the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) recently announced its Women's Soccer honors.

Falconi and Redmond played large roles in VMI's best-ever defensive season, as the team established a new school record with a 1.06 goals-against-average.  With six shutouts, the team also matched its school record from just a season ago.

Falconi (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial), who earlier this season earned First Team All-Big South accolades for the second straight year, was the only Keydet to play every minute on the field in 2009.  Her recognition caps a season that also saw her named the league's Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the first female recipient of the Keydet Club's Three-Legged Stool Award, given to a senior cadet-athlete that best exemplifies the three aspects of a VMI education, Academics, Athletics and Military. 

Redmond (Fairfax Station, Va./Woodson) enjoyed a career year as a junior, leading the Big South with her 0.81 goals-against-average while ranking fourth nationally in save percentage (89.3%).  In addition, Redmond led the Keydets to wins over in-state opponents Liberty and Radford, as the team swept its Big South rivals for the first time in program history.  She then helped the Keydets into the Semifinals of the Big South Championship for the second year in a row, making a game-winning save in the shootout of an upset against Coastal Carolina.

Falconi becomes the first player in program history to earn multiple VaSID honors after being named to the Second Team a season ago.  It also marks the second straight season that VMI has had multiple All-State honors. 

In other results, JMU senior Corky Julian was tabbed the State's University Division Player of the Year for the second year in a row.  George Mason's Tiana Kallenberger was tabbed the State's Rookie of the Year and Virginia Tech's Kelly Cagle as the Coach of the Year.

All-State teams are selected by active members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association. For more information, please visit the VaSID site at http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid.

First Team
Forwards
Laura Alawine, So., Virginia
Marika Gray, Jr., Virginia Tech
Corky Julien, Sr., James Madison
Tiana Kallenberger, Fr., George Mason (At Large)
Midfielders
Omolyn Davis, R-Jr., George Mason
Sinead Farrelly, Jr., Virginia
Teresa Rynier, Jr., James Madison
Defenders
Audrey Falconi, Sr., VMI
Teri Maykoski, Sr., James Madison
Diana Weigel, So., William & Mary
Goalkeeper
Chantel Jones, So., Virginia

Second Team
Forwards
Ashlee Coutu, Fr., Old Dominion
Maria Owen, Jr., Liberty
Cate Tisinger, Jr., James Madison
Midfielders
Silvia Betancourt, So., Liberty
Kelsey Conheeney, Fr., Virginia Tech
Jennifer Harvey, Jr., Virginia Tech
Defenders
Lisa Bernardini, So., Old Dominion
Myriam Bourchard, Jr., VCU
Jackie Cozza, Sr., Radford
Goalkeeper
Katie Frey, Fr., George Mason
Angela Redmond, Jr., VMI (At Large)

Player of the Year
Corky Julian, James Madison

Rookie of the Year
Tiana Kallenberger, George Mason

Coach of the Year
Kelly Cagle, Virginia Tech