Dec. 7, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Three Lions on MIAA Commissioner’s
Academic Honor Roll for women’s soccer

Three members of the Missouri Southern State University women’s soccer team were named to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll announced on Monday (Dec. 6).
MSSU student-athletes named to the team included:
Senior Sarah Sneed (Topeka, Kan./Washburn Rural) - Sneed, who started all 20 games of her senior season, is a biology and chemistry major with a 3.645 grade-point average. She tied for second on the team with three goals, including game-winners in both meetings with Missouri-Rolla.
Junior Alese Woolard (Claremore, Okla./Oologah) - Woolard started Southern’s final 12 games in goal and posted 70 saves with a 1.29 goals-against average. The education major holds a 3.383 GPA.
Sophomore Jessica Buhman (Olathe, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas) - Buhman, who scored a pair of goals this season, is a nursing major with a 3.50 GPA, started all 20 games for the Lions in 2004.
Sneed, Woolard and Buhman were All-MIAA selections in 2004. They helped the Lions to a 10-8-2 record, including 8-5-1 for third place in the conference.
To earn MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recognition, student-athletes must: 1) have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better at the nominating institution, 2) have at least two terms of attendance at the nonminating institution (excluding summer session), and 3) be at least a sophomore in athletic eligibility. Redshirts and those seeking a medical hardship are not eligibile.