ROUX: Lady Cajuns Soccer 2006 Recruits
LOUISIANA La. - Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns soccer team announced their 2006 recruits. The class of four incoming freshmen and one transfer will add speed and offense to the 2006 Cajuns.
The incoming class of freshmen includes Emily Black (Wichita, Kans.), Courtney Hofland (Lafayette), Bailey Dunigan (Dallas, Texas) and Taylor Zak (Aledo, Texas).
The Cajuns also welcome Leigh Godchaux (Lafayette), a four-year transfer from Vanderbilt.
Black is a forward from Maize High School in Wichita, Kans. She helped lead the Eagles to the Regional Championship in 2005 and a third place finish in the Kansas 6-A championship. Black was honorable mention All-CT League in 2003 and an honorable mention All-ACVT League selection in 2005.
As a forward on club teams, she recorded 52 goals and 20 assists from July to December in 2005. From 2003-2005, Black scored 13 goals and registered 13 assists playing as a midfielder and defender.
A member of the Olympics Development Program, Black is a Kansas Honors Scholar. She is ranks in the top 10-percent of her class academically, earning academic letters in 2004 and 2005.
“Emily is a very tough and explosive forward who has a very good nose for the goal,” Ragin’ Cajuns head coach Scot Wieland stated. “She is going to add a spark to our offense with her speed and goal scoring ability.”
Hofland joins the Cajuns from Acadiana High School in Lafayette. She helped lead the Rams to a district championship in the 2003-04 season. Hofland was named NSCAA Region All-American. She was named all-state for the 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. She was also named first team All-Acadiana from 2003-04. Hofland was named offensive most valuable player from 2002-05. She was named to the all-tournament team during the 2003-04 season and was the Acadiana nominee for Sports Tours USA in 2003-04. Hofland was named outstanding freshman for the 2002-03 season.
Hofland scored 43 goals in one season at AHS including five goals in one game against Comeaux High School.
Off the field, Hofland is a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club. She received the scholastic excellence award. At UL, she plans on majoring in exercise science.
“We are going have to look to Courtney to be able to step in and fill some pretty big shoes that Meredith Smith left in the middle of the field.” Wieland commented. “Courtney is a very strong, tactically and technically gifted player. She is going to do some great things at UL.”
Dunigan signed with the Cajuns out of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas. She lettered for four years, leading the Wildcats to the 2005 district and state playoffs. Dunigan was named the Team Defender of the Year and was an honorable mention for First Team All-District. A member of the Olympic Development Program, she also runs for the Lake Highlands track team. She ran 4x100m, 4x100m relays and 400m individuals.
Dunigan ranks in the top-five percentile in her class with a 4.0 grade point average. She is a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. Dunigan received the President's Award in Education Excellence "A" Team. She was named Who's Who among American High School Students. Dunigan was also invited to the Youth Leadership Conference.
“Bailey brings a lot of speed and size to the field” Wieland stated. “Bailey is best known for being a defensive specialist, but those skills may be put to use in our offense in 2006.”
Zak joins the Cajuns from Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas. She helped the Bearcats to the Bi-District Championship, as well as, the Area Championship. Zak led Aledo HS to the regional quarterfinals during the 2002-03 season. For her efforts, she was named First Team All-District.
Off the field, Zak is a member of the National Honor Society. She ranks 58th in her class with a 3.7 GPA.
“Taylor is a very technical and crafty player who can play either forward or center midfield,” Wieland remarked. “She will be looked at a lot to help our offense next season.”
Godchaux returns to Lafayette after spending a year at Vanderbilt. She helped the Commodores to a 17-3-3 record in 2005, starting as a true freshman.
Godchaux was a six-year letterwinner at the Episcopal School of Acadiana, starting since seventh grade. She was named first team All-District all four years of high school. She was selected District Offensive MVP as a sophomore and District MVP as a junior and District Defensive MVP senior. Godchaux was an All-State selection following her junior season. She helped lead ESA to District 3 championships in 8th grade and her freshman, sophomore and senior years. ESA finished as a District 3 runner-up her junior year and advanced to the Louisiana Division 3 quarterfinals during her eighth grade, freshman and sophomore seasons, semi-finals junior season and senior season state runnerup. She played for the Baton Rouge Soccer Club with state titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
She also lettered in Cross Country and track all four years of high school. Godchaux helped ESA capture state cross country titles in 1999 and 2003. She was named All-State after a ninth-place finish in eighth grade and an eighth-place finish her junior year. Godchaux was named the Outstanding Performer at three meets her junior year, including the District meet. She was a state champion in the 100m as a junior with a time of 12.34 and a three-time state runner-up in the 400m.
“We are happy to have Leigh on the team,” Wieland said. “Leigh comes back to Lafayette after playing a year at Vandy. Leigh will bring a tremendous amount of speed and experience to our team in 2006.”
“I think our main priorities for our program this year were offense and speed,” Wieland said of his recruiting class. “I think we did a good job addressing those aspects with this recruiting class. Not only are these young ladies very talented soccer players, they are excellent academically and they are great young ladies who will add to the chemistry we have formed here at UL.”
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