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December 11, 2002
Three Lady Eagles on Women's Soccer All-Region Team

(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Three Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania women’s soccer players, Becky Nichols (Wind Gap, Pa./Nazareth), Naomi Clarke (Cambridge, New Zealand/St. Peters School), and Brooke Rangi (Kawerau, New Zealand/Kawerau College), were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II All-Northeast Regional team. All three players earned First Team honors, making them eligible for nomination for All-America honors.
            Senior midfielder Becky Nichols makes her fourth-straight appearance as a first team nominee, and earned third team All-America accolades as a sophomore. Nichols is also a four-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) selection. She posted six goals and one assist during the 2002 season including two game-winners. Her career total of 19 goals ranks her seventh all-time at The Haven.
            It is the third first-team Northeast Regional honor for Naomi Clarke, a two-time All-American. Clarke is also a three-time All-PSAC awardee. She led LHU with 13 goals this season and added eight assists for 34 points. Her goal total ranks her in a tie for third on the Lady Eagle single-season chart and it also brings her career total to 34 – second all-time at LHU. The junior midfielder had three game-winning goals this season and scored a career-high of four goals against Concordia College.
            Making her inaugural appearance among the region’s top players is sophomore forward Brooke Rangi. Rangi was the PSAC Athlete of the Year and a First Team All-PSAC selection after leading the Lady Eagles with 36 points from 12 goals and a conference-best 12 assists. She notched a team-high of five game-winners. In two seasons, Rangi has climbed to sixth on Lock Haven’s all-time goals (22) and all-time assists (18) lists.
            The Lady Eagle soccer team went 16-3-1 during the 2002 season, winning the regular season PSAC crown with a perfect 10-0-0 ledger. Lock Haven finished as semifinalists in the conference tournament and was a Northeast Region finalist in the NCAA Division II tournament.


	LHU All-Northeast Region selections - (from bottom, clockwise) Brooke Rangi, Naomi Clarke, Becky Nichols.

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