Tennessee Tech's Jen Hoffman was named the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year while UT Martin's Danielle Rogers earned Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Murray State's Danielle McMurray and Tennessee Tech's Kris Cambron shared the Freshman of the Year honors while Morehead State's Warren Lipka was named the Coach of the Year.

Hoffman, a native of Martinsburg, W.Va., leads the league with four goals and nine points in OVC play. She has six goals overall and one assist for 13 points on the season. The first-team All-OVC selection has a team-leading 26 shots this year with 13 being on-goal. The junior forward registered the game-winning goal at Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 2.

Rogers, a junior defender, was part of a defense that recorded eight shutouts on the year and gave up just 12 goals over 15 games this season. The Orland Park, Ill., native also scored a pair of goals and recorded an assist this year. In conference action, Rogers and the Skyhawks gave up just five goals and registered five shutouts. She was also selected to the 2009 All-OVC First Team.

McMurray, a native of Germantown, Tenn., finished the regular-season tied for the team lead with five goals. The redshirt freshman midfielder tallied 30 shots with 18 being on-goal in 17 games. McMurray, who was selected to the All-OVC Second Team and All-Newcomer squad, registered two goals and one assist in league action.

A freshman forward, Cambron has recorded four goals and three assists so far this season. The Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., native tallied two of her four goals in Conference play. Cambron played in 17 games in the regular-season and registered 17 shots. In addition to be named the Co-Freshman of the Year, Cambron earned First Team All-OVC honors as well as being selected to the All-Newcomer squad.

Lipka, who is in his first season at the helm of the Morehead State soccer team, becomes the third Eagle skipper to be named OVC Coach of the Year. He led his team to an 8-6-4 overall mark while going 5-0-3 in the OVC en route to its first regular-season title. Morehead State enters the OVC Tournament with a seven-game unbeaten streak, going 4-0-3 during that stretch.

Murray State had the most All-OVC first team selections with three followed by Eastern Illinois, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin with two selections each.  Southeast Missouri and Morehead State both had one pick. Joining Hoffman, Rogers and Cambron on the first team were: Murray State sophomore defender Veronika Pribyslavaska (Prague, Czech), senior midfielder Nicole Evans (Rugby, England) and sophomore midfielder Sophie Hargreaves (Leeds, England); Eastern Illinois senior goalkeeper Jenny Williams (Quincy, Ill.) and senior forward Laura Ridolfi (Godfrey, Ill.); Southeast Missouri freshman defender Hayley Abbott (Narooma, Australia); UT Martin sophomore midfielder Brooke Robertson (Olatha, Kan.); and Morehead State senior midfielder Lindsey Stefanini (Alqippa, Pa.).

Joining McMurray on the second team are: Eastern Kentucky senior goalkeeper Stephanie Lynch (Goshen, Ky.) and junior midfielder Ashley Green (Loveland, Ohio); Morehead State junior goalkeeper Lily Meisner (Taos, N.M.) and senior midfielder Bethany Davidson (Monroe, Ohio); Jacksonville State junior defender Alyshia Madison (Cheney, Wash.) and senior forward Amber DeLaney (St. Petersburg, Fla.); Eastern Illinois sophomore defender Sam Balek (Palatine, Ill.); Tennessee Tech junior defender Taren Brown (Hendersonville, Tenn.); UT Martin freshman forward Kendyl Wilson (Collierville, Tenn.); and Southeast Missouri junior forward Ashley Runion (St. Peters, Mo.).

Eleven student-athletes make up the 2009 OVC All-Newcomer team, which consists of freshmen, redshirt freshmen, transfers or other first-year players.  In addition to Cambron and McMurray, All-Newcomer selections include, UT Martin freshman forward Kendyl Wilson (Collierville, Tenn.) and freshman goalkeeper Aubrey Buehler (Waukesha, Wis.); Southeast Missouri freshman defender Hayley Abbott (Narooma, Australia) and freshman forward Bobbi Jo Schlick (Jackson, Mo.); Eastern Kentucky freshman midfielder Alex Hess (Overland Park, Kan.); Eastern Illinois freshman midfielder Kristen Germann (Carbondale, Ill.); Austin Peay freshman defender Jazzmine Chandler (Laurel, Md.); Morehead State freshman forward Courtney Moriarty (Fishers, Ind.); and Tennessee Tech freshman forward Andrea Meloff (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

2009 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS
(As selected by OVC women's soccer coaches and sports information directors)

FIRST TEAM
GK - Jenny Williams, Eastern Illinois
D - Danielle Rogers, UT Martin                     
D - Hayley Abbott, Southeast Missouri         
D - Veronika Pribyslavaska, Murray State     
MF - Nicole Evans, Murray State
MF - Brooke Robertson, UT Martin
MF - Lindsey Stefanini, Morehead State
MF - Sophie Hargreaves, Murray State
F - Jen Hoffman, Tennessee Tech
F - Laura Ridolfi, Eastern Illinois
F  -Kris Cambron, Tennessee Tech

2009 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jen Hoffman, Tennessee Tech
2009 OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Danielle Rogers, UT Martin
2009 OVC CO-FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR:  Danielle McMurray, Murray State; Kris Cambron, Tennessee Tech
2009 OVC COACH OF THE YEAR:  Warren Lipka, Morehead State

SECOND TEAM
GK - Stephanie Lynch, Eastern Kentucky
GK - Lily Meisner, Morehead State
D - Sam Balek, Eastern Illinois
D - Taren Brown, Tennessee Tech
D - Alyshia Madison, Jacksonville State
MF - Ashley Green, Eastern Kentucky
MF - Bethany Davidson, Morehead State
MF - Danielle McMurray, Murray State
F - Amber DeLaney, Jacksonville State
F - Kendyl Wilson, UT Martin
F - Ashley Runion, Southeast Missouri

ALL-NEWCOMER
F - Kendyl Wilson, UT Martin
F - Kris Cambron, Tennessee Tech
MF - Danielle McMurray, Murray State
D - Hayley Abbott, Southeast Missouri
MF - Alex Hess, Eastern Kentucky
MF - Kristen Germann, Eastern Illinois
GK - Aubrey Buehler, UT Martin
D - Jazzmine Chandler, Austin Peay
F - Courtney Moriarty, Morehead State
F - Andrea Meloff, Tennessee Tech
F - Bobbi Jo Schlick, Southeast Missouri