Five Buckeyes Named All-Big Ten – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State senior midfielder Ashley Bowyer and junior defender Cassie Dickerson have been named to the 2009 All-Big Ten first team, the conference announced Wednesday. Dickerson was also named a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
Senior goalkeeper Lauren Robertson, already with a school-record 12 shutouts in 2009 to rank third all-time in the Big Ten in single-season shutouts, and junior midfielder Lauren Steuer were named to the All-Big Ten second team. In addition, rookie Tiffany Cameron became the fourth Buckeye in as many years to garner All-Freshman honors.
Bowyer, a native of Aliso Viejo, Calif., is second on the team with five assists and is tied for third with four goals, two of which were game-winners. On Nov. 6 against Indiana, Bowyer became just the sixth Ohio State player in history to start at least 80 games in her career and has been instrumental in the Buckeyes’ success over the past four years. The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree ranks sixth all-time at Ohio State with 16 career assists.
After battling back from knee injuries throughout her career, Dickerson has started each game for the Buckeyes in 2009. In addition to scoring the first goal of her career, a game-winning penalty kick against Southern California, and dishing out a pair of assists, the Kalamazoo, Mich. native has been a key part of a Buckeyes’ defense that ranks fourth nationally in shutout percentage.
Robertson, from Mission Viejo, Calif., leads the Big Ten and ranks 12th nationally with a 0.51 goals-against average to go along with the Ohio State record 12 shutouts. The winningest goalkeeper in Ohio State history, the 29 clean sheets “Taz” has recorded in her career are a program record and put her in sole possession of second place all-time in the Big Ten.
After moving to midfield from the Ohio State back line, Steuer leads the team with seven assists and is tied for third with four goals. Three of her assists have come on game-winning goals. The Cincinnati native has also been named Academic All-Big Ten twice in her career.
Cameron, from Mississauga, Ontario, has four goals and four assists in her first year in Columbus. Along with her Canadian U-17 teammate Lauren Granberg, the pair has combined to become one of the top scoring duos in the Big Ten as freshmen with a total of 10 goals and five assists in 2009.
The Buckeyes will host Oregon State at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The winner of the Ohio State/Oregon State match will take on the Florida/Illinois State winner in the second round at 1 p.m. Sunday in Columbus.
