Salem, Va. --- Five Maroons made the 2008 All-ODAC Team announced this afternoon. Meredith Grunewald and Jessica Welfare were tabbed first-team honors for the second-straight season while Alida Haslett garnered second-team honors. Kristen McCoy and Gina Valles were each named honorable mention All-ODAC while Lindsay Kooiman made the All-ODAC Sportsmanship Team.

Grunewald, a team captain led the Maroons in points (47), goals (17) and assists (13) this season. The senior midfielder finished second in shots (66), shots on goal (30) while her four game-winners led Roanoke. Her finest game of her career came in the regular-season finale against Randolph when she scored three goals and added three assists for nine points, all career-highs. This was her second-straight season on the first-team as she capped her brilliant career ranked in the top-10 at Roanoke in career points (3^rd), goals (4^th), assists (1^st), game-winners (3^rd), shots (8^th) and shots on goal (5^th). With the goal against Virginia Wesleyan in her final collegiate game, she broke the single-season scoring record with 47 points. Grunewald was ranked nationally (35^th) in scoring and 15^th in assists in Div. III.

McCoy, a senior forward, finished the season with 11 goals and one assist for 23 points. Her 67 shots and 36 shots on goal were second on the team in addition to her season goals and point total. She finished her storybook career ranked in the top-10 at Roanoke in points (2^nd), goals (2^nd), shots (2^nd), shots on goal (2^nd) and game-winners (2^nd). The three-time first-team selection had two multi-goal games against Sweet Briar and Randolph. Her two game-winners came against Ferrum and Bridgewater in a 1-0 win.

Welfare, a sophomore midfielder, had two goals and five assists for nine points on the season. She finished the year with 47 shots and 20 shots on goal, nearly half of them off headers. A first-team selection as a freshman last season, she had two assists against Hollins and Sweet Briar. The Hidden Valley graduate had a goal against Emory & Henry and Eastern Mennonite in the ODAC Quarterfinals.

Haslett, a junior defender, was named All-ODAC Second-Team for the first time in her career. She has anchored the backfield over the last two seasons and is a proven leader. A Bryn Mawr, PA native, Haslett is a two-sport athlete at Roanoke, also playing women's lacrosse. She started in all 20 games played this season and totaled four shots, one on goal against Eastern Mennonite in the ODAC Quarterfinals. For her career, she has played in 57 games, making 41 starts.

Valles, a junior midfielder, was named honorable mention honors after being named second-team last season. The three-year starter has played and started in all 47 games played. She earned her only assist of the season against Randolph in the regular season finale and totaled 13 shots, five on goal. A two-sport athlete, Valles also is a member of the women's lacrosse team.

Kooiman, a sophomore goalkeeper, was named to the All-ODAC Sportsmanship Team after putting up seven of the nine team shutouts, third most in school-history. She played in nearly 1800 minutes with a 0.95 goals against average in addition to a .787 save percentage. In a stretch of eight games leading up to the ODAC Semifinals, Kooiman allowed only three goals.

The Maroons finished 11-7-2, 8-2-1 in the ODAC. The women won six of their last seven games of the season as they finished fourth in the conference. Head Coach Phil Benne has 228 wins under his belt in 20 seasons at Roanoke. The three-time ODAC Coach of the Year is ranked among the top-25 all-time in Div. III in career wins. The Maroons have won at least 11 games for the fourth-straight year and the 15^th time in program history.