Long Beach State University Athletics
Bolt and Silos Lead 49ers on All-Big West Team
11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
IRVINE -- Long Beach State midfielder Hayley Bolt (Lakewood) and forward Kim Silos (Ontario) were named to the first team for the second straight year to highlight five 49ers on the All-Big West Conference team. Midfielder Mariko Strickland (Anahola, HI) and freshman forward Kristen Kiefer (Mission Viejo) were second team selections, while defender Sara Baca (Ventura) earned honorable mention accolades.
This is the second time in their careers that Bolt and Silos have made the first team, while the remaining three were named all-conference for the first time.
Bolt finished her junior season with four goals and four assists, while Silos ranked second in the conference in goals (7) and assists (9) and ranked first in points (23), playing the entire season on a bad ankle. Both were named to the all-conference team for the third-straigh year, earning second team accolades as freshmen.
Kiefer ranked third in scoring with six goals and five assists, while the sure-footed, Strickland, had three goals and three assists.
Baca, who has started every game of her three-year career, moved to defender this past season, anchoring a defense which produced seven shutouts and the third-lowest goals against average (0.89) in school history.
The 49ers were named co-champions of the Big West Conference for the second-straight year, finishing at 13-7-0. The 13 wins was the second-most in school-history.
