Taylor Jordan and Meagan Lasley Earn All-American Honors

Texas A&M University-Commerce junior goalkeeper Taylor Jordan (pictured) and junior forward Meagan Lasley were named second and third team NSCAA/adidas All-American, respectively on Sunday afternoon.

Jordan and Lasley become the second and third All-Americans in school history after Tiffany Adams became the first to earn All-American honors in 2004.

Jordan, a transfer from Ouachita Baptist, was an honorable mention all-Lone Star Conference selection in 2008. In 22 games in goal, she posted a 13-4-1 record with six shutouts and made 102 saves. Her 102 saves are the fifth most in a single season in A&M-Commerce history. She was also named to the all-tournament team at the LSC Tournament and earned LSC Goalkeeper of the Week recognition on September 17th.

Lasley (pictured to the left) emerged as the top offensive threat for an A&M-Commerce soccer team that advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. She set the school single-season record for points with 52 (20 goals and 12 assists). Her 20 goals tied the single-season mark that was shared by Emily Bruggemann (2002) and Tiffany Adams (2003). She was also named first team all-Lone Star Conference and Daktronics South Central All-Region Region second team. She will enter her senior campaign in 2009 with tied for second all time with 32 goals and her 22 assists ranks tied fourth in school history.

In addition, Jordan, Lasley, junior Sarah Reed and senior Melissa DoRemus were named to the first team NSCAA/adidas all-South Central region team and sophomore Chelsey Haight was a second team selection. 

Jordan, Lasley and the Lions finished the 2008 season with a 16-4-3 overall record and the 16 wins match the 1999 team for the most in a season in school history. Also, A&M-Commerce made its fourth appearance in school history to the NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the third round for the second time in program history.