Four Badgers Earn All-Big Ten Honors
November 05, 2003 | Women's Soccer
Four members of the University of Wisconsin women's soccer team have earned postseason honors from the Big Ten Conference's head coaches.
Senior forward Jenny Kundert, junior defender Molly Meuer and sophomore midfielder Katy Lindenmuth were each named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, while midfielder Kara Kabellis has been named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team.
Kundert, a Madison native and West High graduate, leads the team with seven goals this season and ranked second in the Big Ten with five game-winning goals in all matches this season. She ranks second on the team with 18 points. Kundert was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2002. She ranks second on UW's career assist list with 24. Her 66 points rank sixth in school history.
Meuer, a Madison native and Memorial High graduate, earned the selection after ranking in a second-place tie on the team with two goals during Big Ten play. The honor capped a week which also saw Meuer earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors while being named to the Soccer America national Team of the Week. She spearheaded a defensive effort that saw the Badgers allow just five combined shots in two wins over UW-Milwaukee and UW-Green Bay last week.
Lindenmuth, a Geneva, Ill., native and Geneva High graduate, leads the Badgers with 19 points and seven assists this season while ranking second with six goals. Her assist total tied for first in the Big Ten in all matches, while her 11 points in conference play ranked sixth in the league. She has tallied at least one point in six of the last seven matches that the Badgers have scored in.
Kabellis, a Homer Glen, Ill., native and a Providence Catholic High graduate, is tied for second on the team with six goals this season. Her 14 points rank third on the squad. Kabellis has tallied 21 shots on goal and has three game-winning goals. She is one of five Badgers to have started every match this season and is the only freshman of the group.
Wisconsin (10-8-1, 4-6-0 Big Ten) opens postseason play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday as the eighth-seed in the 2003 Big Ten Tournament which it is hosting at the McClimon Complex. The Badgers will take on top-seeded Penn State (16-2-2, 9-1-0) in the opening round.
