December 14, 2001
GREENVILLE, SC -- Furman joined 2001 National Champion Santa Clara as each claimed three members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) College Scholar Athlete All America teams on Friday.
Seniors Kaye Brownlee and Melissa Turner each made their second straight appearance on the team as they were second team choices, while junior Katie Carson made her first appearance as a third team member.
The teams are selected from all collegiate soccer players in all divisions of the NCAA nationwide. To be eligible, each student-athlete must be a junior, have a minimum GPA of 3.3 and be a valuable member of their team.
Kaye Brownlee is a senior Health and Exercise Science major with a 3.65 Grade Point Average (GPA). Brownlee accumulated one of the best resume's in Furman women's athletics history with both academic and athletic honors. In addition to being a second team scholar-athlete All-American this year, Brownlee was a first team scholar athlete All-America choice last year, and a three-time SoCon honor roll member.
Brownlee is Furman's all-time leader in career assists with 57 and ranks second in career points. She became Furman's first ever first team All American as she was an NSCAA first team selection in 1999. She was the Furman University and Southern Confernce Female Athletes-of-the-Year in 1999-2000.
Melissa Turner is a senior Computer Science-Mathematics major with a 3.45 GPA. She was also an NSCAA second team Scholar Athlete All-America selection last season. She ranks first in both career points and career goals at Furman as she scored 50 goals and recorded 34 assists over her career. She is a three-time Southern Conference honor roll selection.
Katie Carson is a junior History major with a 3.38 GPA. She has started 64 of 66 matches and tallied seven career goals to go along with 28 career assists. She has been named to the All-Southern Conference team twice and is a two-time SoCon Honor Roll member.
"To have three athletes selected as Scholar Athlete All Americans is a tremendous honor," said Furman head coach Brian Lee. "Kaye and Melissa helped push this program over the top with their performance on the field as well as in the classroom and Katie is following in those footsteps."
Furman is coming off a 13-7-1 season in which it won the Southern Conference regular season for the third straight seasons.
NSCAA Scholar Athletes All America Teams
First Team
Second Team
Third Team