The Big 12 Conference has announced its 14th annual All-Big 12 Soccer Teams, voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Bryan Blitz (Missouri) captured Coach of the Year honors. Morgan Marlborough (Nebraska) was honored as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and was chosen as Rookie of the Year. Crystal Wagner (Missouri) was named Defensive Player of the Year.

Marlborough, a freshman from Lee’s Summit, Mo., currently leads the conference in points (49) and goals (21). Her goals per game (1.11) and points per game (2.58) rank second in the nation. She is the first freshman to receive a Player of the Year Award in the Big 12’s 14-year history. She was also selected as Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15 and Oct. 20.

Senior defender Wagner helped Missouri to its first Big 12 regular-season title. The Houston, Texas native has aided the Tigers backline in six shutouts with just one loss in conference play. Wagner was honored as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20. She is the first Mizzou player in school history to earn one of the Conference’s player of the year accolades.

Blitz led the Tigers to their first regular-season conference crown in program history, and the first in any sport at Missouri since 1997 (softball). MU claimed a No. 1 seed for the Big 12 Soccer Championship while compiling a 12-5-3 overall record and a 7-1-2 mark in Big 12 play. Blitz was previously honored as Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2007.

The Big 12 Soccer Championship opens quarterfinal action on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. Semifinal and championship matches continue on Friday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 8, with a free live video stream of quarterfinals and semifinals available on Big12Sports.com. FSN is slated to broadcast the final game live at 1 p.m. (CT) on Sunday

2009 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE SOCCER AWARDS
(Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players)

Coach of the Year
Bryan Blitz, Missouri

Offensive Player of the Year
Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska, F, Fr.

Defensive Player of the Year
Crystal Wagner, Missouri, D, Sr.

Rookie of the Year
Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska, F, Fr.

ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM

GK	Adrianna Franch	Oklahoma State	Fr.	Salina, Kan.
D	Crystal Wagner	Missouri	Sr.	Houston, Texas
D	Carly Peetz	Nebraska	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb.
D	Melinda Mercado	Oklahoma State	So.	Sapulpa, Okla.
MF	Taylor Lytle	Texas Tech	So.	Las Cruces, New Mexico
MF	Rachel Shipley	Texas A&M	Jr.	Plano, Texas
MF	Annika Niemeier	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Wylie, Texas
F	Nikki Marshall	Colorado	Sr.	Mead, Colo.
F	Whitney Palmer	Oklahoma	Jr.	Plano, Texas
F	Morgan Marlborough	Nebraska	Fr.	Lee’s Summit, Mo.
F	Kristin Andrighetto	Missouri	Sr.	Pleasant Hill, Calif.

ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM

GK	Tasha Dittamore	Missouri	Sr.	Granite City, Ill.
D	Amy Barczuk	Colorado	Fr.	Centennial, Colo.
D	Emily Peterson	Texas A&M	Sr.	Tulsa, Okla.
D	Estelle Johnson	Kansas	Sr.	Fort Collins, Colo.
MF	Monica Dolinsky	Kansas	Sr.	Carmel, Ind.
MF	Molly Thomas	Nebraska	So.	Omaha, Neb.
MF	Alyssa Mautz	Texas A&M	Jr.	O’Fallen, Mo.
F	Whitney Hooper	Texas A&M	Jr.	Houston, Texas
F	Kasey Langdon	Oklahoma State	Sr.	Wylie, Texas
F	Michelle Collins	Missouri	Sr.	Naperville, Ill.
F	Whitney Berry	Kansas	Fr.	Wichita, Kan.

BIG 12 ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM**

GK	Adrianna Franch	Oklahoma State	Fr.	Salina, Kan.
D	Amy Barczuk	Colorado	Fr.	Centennial, Colo.
D	Carson Michalowski	Oklahoma State	Fr.	Plano, Texas
D	Morgan Johnson	Texas Tech	Fr.	Arlington, Texas
D	Mary Grace Schmidt	Texas A&M	Fr.	Orange, Calif.
MF	Sophie Campise	Texas	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
MF	Tiffini Smith	Texas Tech	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas
MF	Erin Bricker	Colorado	Fr.	Moraga, Calif.
F	Morgan Marlborough	Nebraska	Fr.	Lee’s Summit, Mo.
F	Dawn Ward	Texas Tech	Fr.	Midland, Texas
F	Whitney Berry	Kansas	Fr.	Wichita, Kan.
F	Hannah Higgins	Texas	Fr.	Flower Mound, Texas

**Ties in voting created additional newcomer team positions