Daily Staff Writer

Iowa State soccer coach Cathy Klein was chosen by her coaching peers as the Big 12 Conference co-Coach of the Year. She shared the award with Texas A&M’s G. Guerrieri.

Klein directed her team to an 12-8 record overall and a 4-6 mark in the Big 12 Conference.

She guided the Cyclones to a conference tournament berth in the team’s second year of varsity competition.

ISU placed three players on the Big 12 Conference second team.

Sophomores Barb Lavergne and Lindsey Rector joined senior Jo Hinks on the all-star squad.

Lavergne played in 18 matches, tallying 16 points, including eight assists.

Hinks and Rector were the team’s top two scorers, with 46 and 30 points respectively.

Sophomore Jun Shen was named to the Big 12’s academic all-conference first-team, while sophomores Hayley Mercer and Alicia Rollison were placed on the honorable mention academic list.

The Cyclone women earned the sixth seed in the tourney and faced the third-seeded Baylor Bears on Thursday in San Antonio, Texas. Look in Monday’s Daily for the game wrap-up.