All-Decade Soccer Team

Today is the day for the Central Oklahoma all-decade women's soccer team and, man, were there some great candidates to choose from! The Bronchos enjoyed tremendous success in the 2000s, winning six regular season Lone Star Conference championships, five LSC tournament titles and making seven NCAA Division II national tournament appearances.

Some great players had to be left off, but this is a powerful team that has it all -- great scorers, suffocating defenders and excellent passers.

My three forwards are Carmen Davis, Sally Holmes and Kim Brown.

Davis played from 2005-07, earning LSC Offensive Player of the Year and All-America honors as a senior while finishing her career with 26 goals. Holmes was with UCO just one year in this decade, but she was a scoring machine as a senior in 2000 when she punched in a school-record 35 goals while adding 11 assists to garner LSC Offensive Player of the Year and All-Region acclaim. Brown had a remarkable career from 1999-02 as a four-time All-LSC and three-time All-Region performer, setting school marks for career goals (91) and points (209). She was also one of the toughest players I've seen at UCO, leaving a game once to go to the hospital and then coming back to play the second half after having a number of stitches put in her head.

In the midfield is Joy Hagemann, Jeorgia McGinty, Lindsey Hull and Valerie Gutierrez.

Hagemann (2002-05) had an under-appreciated career and was a tremendous field leader for the Bronchos who was an All-Region selection as a senior. McGinty was part of UCO's first-ever team in 1998, played through 2001 and is probably the fastest player I've seen in a Broncho uniform. She really opened things up for UCO with her passing ability, setting school records for single-season (14, twice) and career (48) assists while adding 26 goals. Hull (2003-06) was a two-time All-Region pick who was an All-American in 2005 and she finished her career with 29 goals, 14 assists and 72 points. Gutierrez was a creative offensive threat with great speed who earned first-team All-LSC honors three times from 2000-03 and ranks among the top five in all-time goals (38) and assists (37).

My defenders are Lisa Hansen, Stephanie Gulisao and Alli Miller, a terrific trio who helped shut down countless opponents during their sensational careers.

Hansen (1999-02) was a three-time first-team All-LSC selection who could mark up any team's top offensive player and started UCO's tradition of great fullbacks. Gulisao (2001-04) was one tough cookie and didn't back down from any challenge. She also earned first-team All-LSC honors three times, claiming Defensive Player of the Year acclaim twice, and was an All-American as a senior. Miller ended her career last fall as a a four-time first-team All-LSC pick, nabbing Defensive Player of the Year honors twice. Alli was, simply put, a stud.

At goalkeeper I've got to go with Carly Fischer. A model of consistency throughout her career from 2004-07, Carly finished with a career-record 252 saves, earning All-LSC and All-Region recognition three times.

There it is, the UCO all-decade women's soccer team. Next up is football.