
Elgin, Ill.- Garnering three awards for the CCAC, Judson University had three players named to the All-CCAC teams. JU finished tied for fourth with a 6-3 record.
Sophomore Christina Thornton (Algonquin, Ill.), sophomore Emma Mugg (Shawnee, Kan.), and senior Amy Jenkins (Grayslake, Ill.) were all named to a CCAC team. Thornton was named to the All-CCAC First-Team for the second year in a row while both Mugg and Jenkins were All-CCAC honorable mention.
Thornton, who leads the CCAC in goals per game (1.07), is also third in points (36). She has scored two or more goals in six matches and recorded three goals vs. Bethel College. She also had the game winning goal over then #12 Trinity Christian College. This is the second year in a row she has been named All-CCAC First-Team and goes along with being the 2006 CCAC Freshman of the Year. She now sits third all-time on JU’s career list for goals at 39 and fourth in points with 92.
Mugg and Jenkins have been a presence on the defense for Judson. The Eagles have posted four shutouts and only given up one goal in four other matches. Mugg has recorded six points on the year with one goal and four assists. She recorded her goal vs. Calumet and her assists have come against Bethel College, Trinity Christian, Roberts Wesleyan, and Olivet Nazarene. Jenkins has started all 16 matches for JU.
All three players have helped to guide JU to a 10-5-1 record and into their first-ever CCAC Tournament semi-final match. The Eagles will face top seeded St. Xavier on Wednesday, October 24th, at 5:00 p.m. in Chicago.