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Women's Soccer
2004: First team all-conference ... Led the Panthers in nearly every offensive category including points (13), goals (6), shots (38) and shots on goal (26) ... Had her sixth career game-winning goal against Drury (10/8), her second in the 3-2 win ... Scored a goal on a penalty kick against Drury, as well ... Recorded a shots on goal percentage of .684 ... Scored two goals against Evansville (10/1) and one in the MVC tournament against Indiana State (10/31) ... Named to MVC Scholar Athlete Team. 2003: Second team all-conference ... Played in 18 games and started 17... Scored seven goals for a team high, while also racking up one assist ... Tallied up a team-high 46 shots ... Helped the Panthers with three game-winning goals ... Also led the Panthers with 24 shots on goal and had a .522 shots on goal percentage ... Scored both goals in the Panthers' 2-1 decision over Drake, including the game-winner in the final minutes to hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss of the season on October 24 ... Led the MVC in goals per game (0.39). 2002: Had a tremendous first season as a Panther, scoring four goals, one assist and nine points ... Was second on team in goals and led the team with two game-winners ... Had two goals, including the game winner against Drury (10/6), giving the Panthers their first win of the season ...With the two goals against Drury, became just the third player in UNI history to have a multiple-goal game ... Earned a spot on the 2002 MVC All-Freshman Team ... Led the team with 39 shots. High School: Graduated from Linn-Mar in 2002 ... Holds the school record for most goals in a season with 29 during her junior season ... In 2002, named first team all-conference, academic all-conference, Athlete of the Year, all-conference and second team all-state ... As a freshman, was named Rookie of the Year and was honored as second team all-Metro and honorable mention all-conference ... During her sophomore and junior seasons, earned first team all-Metro and all-conference and as a junior, was second team all-state ... Coached by Steve Streff and Sean McCoy ... Also played for the FC Iowa Club team two years, the Iowa City Invasion as a guest for two years and spent four years with the Heartland Soccer Club ... In 1998, she was a member of the `84 Iowa State ODP team ... Maintained a 4.0 GPA all through high school and earned academic letters each year ... Also was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Shanon Sue Dechant ... Daughter of David and Kathy Dechant ... Born 2/6/84 ... Siblings include Layce, Brooks and Drew ... Best advice received is "Have fun, do your best" ... Admires her parents the most ... Before every game, she wears her hair a certain way and puts specific duct tape on socks and shin guards ... Chose UNI because she wanted to help the soccer program, liked the size and it is close to home ... Favorite movie is Coyote Ugly and her favorite soccer player is Mia Hamm ... Best sports memory is defeating Drake her first two years ... Major is Early Childhood and Elementary Education ... Goal for 2005 season is to win the conference tournament. |
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