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ALBANY – Kailey Egbert (Camp Hill, PA/Trinity), a senior forward on The College of Saint Rose women’s soccer team, has added another award to her impressive resume. Egbert was recently tabbed a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Adidas first-team Scholar All-American. Egbert was one of only of 11 student-athletes from NCAA Division II and III schools to be so recognized. She maintains a 3.63 GPA (4.00 scale) as a biology major.

A 2008 College Division ESPN The Magazine District 1 Academic All-America® honoree, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Egbert was also named a third team All-American by the NSCAA and was further recognized as both a Daktronics/CoSIDA and NSCAA/Adidas All-Region pick. The three-time team captain also garnered All-League accolades from the Northeast-10 Conference for the second time in her career this fall.

Egbert had 18 points on seven goals and four assists for the Golden Knights who strung together an historic 2008 campaign. Saint Rose posted a 20-4-2 mark, set a school record with its 20 victories and became only the fourth team since 1985 to win back-to-back NE-10 Championships. The Golden Knights furthermore earned their sixth NCAA Tournament berth within a seven year stretch, wound up as the nation’s fourth ranked team in the final NSCAA poll and won the NCAA Tournament East Regional Championship that propelled them to the “Final Four”.

Egbert concluded her distinguished career in a Golden Knights uniform among the College’s top-15 in all three major scoring categories with 67 points, 25 goals and 17 assists.