SEATTLE (Nov. 7) - Midfielder Shannon Lovejoy and Bobby Bruch of league champion Seattle Pacific University were voted the women's soccer Great Northwest Athletic Conference co-freshman and coach of the year, respectively, by a vote of the coaches.

Forward Michelle Sanders (So., Centralia, Wa.) joined Lovejoy (Fr., Seattle, Wa./Seattle Prep) on the all-GNAC first team. Sanders finished as the conference co-leader in scoring with 30 points, scoring 11 goals and eight assists. Lovejoy, who finished sixth with 25 points, shared freshman of the year with Western Washington's Chela Gray.

Bruch, a 1988 graduate of Seattle Pacific, led the Falcons (13-4-2) to the GNAC title in only the second year of their program. SPU, which finished its regular-season with an 11-game unbeaten streak (10-0-1), winning the last nine in a row. A year ago, SPU finished 8-10-1 in its inaugural season.

Lovejoy, Sanders, Seattle University midfielder Tafara Pulse-the GNAC player of the year-and Humboldt State forward Jenna Hunter were among four unanimous selections to the all-conference team. Hunter, Sanders, Pulse, Mariel Chandler of Western Oregon, and Nichole Sauvageau of Seattle University were repeat choices.

Making the all-conference second team were two more Falcon freshmen, midfielder Megan Lienhard (Fr., Everett, Wa./Cascade) and forward Katy Nydam (Fr., Oak Harbor, Wa.). Defender Nicole Ruiz (Jr., Federal Way, Wa./Federal Way) and midfielder LeRin Farrison (Sr., Seattle, Wa./Mountain View) received honorable mention.