Talbut-Smith receives academic honor from the USC - Carson-Newman

Posted: Dec 10, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third-consecutive season, Carson-Newman Women's Soccer forward Holly Talbut-Smith has received an academic honor for outstanding efforts in the classroom.

The Crawley, England native received third-team honors from the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region team as she maintained a 3.74-grade point average in exercise science.

"I am very proud to get this award as its so hard to balance schoolwork with soccer," Talbut-Smith said. "I couldn't have doine it without the help from the teachers and our coaching staff's here at C-N."

The South region, comprised of the Peach Belt, Conference Carolinas, and the South Atlantic Conference, was comprised of a first, second, and third team.

During her sophomore and junior years, Talbut-Smith also earned NCAA Division II Academic All-District honors.

"Delighted for Holly for doing what she has been able to do in her time here not just on the field but off of it as well," Coach Simon Duffy said. "As a coaching staff, we stress to our athletes the importance of school and how it helps us beyond soccer. She's definitely one of the seniors who has set the standard as a C-N student-athlete."

In her time as an Eagle, the forward has played a total of 84 games which sits fourth all-time in the program's history. Holly has accumulated 22 goals and 29 assists, the latter of which is third in school history. Of her 22 goals, 11 have been game-winners which is also top-five in the program.

2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's Scholar All-South Region Team

First Team
Pos.	Player	Class	School	Major	GPA	Hometown
K	Veronica Smeltzer	Sr.	Limestone College	Athletic Training	3.76	Glendora, Calif.
D	Lea Hippauf	Sr.	Limestone College	Psychology	3.86	Borsfleth, Germany
D	Amanda Murphy	Jr.	Columbus State University	Nursing	3.46	Winter Springs, Fla.
D	Christina Shimshock	Jr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Health & Exercise Science	3.81	Asheville, N.C.
M	Natalie Prater	Sr.	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Exercise Science	3.34	Bridgeport, W.Va.
M	Holly Rawcliffe	Sr.	Limestone College	Strength & Conditioning	3.85	Preston, England
M	Jill Richards	Sr.	Rollins College	Anthropology	3.72	Maitland, Fla.
M	Audrey Van Der Elst	Sr.	Bellarmine University	Biology	3.88	Louisville, Ky.
M	Marissa Zetty	Jr.	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Nursing	3.89	Grindstone
F	Abigail Brown	Sr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Health & Exercise Science	3.87	Leeds, England
F	Riley Clark	Jr.	Columbus State University	Nursing	3.82	Peachtree City, Ga.
F	Mia Hollingsworth	Sr.	Lee University	Psychology	3.73	Libertyville
F	TeMia Pride	Jr.	University of West Alabama	Business Administration	3.30	Huntsville, Ala.

Second Team
Pos.	Player	Class	School	Major	GPA	Hometown
K	Kelly Rowswell	Jr.	Rollins College	Business Managment	3.32	Orlando, Fla.
D	Jennafer Alonge	Sr.	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Nursing	3.44	Bridgeport, W.Va.
D	Rachel Coutinho	Sr.	Belmont Abbey College	Business	3.87	Cornelius, N.C.
D	Claire Neibergall	Sr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Computer Science	3.76	Springfield, Ill.
D	Alex O'Brien	Sr.	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Exercise Science	3.50	Newtown, Pa.
M	Marlee Gunn-Coleman	Sr.	University of Charleston	Athletic Training	3.73	Manchester, Conn.
M	Maria Munoz	Jr.	Florida Institute of Technology	Accounting	3.51	Weston, Fla.
M	Aqsa Mushtaq	Jr.	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Psychology	3.39	Bradford, England
F	Ashley Lewis	Jr.	Valdosa State University	Health & Physical Education	3.40	Lawrenceville, Ga.
F	Alex Mathis	Sr.	Limestone College	Psychology	3.89	Cowpens, S.C.
F	Millie Shaw	Sr.	Limestone College	History	4.00	Halifax, England
F	Stacey Scott	Sr.	University of North Carolina-Pembroke	Social Work	3.43	Jacksonville, N.C.

Third Team
Pos.	Player	Class	School	Major	GPA	Hometown
K	Chelsea Hubner	Jr.	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Athletic Training	3.70	Pittsburgh, Pa.
D	Erika Joldrichsen	Jr.	Bellarmine University	Biology	4.00	Perrysburg, Ohio
D	Peyton Pruitt	Jr.	Catawba College	Integrated Marketing Communications	3.92	Davidson, N.C.
M	Kayla Douglas	Sr.	University of West Florida	General Business	3.61	Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
M	Nicole McMillen	Sr.	Tusculum University	Business Administration	3.91	Toronto, Ont.
M	Helen Schweiger	Sr.	Southern Wesleyan University	Psychology	3.89	Freiburg, Germany
M	Flo Spano	Jr.	Columbus State University	Business	3.55	Quebec City, Que.
M	Victoria Swift	Sr.	University of West Florida	Sport Management	3.51	Freeport, Trinidad and Tobago
F	Daphne Heyaime	Jr.	Newberry College	Digital Marketing	3.80	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F	Brooke Nail	Sr.	Columbus State University	Political Science	3.51	Douglasville, Ga.
F	Morgan Patton	Jr.	Belmont Abbey College	Psychology	3.69	Jacksonville, Fla.
F	Holly Talbut-Smith	Sr.	Carson-Newman University	Exercise Science	3.74	Crawley, England