Bosse, Markert land on A-10 All-Conference teams

Bonnies set to battle Saint Louis in opening round of postseason

A-10 All-Conference Teams (PDF)

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — For the second time in a week, St. Bonaventure women’s soccer juniors Courtney Bosse and Nicole Markert earned some individual accolades, as they were named to different Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams on the eve of the conference postseason tournament.

Bosse was named to the All-Conference first team, while Markert earned her way onto the Academic All-Conference team. Bosse’s selection to the first team marks the second straight season the Bonnies have landed a player on the first team.

The duo made the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1 second team later last week.

“I’m happy for Courtney and Nicole. It’s always nice to get recognized by the conference,” said head coach Manoj Khettry. “Both of them worked extremely hard in the offseason so it’s nice to see them get rewarded.”

Bosse enters postseason play as the team leader in points (17) and goals (8). Five of her team-high eight goals came in conference play, as the Brown and White went 5-0 in the games that she scored in. The Carmel, Ind. native has produced four-game winners on the year, ranking her in a tie for third in the A-10. She also ranks in the top 10 in the conference in shots (50), points and goals making her just one of five players to accomplish that feat. Bosse was named the league’s first Player of the Week back on Aug. 24, after she scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Syracuse.

A math major with a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average (GPA), Markert has had a breakout season in her third campaign. The Russell, Ohio product posted an 8-7 record in the regular season with a solid 1.10 goals against average. Atlantic 10 play is where she shined, though, allowing just nine goals over 11 games, highlighted by a program record five shutouts. Markert finished conference action with a 0.74 goals against average and .871 save percentage. Along the way, Markert picked up her 20th career win and 200th career save.

Bosse and Markert will lead fourth-seeded St. Bonaventure (10-10, 7-4) into the A-10 Tournament on Thursday at 8 p.m. against fifth-seeded Saint Louis (7-8-4, 4-4-3). The Bonnies finished in a tie for third place with Fordham, but lost the head-to-head tie-breaker. The two teams met last year at the A-10 Tournament, with the Billikens prevailing by a 2-1 margin. St. Bonaventure did win the meeting between the two teams earlier this season at home by a 1-0 outcome.

Charlotte will play host to the entire A-10 Tournament that will also feature an opening round matchup between third-seeded Fordham and sixth-seeded UMass at 5:30 p.m. Regular season champ Dayton and Charlotte received first round byes. Live stats and video of every game can be found at the A-10 Tournament Central.