Alcorn State,
MS---Senior Mid-Fielder Ashley Rankin was named to the
Southwestern Athletic Conference Pre-Season 2nd Team. Rankin is the lone player on the team to
receive an honor for the upcoming 2008 season. During the 2007 season, she was the team’s leading scorer with six (6)
goals and thirteen (13) points. The scholar-athlete is a native of
Aurora,
Colorado. Also, the Lady Braves Soccer team was
predicted to finish last in the Eastern Division of the SWAC. The 2008 season will begin on August 23rd
for the Lady Braves when they take on
Jackson
State in the President’s Cup in
Jackson,
Mississippi.