(March 2, 2009) - After finishing fifth in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings a season ago the ETSU women's soccer team continues to prepare for the 2009 campaign as head coach Heather Henson and the Bucs announced its spring soccer schedule Monday.

Under Henson the Bucs finished 2008 with a 7-8-2 overall record and 5-4-1 mark in A-Sun play. Individually, junior forward Jordan Monty (Mesquite, Texas) and sophomore midfielder Kelly Brinkman (Cape Coral, Fla.) were named to the A-Sun All-Conference second-team, while teammate and freshman goalkeeper Megan Masch (Virginia Beach, Va.) was awarded all-freshman team honors by the league.

Below is a look at the 2009 Spring Schedule.

Date                       Opponent                              Time                       Location

March 28              Western Carolina#             (TBA)                      Cullowhee, N.C. 

April 1                   Tennessee                              7:30 p.m.               Knoxville, Tenn.

April 4                   Lenoir Rhyne                        9:00 a.m.               Boone, N.C.

                                Mars Hill                               12:00 p.m.             Boone, N.C.

                                App. State                             3:30 p.m.               Boone, N.C.

April 18                 Gardner Webb*                   10:00 a.m.             Johnson City, Tenn.

                                Western Carolina*             1:00 p.m.               Johnson City, Tenn.

                                ETSU Alumni Game*        2:30 p.m.               Johnson City, Tenn.

April 22                 Mars Hill                              5:00 p.m.               Johnson City, Tenn.

# 7on7 Tournament

* Alumni Weekend

For more information and results on the ETSU women's soccer team please visit www.ETSUBUCS.com.