Wake Forest Athletics
Charlton Named ACC Rookie Of The Year
11/4/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 4, 1999
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest freshman forward Joline Charlton (Stone Mountain, GA) was named the Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer Rookie of the Year while Charlton and sophomores Emily Taggart (Pleasanton, CA), Erin Regan (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) and Stacy Roeck (Solana Beach, CA) were all selected to the All-ACC team.
Charlton was selected as the ACC's top rookie after a vote of the league's eight head coaches, becoming the second Wake Forest player in as many years to win that honor (Taggart won the same award in 1998). Charlton appeared in all 18 games during the regular season, making 17 starts. She currently leads the Demon Deacons with eight goals and 21 points this fall, ranking among the ACC leaders in each of those categories as well.
Charlton also becomes the second Wake Forest freshman in as many years to be named to the All-ACC team after being voted to the second-team all-conference squad.
After earning second-team All-ACC honors and being named the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1998, Taggart followed that up by earning first-team all-conference honors this season. Despite missing nearly five matches with an injury, she still ranks among the team leaders with five goals and 15 points this fall, and she becomes the first Wake Forest field player to be named to the first-team all-conference squad.
Now in her second season as Wake Forest's starting goalkeeper, Regan turned in a superb season this fall and joins Taggart as the first Demon Deacons to be selected to the All-ACC first team. She currently owns the best single season GAA in Wake Forest history (0.78), while also recording 5.5 shutouts this season. Regan ranks first in the ACC in save percentage (.879).
Roeck, who was named to the second-team All-ACC squad, has emerged as the leader of a Wake Forest defense that is allowing a stingy 0.83 goals per game this fall. Serving in her role as sweeper, she also provides an offensive spark with three goals and one assist this season. Roeck earns all-conference honors for the first time in her career.
The Wake Forest women's soccer team is currently 13-5 this year and ranked 14th in the nation by Soccer America. The Demon Deacons will face NC State in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament in Chapel Hill, NC, on Thursday at 1 p.m.
