Wake Forest Athletics
Taggart And Roeck To Play In All-Star Game
1/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Jan. 24, 2002
Wake Forest women's soccer seniors Emily Taggart and Stacy Roeck have been selected to compete in the 2002 Umbro Select College All-Star Classic, Feb. 10 at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Thirty-seven college seniors were chosen to compete - eight from the ACC. Taggart, a senior forward from Pleasanton, CA, will play for the East and Roeck, a senior defender/forward from Solana Beach, CA, will play for the West. WUSA scouts and coaches will hold a combine for the Select Classic participants on Feb. 8 and 9 and then further evaluate them during the All-Star Game on Feb. 10.
The Women's College All-Star Game begins at 2:00 p.m. on Feb. 10. Following the conclusion of that game will be Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) All-Star Game.
The WUSA holds its draft at 9:00 a.m. on Feb. 11 in Ft. Lauderdale's Sunrise Hilton.
Taggart, a four-time All-ACC selection, is the all-time goal-scoring leader at Wake Forest with 29 career goals. She ranks second in all-time scoring at Wake Forest with 76 career points and second on the all-time assists list with 18 career assists. Taggart was the team's second leading scorer this past season, behind Roeck, with eight goals and three assists.
Roeck, a three-time All-ACC selection, led the team in scoring this past season with nine goals and two assists. She ranks third on Wake Forest's all-time scoring list with 59 career points, third with 26 career goals, third with 83 games played and third with 80 games started.
For more information about the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic go to umbroselect.com.
