Sept. 30, 2004

WACO, Texas-Following a weekend that saw her make twenty saves against a pair of nationally-ranked opponents, goalkeeper Ashley Holder was named to the Soccer Buzz National Elite Team of the Week the website announced.

Holder, who also earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors, made 12 saves in a 1-0 loss to Texas A&M before making eight stops in a 2-1 Baylor win over No. 22 Texas.

The native of Roseville, Calif., was one of two freshman selected to the squad and joined Nebraska's Brittany Timko as the only Big 12 Conference players to make the team.

The selection marks only the second time in school history a Baylor player has been named to the website's national elite team. Former Baylor player Ryan Lee was the first Bear to be selected to the national team of the week, earning the honor the week of Oct. 21, 2001.

Baylor returns to action on Friday, Oct. 1, when the Bears travel to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State at 7:00 p.m.

Soccer Buzz National Elite Team of the Week
Week 5, September 29, 2004
(For play week of Sept 20)

Player-School-Position-Year
Jamie Craft - Louisville - Forward - Sophomore
Kristen Graczyk - Connecticut - Forward - Senior
Tonya Hipsman - Fairleigh Dickinson - Forward - Freshman
Casey McCluskey - Duke - Forward - Senior
Cadian Lawrence - Campbell - Midfielder - Senior
Rosa Anna Tantillo - USC - Midfielder - Sophomore
Brittany Timko - Nebraska - Midfielder - Sophomore
Michelle Biehl - Villanova - Defender - Senior
Jenny Farenbaugh - Stanford - Defender - Junior
Jenn Walters - Auburn - Defender - Senior
Ashley Holder - Baylor - Keeper - Freshman