November 27, 2006

Laura Burnett-Kurie

Nikki Dudley

GENEVA, N.Y.—Two William Smith College soccer players were recently named to the D3Kicks.com All-New York Region Team. Junior Laura Burnett-Kurie (Oyster River/Durham, N.H.) was selected to the first team, while senior goalkeeper Nikki Dudley (Chittenango/Chittenango, N.Y.) was named to the third team.

Earlier this fall, both Herons also were voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Women’s Soccer Team. This season, they led William Smith to its 19th consecutive postseason berth and an ECAC Championship. The Herons finished with an 11-6-3 overall record.

A forward, Burnett-Kurie led the Liberty League in goals (11) and points (25), earning the league’s Player of the Year Award in the process. She was named the ECAC Upstate Player of the Week and the Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week once, and also collected first-team all-conference honors. Burnett-Kurie has played in 57 career games, has 35 career goals, 11 career assists, and 81 career points.

A four-time All-Liberty League selection, Dudley allowed just two goals in league play and recorded a 0.49 goals against average this season. She also earned the league’s Defensive Performer of the Week award once. Dudley played 79 games in goal over her four-year career, tallying a 0.49 career goals against average, and 46 shutouts, for a 53-16-9 record in net. She led the Herons to an NCAA Tournament appearance and three ECAC Tournament bids, including 2003 and 2006 ECAC Championships.

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