Nov. 12, 2009

Charlotte, NC - Charlotte 49ers women's soccer's senior midfielder Hailey Beam was just named to the third-team TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Season for the second consecutive year. The National Team of the Season is what TopDrawerSoccer.com calls their All-American teams.

Last season, Beam became the program's first consensus All-American. In 2008, Beam was named second-team All-American by Soccer America and Soccer Buzz and third-team All-American by the NSCAA and TopDrawerSoccer.com.

Last week, Beam was named A-10 Midfielder and Student-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year. Beam was also a first-team All-Atlantic 10 selection and an A-10 Academic All-Conference selection for the second time. She finished the season second in the A-10 with 10 goals, 10 assists and 30 points. Three weeks ago, she scored her 36th career goal which tied Courtney Cook (1994-97) for the school-record for career goals. She also passed Cook for the program's career record for points with 103. She scored two goals including the game-winner in the 49ers' 5-3 Atlantic 10 season opening win over Duquesne. She earned A-10 Player of the Week honors twice. Beam also earned TopDrawerSoccer.com and CollegeSoccer360.com National Team of the Week honors this season as well.