Three Columbus State soccer players earn preseason honors

AUGUSTA. Ga. -- Three Columbus State soccer players were named to the Preseason All-Peach Belt Conference team, it was announced Wednesday.

The 11-player team was voted on by the coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their players.

Forwards Nicole Corcione and Chelsea Person and defender Shelby Rolling made the squad from CSU.

Columbus State and North Georgia tied for the most players on the team.

Corcione garnered the most points in the voting process. Corcione, the 2013 PBC Freshman of the Year, led the Lady Cougars with nine goals and 25 points in 2014. She was also a 2014 All-American and a two-time All-PBC player,

Person, who earned all-PBC honors last season, scored six goals, including three game-winners, while adding four assists. Person, a senior, has 19 career goals, the ninth most in program history, and has 46 career points.

Rolling is a three-time All-Conference and All-Southeast Region player. She was the anchor of the CSU defense that surrendered just 0.59 goals per game in 2014. With Rolling and goalkeeper Maylyn Parsons, the Lady Cougars had a PBC leading 14 shutouts.

Fifth-ranked CSU will open the season on Friday, Sept. 4, against Lynn in the annual CSU Collegiate Invitational.

This story was originally published August 19, 2015 at 9:31 PM with the headline "Three Columbus State soccer players earn preseason honors ."