Nov. 7, 2006

Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina freshman defender Blakely Mattern has earned second team All-Rookie honors as selected by the Top Drawer Soccer publication. In her first season with the Garnet & Black, Mattern started all 22 games and helped lead a defense that limited opponents to just 16 goals on the year. She also was effective on the offensive end scoring three goals and adding three assists for nine points in her first year at Carolina.

Mattern was also a second team All-SEC selection and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team.