(Saturday, August 6, 2005) WEST WINDSOR, NJ -- United Soccer Leagues announced the final W-League 2005 season awards Saturday night at the W-League Championship banquet, unveiling the Defender of the Year, U-19 Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player as voted on by the league's coaches and general managers.

Defender of the Year – Cat Reddick (New Jersey Wildcats)
Despite a busy schedule that included six matches with the US Women’s National Team, Reddick left an impression in her nine games this season with New Jersey, tallying three goals and two assists. She anchored a defense that allowed just two goals on the season and just one with her in the lineup. She was named to the W-League Team of the Week twice during the season. In just six years, Reddick has played in 80 games for the US Women's National Team and has six goals and five assists.

Coach of the Year - Lee Horton (Charlotte Lady Eagles)
Horton guided the Lady Eagles through arguably the most competitive division in the W-League with an 11-2-1 record and the Atlantic Division title. The team's only head coach, he has never suffered more than three losses in a season and has not missed the playoffs in the team's six-year history. Horton led the Lady Eagles to the W-2 Championship in 2001 and earning the W-2 Coach of the Year honor. The W-2 was the second level of the W-League when it was split in two from 1998-2001. He led the team to the final in its first three seasons and boasts a 9-5-1 postseason record with the Lady Eagles. Horton also served as an assistant coach to the club's USL Second Division team for three seasons.

Most Valuable Player & U19 Player of the Year - Melissa Dobbyn (Detroit Jaguars)
A complete unknown, Dobbyn filled the shoes of the departed Canadian international Melissa Tancredi (Atlanta) quite well, tallying 13 goals and three assists while leading the second-year club to an 11-3-0 record and the Midwest Division title. She finished fifth in the league in points and tied for fourth in goals. She was honored in the second week of the W-League season as the Player of the Week. Dobbyn, who turns 19 in a couple weeks, was also honored as the U19 Player of the Year, an award introduced last season to recognize the up and coming youth component of the W-League. Dobbyn has made an immediate impact at the University of Michigan as well. As a freshman last fall she started 21 of 22 games, posting a team-high nine goals and three assists.