A-10 Championship Central
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference released its annual women’s soccer awards on Wednesday and seven University of Dayton players were honored.
Dayton senior Colleen Williams was selected as the Offensive Player of the Year, and was also named a first team forward selection and selected to the 11-player All-Academic team.
Joining Williams on the A-10 First Team is junior midfielder Juliana Libertin and senior defender Alysha Mallon.
Senior midfielders Alexis Garcia and freshman forward Ashley Campbell were both named second team.
Campbell, who led all freshman in points (26) in the A-10, and Nicole Waters were both named to the All-Rookie Team.
The Flyers tied La Salle for the most student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team: Williams, Libertin and junior Sarah Senoyuit.
Williams, a Titusville, N.J. native and two-time Hermann Trophy Watch List candidate, leads the Atlantic 10 in eight offensive categories, including shots (131), goals (17), assists (12) and points (46). The senior Flyer also leads the NCAA in points per game (2.56) and is second is total points (46) and assists. A top 10 candidate for the Senior CLASS award, Williams has made the A-10 All-Academic team two times and was named the 2011 A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player. The league’s 2010 Offensive Player of the Year has led the A-10 in scoring three of her four years at Dayton.
The 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship, begins this Thursday, Nov. 1 at the University of Rhode Island’s Soccer Complex in Kingston, R.I. The single-elimination tournament, which expanded from six to eight qualifying teams this season, opens with top-seeded La Salle taking on the No. 8 seeded Charlotte at 11 a.m. The second match features league-newcomer Butler, who earned a No. 4 seed, against fifth-seeded St. Bonaventure at 1:30 p.m. Finishing second in the league, Dayton will face the seven seed, Massachusetts, in the 5 p.m. match-up, while VCU, also in its first season in the Atlantic 10, received a No. 3 seed and will play No. 6 Saint Joseph’s in the final game of the day at 7:30 p.m.
Every match of the 2012 Championship is being web-streamed for free at www.atlantic10.com. Live stats, photo galleries, and game recaps will also be available on the Women’s Soccer Championship Central.
FIRST TEAM
Forwards
Colleen Williams, Dayton
Moa Mattsson, Massachusetts
Courtney Conrad, VCU
Midfielders
Sophia Maccagnone, Butler
Juliana Libertin, Dayton
Renee Washington, La Salle
Mo Hawkins, Saint Joseph’s
Defenders
Alysha Mallon, Dayton
Courtney Niemiec, La Salle
Shannon Van Riper, St. Bonaventure
Co-Goalkeepers
Gabrielle Pakhtigian, La Salle
Christine Neal, Saint Joseph’s
SECOND TEAM
Forwards
Ashley Campbell, Dayton
Kelsey Haycook, La Salle
Becca Wann, Richmond
Wendy Acosta, VCU
Midfielders
Amanda Jones, Charlotte
Alexis Garcia, Dayton
Cristin Granados, VCU
Defenders
Kelly Mahoney, Butler
Jourdan McVicker, La Salle
Carly Edgcomb, VCU
ALL-ROOKIE
Sophia Maccagnone, Butler
Maddie Kiebel, Charlotte
Ashley Campbell, Dayton
Nicole Waters, Dayton
Kristi Abbate, George Washington
Ellie Bailes, Rhode Island
Abby Maiello, Saint Bonaventure
Olivia McEachern, Saint Joseph’s
Shauni Kerkhoff, Temple
Erin Lafferty, Temple
Wendy Acosta, VCU
ALL-ACADEMIC
Kelly Mahoney, Butler
Alex Kubrick, Charlotte
Sarah Ann Waugh, Charlotte
Juliana Libertin, Dayton
Colleen Williams, Dayton
Sarah Senoyuti, Dayton
Kathleen Wolff, Duquesne
Jourdan McVicker, La Salle
Gabby Pakhtigan, La Salle
Renee Washington, La Salle
Moa Mattsson, Massachusetts
