2008 Women's Soccer Latest News

Aston, Pa. - Two Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Women's Soccer Teams were awarded Team Academic Awards by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), as announced by the NSCAA office this week.

Marywood University and Cedar Crest College were both honored for their academic performance during the 2007-2008 academic year. The Team Academic Award is given to teams earning above a 3.0 team grade point average and was given to 364 teams at the NCAA Division I, II and III and junior college levels.

In all, 260 women's teams and 104 men's teams earned the award. Only 59 institutions had both the men's and women's teams represented on the list.

This is the fifth NSCAA Team Academic Award for Marywood, who were also recognized in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007. During the 2007-2008 academic year, the Pacers posted a 3.31 team grade point average.

The Cedar Crest College Falcons brought home their first ever NSCAA Team Academic Award, posting a 3.24 team grade point average for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Aston, Pa. -- Two Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) teams were awarded Team Ethics Awards by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

The Neumann College Knights were awarded the NSCAA Team Ethics Gold Award for having zero red and zero yellow cards during the 2008 season.

The Marywood Pacers received the Team Ethics Silver Award for the second consecutive year, after finishing their 2008 championship season with zero red and four yellow cards.

Any team that receives zero red cards may be nominated for the Team Ethics Award. The Gold Award is given to teams that accumulate no cards at all; the Silver Award honors teams that drew 1-5 yellow cards; and the Bronze Award is given to teams with 6-10 yellow cards.
 

2008 Women's Soccer Final Standings

School	CSAC Record	Overall Record
Marywood University	9-1	13-5-3
Gwynedd-Mercy College	8-2	11-10
Baptist Bible College	7-2-1	19-2-3
Centenary College	7-2-1	8-9-2
Cabrini College	7-3	10-8-2
Immaculata University	6-4	8-9-2
College of Notre Dame	4-6	5-13
Philadelphia Biblical University	3-7	7-13
Neumann University	2-8	4-15-1
Keystone College	1-9	2-13
Cedar Crest College	0-10	1-16

*CSAC Champion in Bold
 

2008 Women's Soccer Pre-Season Coaches' Poll

Aston, Pa. - Centenary College's Women's Soccer team has been selected as the pre-season favorite in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) coaches' poll. The 2007 conference runner-up received four of eleven possible first-place votes for a total of 107 points, finishing ahead of Marywood University.
"Entering the 2008 season as the conference favorite is a compliment to the program and shows what a successful season we had in 2007," said Head Coach Kevin Davies. "Although it is an honor, it now places a target on our backs this fall, which will create a challenge for us in every game."
New to the conference in 2007, the Cyclones are looking to mimic the strong showing of last season.
Marywood University earned a total of 103 points for a close second place finish. Cabrini College was selected third with 97 points.
Gwynedd-Mercy College (78), Baptist Bible College (74), Philadelphia Biblical University (70), Immaculata University (67), Neumann College (57), Cedar Crest (27), Keystone College (25), and the College of Notre Dame (21) rounded out the voting.
The 2008 CSAC Championship begins with quarterfinal action on Monday, November 3rd. The CSAC Championship Game is set for Saturday, November 8th at the highest remaining seed.
 

School	Points (1st Place Votes)
Centenary College	107 (4)
Marywood University	103 (2)
Cabrini College	97 (2)
Gwynedd-Mercy College	78 (1)
Baptist Bible College	74
Philadelphia Biblical University	70
Immaculata University	67 (2)
Neumann College	57
Cedar Crest	27
Keystone College	25
College of Notre Dame	21

 

2008 Women's Soccer All-CSAC Awards

Co-Players of the Year: Andrea Barker, Marywood University and Nikki Duggan, Cabrini College
Rookie of the Year: Gwen Conte, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Coach of the Year: Andrew Smith, Marywood University

First Team All-Conference:

Forwards:
Gwen Conte, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Erin Law, Baptist Bible College
*Sabina DeGisi, Cabrini College

Midfielders:
Amanda Costello, Marywood University
*Bianca Santulli, Centenary College
Stephani Jones, College of Notre Dame
Brittany DeWalt, Baptist Bible College

Backs:
Andrea Barker, Marywood University
*Nikki Duggan, Cabrini College
*Lisa Stankiewicz, Centenary College
Mel Walsh, Baptist Bible College

Goalkeeper:
*Jessica Gaburo, Immaculata University

*Repeat Selection


Second Team All-Conference:

Forwards:
Lisa Hanselman, Marywood University
Caitlin Veverka, Centenary College
Kara Hinkelmon, Cabrini College

Midfielders:
Zena Tracey, Immaculata University
Mackenzie Armstrong, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Jenna Laufenberg, Cabrini College
Dana Nardello, Cabrini College

Backs:
Kerrin Doran, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Kaitlyn Hresko, Marywood University
Erin Lewis, Immaculata University
*Lauren Loe, Centenary College

Goalkeeper:
Melanie Williams, Baptist Bible College

Honorable Mention:

Brittany Sparling, Philadelphia Biblical University
Jen Burke, Cabrini College
Colleen Rush, Neumann College
Sandy Richie, Baptist Bible College
Athena Campbell, Immaculata University
Alyssa Collazzo, Neumann College
Kristie Pollock, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Tayler Simmons, Marywood University
Sam Pena, Centenary College
Sam Thompson, Cabrini College
Kasey Reid, Gwynedd-Mercy College

*Repeat Selection


CSAC Sportsmanship Award Recipients:
Mel Walsh, Baptist Bible College
Collette Walsh, Cabrini College
Carrie Olson, Cedar Crest College
Melissa Hoffman, Centenary College
Michel Carey, College of Notre Dame
Kelly Day, Gwynedd-Mercy College
Shana Kehoe, Immaculata University
Kira Rubin, Keystone College
Kristin Powers, Marywood University
Maureen Muntz, Neumann College
Amanda Kirkner, Philadelphia Biblical University

November 3, 2008

2008 Season Statistics