Five Spartans Earn All-SSC Honors
MELBOURNE, Fla. - The 2015 All-Sunshine State Conference women's soccer team selections were announced via the SSC office Thursday afternoon. Among the 22 players selected the Tampa Spartans had five players garner All-SSC honors.
Earning first-team honors for Tampa were Cici Gonzalez, Miranda Gonzalez, and goalkeeper Caroline Frykgard. Representing UT on the second-team were Lauren Moore and Nastasia Asgedom.
Cici Gonzalez leads the team in scoring tallying ten goals and registering two assists on the season. She has started all 17 games for the Spartans and led the team with 22 points. This year's first-team selection marks the fourth of her career.
Miranda Gonzalez has been a vital member of the Tampa defense, which has turned in three clean sheets on the year, and been tenacious all season not to mention being a key piece to the offense, notching one goal, and four assists.
Frykgard earns her second straight All-SSC selection, after notching a record of 11-2-4 and turning in 74 saves and boasting a goal against average of .93. Also, she has recorded a save percentage of .831 tallied three shutouts
Moore has registered four goals, and eight points on the season appearing in all 17 contests for UT. The Tampa, Fla. native ranks in the top five in six different categories, and is the all-time leader in penalty kicks attempted.
Asgedom has been a breakout newcomer for Tampa as she has dished out four assists and notched five goals of her own; she is tied second on the team with 14 points.
Player of the Year: Sierra Lelii, Nova Southeastern
Offensive Player of the Year: Sierra Lelii, Nova Southeastern
Defensive Player of the Year: Cydney Niedermeyer, Nova Southeastern
Freshman of the Year: Kathryn O'Brien, Rollins
Coach of the Year: Denise Brolly, Barry
| 2015 Women's Soccer All-SSC First Team | ||||
| Pos. F F F M M M M D D D G AL |
Name Sierra Lelii^ Shanice Robe* Arielle Kabangu*~ Lavinia Nkomo*~ Cici Gonzalez*~% Christy Grimshaw Paxton Sickler*~ Miranda Gonzalez Katie Turner* Cydney Niedermeyer Paula Forero Caroline Frykgard^ |
School Nova Southeastern Barry Saint Leo Barry Tampa Barry Rollins Tampa Barry Nova Southeastern Barry Tampa |
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. |
Hometown Seminole, Fla. Valley Stream, N.Y. Ottawa, Canada Southampton, England Lutz, Fla. Aberdeen, Scotland Apopka, Fla. Lutz, Fla. Las Vegas, Nev. Fort Myers, Fla. Bogata, Colombia Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2015 Women's Soccer All-SSC Second Team | ||||
| Pos. F F F F M M M M D D D D G AL |
Name Emma Bloom Keira McCarthy Donish Cole Nastasia Asgedom Amanda Traynor Genevieve Gignac Eva Banton Lauren Moore Megan Block Alyssa Picascio Amber Smith Selena Jaimes^ Amanda Kopale# Julia Kantor+ |
School Rollins Florida Tech Lynn Tampa Barry Saint Leo Florida Tech Tampa Rollins Barry Barry Saint Leo Nova Southeastern Florida Tech |
Yr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. |
Hometown Maitland, Fla. Melbourne, Fla. Boca Raton, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Glasgow, Scotland Ottawa, Canada Melbourne, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Farmingville, N.Y. Boonsboro, Md. Apopka, Fla. Cape Coral, Fla. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
* = 2014 First Team
^ = 2014 Second Team
~ = 2013 First Team
+ = 2013 Second Team
% = 2012 First Team
# = 2012 Second Team
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Tampa heads into the SSC women's Soccer Championship semi-final as the No. 3 seed, they will face No. 2 seeded Nova Southeastern Sharks on Friday, Nov. 6 at 4:30 p.m. on the campus of top-seeded Barry University. Live stats as well as a live video webcast will be made available through www.tampaspartans.com.
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