Women's Soccer Players Earn Post-Season Recognition

The 2010 season was one marked by success both on the field and in the classroom for not only our team, but also a number of players.

In exclusive voting by the coaches within the SCAC, seven players were selected to the SCAC All-Conference team after finishing a second consecutive season with a perfect conference record at 10-0.

Abby Loar, a junior forward from Littleton, Colo., was selected as Offensive Player-of-the-Year. Abby led the league in scoring with 16 goals and 11 assists for 43 points, including five game-winners (tied for second in the SCAC). The 16 goals scored by Loar represent the most in a single-season by any conference women’s player since the 2005 season. After scoring a SCAC-high 15 goals last season, Loar is the first player since 2006 to lead the league in goals scored in consecutive seasons and just the fifth in the history of the league to accomplish the feat. Loar is the sixth Trinity player in the last seven years to earn at least a share of the league’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year award.

Joining Abby on the first team were senior captains Jordan Azar (Albuquerque, NM) and Danika Wright (Alpine, UT) as well as classmate Ally Thrall (Scottsdale, AZ). Kelly Watts (Lakewood, WA) and goalkeeper Katie Garrett (Joshua, TX) were second team selections and sophomore Lindsay Euers (Austin, TX) made her second appearance in as many years, this time as a third team selection.

ESPN The Magazine recognized forward, Kelly Watts, with a selection to their Women's Soccer Academic All-American Team. Kelly registered 11 goals and 8 assists in the 2010 campaign while maintaining better than a 3.8 GPA in her classical studies and business administration double major.

Watts, Loar, Azar and Wright also found themselves selected to the NSCAA's Academic All-West Region team. That qualified all four players for consideration for the NSCAA Scholar All-American team which Abby, Danika and Jordan were ultimately recognized for which was a repeat for Danika Wright and Jordan Azar who also earned NSCAA Scholar All-America selections in 2009.

Abby Loar and Jordan Azar were also recognized with selections to the NSCAA and the D3Soccer.com All-American teams for 2010.

Sophomore Lindsay Euers was recognized by the SCAC Conference Office by being named to the 2010 All-Sportsmanship Team.

19 players were honored with 2010 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll selections. Seniors Jordan Azar, Lauren Folkman, Danika Wright and Lindsey Neubauer, Juniors Nikki Blavet, Kristina Chen, Ally Hunter, Abby Loar, Ally Thrall and Kelly Watts, Sophomores Lindsay Euers, Katie Garrett and Brianna Tammaro, and First-years Shelby Guenthardt, Sarah Hanel, Michelle Lanier, Meredith McDowell, Hannah Westberg and Jenni White were recognized for their classroom performance and maintaining a minimum of 3.25 for the fall semester.

The 2010 team completed the season with an 18-2-0 record (10-0-0 in conference play), a trip to the NCAA National Tournament and a #10 national ranking. Additionally, the team was recognized by the NSCAA with the Team academic Award after maintaining over a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Well done to these ladies and their teammates for continued to set the bar very high as representatives of this program.

-LK