All-SSC Women's Soccer Selections for 2015
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Twenty-seven women’s soccer student-athletes have earned All-SSC honors this season. Conference champions, Barry University, boast nine All-SSC awards including the Coach of the Year. Voting for the awards was conducted among the league’s women’s soccer coaches.
Sierra Lelii of Nova Southeastern University was selected Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the year. The Seminole, Florida native scored 18 goals and assisted on three others in 16 regular season games for the Sharks.
NSU’s Cydney Niedermeyer was named Defensive Player of the Year. The Fort Myers, Florida native led the Sharks defense that held opponents to 1.3 goals per game and 6.4 shots on goal per game. With the play of Niedermeyer, Nova Southeastern shutout opponents five times in 2015.
Until this season, no Nova Southeastern women’s soccer student-athlete has won Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, or Defensive Player of the Year. Lelii becomes the eighth athlete to win Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in the same season.
Denise Brolly of Barry University was selected Coach of the Year by her peers. Brolly guided Barry to its ninth SSC Championship (third consecutive) and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Brolly has won the award each of her three years as the Buccaneers head coach.
Freshman of the Year is awarded to Kathryn O’Brien of Rollins College. O’Brien scored six goals and had two assists while appearing in all 16 games for the Tars this season.
CiCi Gonzalez (Tampa) repeats as a First Team All-SSC Selection for the fourth straight year. Arielle Kabangu (Saint Leo), Lavinia Nkomo (Barry) and Paxton Sickler (Rollins) repeat for the third consecutive year. Katie Turner (Barry) earns her second first team award.
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 |
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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 |
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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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