SUWANEE, Ga. - In exclusive
voting by the head women's soccer coaches of the Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), Trinity University reaped
the awards of an undefeated regular season as a representative from
the conference champion Tigers won or shared every major award
selected for the 2009 season. Complete
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Trinity's Brianna Young won a share of the SCAC Offensive
Player-of-the-Year award - splitting the vote with co-winner Leslie
Robichaux of Millsaps College. Danika Wright of Trinity was voted
the SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year.
In the same balloting, the Tigers' Lindsay Euers was tabbed the
league's Newcomer-of-the-Year and her head coach, Lance Key, was
voted SCAC Women's Coach-of-the-Year.
Brianna Young, a senior forward from Rockville Centre, N.Y., led
the league in scoring during the regular season with 14 goals and
nine assists for 37 points, including a league-high six
game-winners. The 14 goals scored by Young represent the most in a
single-season by any conference women's player since the 2006
season. A two-time SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Week selection this
season, Young is the fifth Trinity player in the last seven years
to earn at least a share of the league's Offensive
Player-of-the-Year award.
Leslie Robichaux, a senior midfielder from Geismar, La., was right
behind Young in SCAC scoring, finishing the season with 13 goals
(second in the SCAC) and six assists for 32 points (1.68 points per
game - second in the SCAC). She led the league in shots with 87 and
was second in game-winners with five. Robichaux's 13 goals rank
second-most in a Millsaps single-season while her 31 career goals
are third and 75 career points are fourth in program history -
despite playing just three seasons. Robichaux is the first Millsaps
player - man or woman - to receive a SCAC postseason
Player-of-the-Year soccer honor.
Young and Robichaux were the only nominees to receive votes in the
Offensive POTY balloting as both received five votes each.
Danika Wright, a junior defender from Alpine, Utah, captained a
very young Trinity defensive unit that conceded only four goals
this season - the second-fewest goals any SCAC women's team has
allowed during a regular season. Wright also chipped in offensively
with four goals and two assists for 10 points. A two-time all-SCAC
selection, Wright was the SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week in
Weeks 6 and 10.
Wright received eight votes in the Defensive POTY voting. Rachel
Brannen of Centre College picked up the remaining two votes.
Lindsay Euers, a first-year midfielder from Austin, Texas, had two
goals this season - both in conference play which included the
game-winner against Southwestern University. As a result of a
pre-season injury to a returning starter, Euers filled in and
didn't relinquish her position. Since 2001, she is the fifth player
from Trinity to earn the league's Newcomer-of-the-Year award.
Teammate Abigail Loar won the award last season.
Euers received four votes in the Newcomer-of-the-Year voting,
followed closely by Alexandra Ehr of DePauw University, who had
three votes. Rachel Brannen of Centre College had two votes and
Emily Shaw of Rhodes College received one vote.
Lance Key, in his sixth-year as head coach at Trinity, led the
Tigers to their second perfect regular season with a 16-0-0 overall
record. Trinity won its 14th SCAC championship - the fourth under
coach Key's leadership - with an 8-0-0 conference mark. Trinity,
which is in its fifth NCAA postseason tournament in the past six
years, and 15th overall, defeated Maryville (Tenn.) College, 5-0,
on Sunday to advance to this weekend's round of sixteen.
Key received eight votes from his peers in the COTY voting. Jim
Evans of Hendrix and Paul Van Hooydonk of Millsaps received one
vote each.
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