LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – In exclusive voting by the head women's soccer coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), Trinity University's Emily Jorgens was selected SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year for the second consecutive year while her teammate, Jennifer White, was named SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year. Complete Release
In the same balloting, Sarah Bevins of Southwestern University and Endaisia Love of Trinity were tabbed the league's Co-Newcomer-of-the-Year and Trinity head coach Lance Key was voted SCAC Women's Coach-of-the-Year for the fourth time in five years.
Emily Jorgens, a junior midfielder from Austin, Texas, is currently leading the league in scoring with 17 goals and a SCAC single-season record 28 assists for 62 points – the second-highest single season point total in conference history. She has a league-high seven game-winning goals this season. A prolific passer, Jorgens already owns the SCAC record for career assists (59) and, entering this weekend's NCAA tournament, is only two assists away from tying the NCAA Division III single-season mark. Her 137 career points ranks seventh on the league's all-time scoring list. Jorgens is the second consecutive Trinity player to earn back-to-back SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year awards, joining Abigail Loar who was the first player in league history to accomplish that feat (2010 and 2011).
Jorgens was the coaches' consensus choice for Offensive Player-of-the-Year as she received six votes in the balloting. Senior forward Lindsay Jakszta of Southwestern received the remaining first-place vote.
Jennifer White, a senior defender from Albuquerque, N.M., was Trinity's most consistent defender throughout the year. Great at anticipating service to the feet and cutting out possession, White was the leader of the league's best defense that posted 16 shutouts and allowed just six goals in 22 games, including only two goals in SCAC play. A two-time SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week, she also chipped in on the offensive end with two goals and seven assists (tied for fourth in the SCAC) for 11 points.
White received four votes in the Defensive POTY voting, while Southwestern first-year goalkeeper Mariah Escajeda received two votes. Senior goalkeeper Brigid Hasson of the University of Dallas received the remaining vote.
Sarah Bevins, a first-year forward from Austin, Texas, was third among all conference first-year players (11th overall) in scoring with 19 points on seven goals and five assists. She was second on her own team in scoring and was SCAC Co-Offensive Player-of-the-Week in Week 8 when she had four goals in two conference wins, including a hat trick in a 4-0 win against Centenary College.
Endaisia Love, a first-year forward from San Antonio, Texas, led all SCAC first-year players in scoring with 22 points (nine goals, four assists) and finished seventh among all players. Love had her breakout weekend in Week 9 when she scored five goals and assisted on another and recorded both game-winners in the weekend sweep of Texas Lutheran University and Schreiner University. Love had four second-half goals in the win against TLU, tying the program's single-game scoring record and becoming just the fifth player in Trinity history to score four goals in a game and the first since 2003.
Bevins and Love both received three votes in the Newcomer-of-the-Year voting to share the award. First-year defender Marissa Hughes of Centenary College received the remaining first-place vote for Newcomer-of-the-Year.
Lance Key, in his 10th year as head coach at Trinity, led the Tigers to their 18th SCAC championship - the eighth under Key - with a 12-0-0 conference mark and 21-0-1 overall record. Trinity will be competing in its ninth NCAA postseason tournament in the past 10 years, and 19th overall, when the Tigers take on Augustana (Ill.) College this weekend in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
Key has posted a 164-17-14 record (.877) in his 10 seasons at the helm of the women's soccer program at Trinity – giving him the highest winning percentage among anyone who has ever coached in the SCAC in any team sport. The SCAC Coach-of-the-Year award is the sixth of his career.
Key received four votes from his peers in the COTY voting. Glenn Evans of Centenary received two votes and Jene' Baclawski of Southwestern received the remaining vote.
2013 SCAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player-of-the-Year
Emily Jorgens, Trinity University, Jr., Midfielder, Austin, Texas
2013 SCAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Year
Jennifer White, Trinity University, Sr., Defender, Albuquerque, N.M.
2013 SCAC Women's Soccer Co-Newcomer-of-the-Year
Sarah Bevins, Southwestern University, Fy., Forward, Austin, Texas
Endaisia Love, Trinity University, Fy., Forward, San Antonio, Texas
2013 SCAC Women's Soccer Coach-of-the-Year
Lance Key, Trinity University, 12-0-0 SCAC (1st place / 21-0-1 overall)
2013 All-SCAC Women's Soccer First Team
Kirby Peddicord, Trinity University, Jr., Defender, Houston, Texas
Jennifer White, Trinity University, Sr., Defender, Albuquerque, N.M.
Jennifer Kopetic, Texas Lutheran University, Sr., Defender, Round Rock, Texas
Sioned Kirkpatrick, Texas Lutheran University, So., Forward, Spring Branch, Texas
Nicole Johnson, University of Dallas, Jr., Forward, Houston, Texas
Lindsay Jakszta, Southwestern University, Sr., Forward, Colleyville, Texas
Shelby Guenthardt, Trinity University, Sr., Forward, Winter Springs, Fla.
Michelle Lanier, Trinity University, Sr., Forward, Albuquerque, N.M.
Lauren Scott, Austin College, Sr., Forward, Coppell, Texas
Kelsey Falcone, Trinity University, Jr., Midfielder, San Antonio, Texas
Emily Jorgens, Trinity University, Jr., Midfielder, Austin, Texas
Maddy Millender, Austin College, Sr., Midfielder, Rockwall, Texas
Mariah Escajeda, Southwestern University, Fy., Goalkeeper, Boerne, Texas
2013 All-SCAC Women's Soccer Second Team
Tara Armstrong, Texas Lutheran University, Fy., Defender, Rocklin, Calif.
Anna Cooke, Austin College, Jr., Defender, Abilene, Texas
Kirsten Mazur, Southwestern University, So., Defender, Georgetown, Texas
Kayla Nguyen, University of Dallas, Jr., Defender, Kansas City, Kan.
Sarah Bevins, Southwestern University, Fy., Forward, Austin, Texas
Madison Alexander, Centenary College, So., Forward, Keller, Texas
Endaisia Love, Trinity University, Fy., Forward, San Antonio, Texas
Kylie O'Connor, Southwestern University, Sr., Midfielder, Bryan, Texas
Abigale Weisbrod, University of Dallas, So., Midfielder, Mesquite, Texas
Krystel Wolfe, Texas Lutheran University, Fy., Midfielder, San Antonio, Texas
Allie Dillon, Southwestern University, Jr., Midfielder, Benbrook, Texas
Kimberly Polasek, Trinity University, So., Midfielder, Houston, Texas
Brigid Hasson, University of Dallas, Sr., Goalkeeper, Washington, D.C.
Devon Osegueda, Trinity University, Jr., Goalkeeper, San Diego, Calif.
2013 All-SCAC Women's Soccer Honorable Mention
Emily Dayton, University of Dallas, Jr., Defender, Manasquan, N.J.
Traci Lee, Centenary College, Sr., Defender, Tyler, Texas
Dominique Martinez, Austin College, Jr., Defender, The Woodlands, Texas
Megan McGrath, Southwestern Univ., Fy., Defender, Austin, Texas
Kelly Lochte, Texas Lutheran University, So., Midfielder, Schertz, Texas
Hayley Miesse, Southwestern University, Fy., Midfielder, Austin, Texas
Erin Rose, Texas Lutheran University, Fy., Goalkeeper, San Antonio, Texas
Note: Coaches voted for first team and second team – with each voted team consisting of three defenders, three midfielders, three forwards, one goalkeeper and one at-large selection. A first-team vote was worth two points and a second-team vote was worth one point. Any player who received at least two different votes from the coaches, but did not receive enough votes to earn either first or second team honors, was named Honorable Mention. Coaches could not vote for their own players.
