2011 All-MAAC Women's Soccer Teams Announced
MAAC Sports
Baltimore, Md. - Loyola University Maryland junior forward Nichole Schiro has been selected as the 2011 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year by the league's head coaches and headlines this season's All-MAAC First Team.
Schiro earned this award after finishing third in the MAAC in scoring during the regular season with 11 goals and four assists for 26 points for the Greyhounds. In the final game of the regular season for the Greyhounds, she touched the ball into the net in the 97th minute to give her squad a 1-0 overtime victory over Saint Peter's, sending her and her teammates into the postseason.
Joining Schiro with First Team All-MAAC honors is Fairfield University's Kelly Boudreau, the 2011 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year. Boudreau, a senior goalkeeper for the Stags, owned a league-best 0.62 goals against average during the regular season and led the conference in both save percentage (.870) and shutouts (10).
Marist College's Amanda Epstein was named as the 2011 MAAC Rookie of the Year. Epstein, a forward for the Red Foxes, is currently fifth in the MAAC in scoring during her inaugural campaign with nine goals and six assists for 24 points. She also leads the MAAC in game-winning goals with seven to her credit.
In addition to Schiro and Boudreau earning spots on the All-MAAC First Team, Fairfield's Allison Walsh, Loyola's Kelsey Rene and Marist's Jessica Arabia claimed a spot at the back position. Midfielders include Canisius College's Jenny Griffin, Fairfield's Nicole Stanton, Marist's Rycke Guiney and Siena College's Caitlin Cahalan. Also earning a spot on the first team at forward are Kelly Reinwald from Canisius, Bre Catipovic from Niagara University and Abi Cottam from Rider University.
The All-MAAC Second Team includes seven backs: Kate Sloane from Canisius, Sali Ayinde from Iona College, Jenny Thornton from Loyola, Chelsea Botta and Marisa Mertens from Marist, and Jennifer Kimoto and Julianne Viviano from Niagara. At midfield are Laura Jackson from Iona College, Gigi Mangione from Loyola, Kathryn Hannis from Marist and Michaela DeFazio from Niagara. Forwards are represented by Carly Beyar and Lauren Reilly from Fairfield, Kayla Picanco from Niagara and Ashleigh Barone from Siena. Loyola's Didi Haracic rounds out the Second Team at the goalkeeper position.
Headlining the All-Rookie team are Mertens, Emma Pichl from Fairfield, Kelly Santangelo from Loyola and Anna Grant from Siena at back. The midfielders include Amanda Reverberi from Loyola, Amber Mello from Rider and Kamilla Deeb from Saint Peter's College. Epstein, Fairfield's Ashley Small, Iona's Melissa Frederick and Niagara's Catherine Meyer are the forwards, while Siena's Taylor Booth has the goalkeeper duties.
Marist head coach Katherine Lyn was chosen as the 2011 Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year. In her first season at the helm of the Red Foxes, she has led the team to an overall record of 12-5-1, including a 7-1-1 mark in the MAAC, en route to earning the top seed in the 2011 Chick-fil-A MAAC Women's Soccer Championship.
2011 MAAC Women's Soccer Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Nichole Schiro, Loyola
Defensive Player of the Year: Kelly Boudreau, Fairfield
Rookie of the Year: Amanda Epstein, Marist
Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year: Katherine Lyn, Marist
FIRST TEAM
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Player
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School
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Position
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Allison Walsh
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Fairfield
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Back
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Kelsey Rene
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Loyola
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Back
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Jessica Arabia
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Marist
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Back
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Jenny Griffin
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Canisius
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Midfielder
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Nicole Stanton
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Fairfield
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Midfielder
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Rycke Guiney
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Marist
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Midfielder
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| Caitlin Cahalan |
Siena |
Midfielder |
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Kelly Reinwald
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Canisius
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Forward
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Nichole Schiro
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Loyola
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Forward
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Bre Catipovic
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Niagara
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Forward
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Abi Cottam
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Rider
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Forward
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Kelly Boudreau
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Fairfield
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Goalkeeper
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SECOND TEAM
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Player
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School
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Position
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Kate Sloane
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Canisius
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Back
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Sali Ayinde
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Iona
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Back
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Jenny Thornton
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Loyola
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Back
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Chelsea Botta
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Marist
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Back
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Marissa Mertens
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Marist
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Back
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Jennifer Kimoto
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Niagara
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Back
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Julianne Viviano
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Niagara
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Back
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| Laura Jackson |
Iona |
Midfielder |
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Gigi Mangione
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Loyola
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Midfielder
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Kathryn Hannis
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Marist
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Midfielder
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| Michaela DeFazio |
Niagara |
Midfielder |
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Carly Beyar
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Fairfield
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Forward
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Lauren Reilly
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Fairfield
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Forward
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Kayla Picanco
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Niagara
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Forward
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Ashleigh Barone
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Siena
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Forward
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Didi Haracic
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Loyola
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Goalkeeper
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All-Rookie Team
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Player
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School
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Position
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Emma Pichl
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Fairfield
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Back
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Kelly Santangelo
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Loyola
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Back
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Marissa Mertens
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Marist
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Back
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Anna Grant
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Siena
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Back
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Amanda Reverberi
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Loyola
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Midfielder
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Amber Mello
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Rider
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Midfielder
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Kamilla Deeb
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Saint Peter's
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Midfielder
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Ashley Small
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Fairfield
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Forward
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Melissa Frederick
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Iona
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Forward
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Amanda Epstein
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Marist
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Forward
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Catherine Meyer
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Niagara
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Forward
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Taylor Booth
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Siena
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Goalkeeper
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