Thursday, November 11, 2010

7 CADETS EARN WCAC HONORS

Seven members of the St. John's College High Women's Soccer Team were selected to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) All-Conference teams in recognition of their outstanding leadership and contributions during the 2010 campaign.

Junior Kirsten GLAD in action against O'Connell
Maise MCCUNE on the move against O'Connell
Junior co-captain Ally GROSSMAN
Leading scorer Shannon COLLINS
Junior goalkeeper Kirsten GLAD (13 wins, 12 shutouts and 149 saves) and junior midfielder Maise McCUNE (3 goals, 5 assists) were unanimous First Team picks, while juniors Ally GROSSMAN (1 goal, 1 assist) and Shannon COLLINS (6 goals, 5 assists) were named to the Second Team.

Grossman served as co-captain of the Cadets along with fellow defender Alison SLARK (Honorable Mention honoree), and scored one of the top five goals of the season when she launched a 28-yard strike in the 61st minute that sailed past a helpless O'Connell 'keeper to lead St. John's to a 2-1 victory over the Knights on October 29th.

Collins returned from a four-week absence in mid-October after suffering an ankle injury during the highly-anticipated SJC-Good Counsel showdown that was played at Ludwig Field on the campus of the University of Maryland on September 14th. She led the team in scoring, shots on goal, total points, penalty kick conversions and game-winning goals despite missing five matches on the IR.

Sophomore defender Kat COLEVAS
Sophomore center back Lis PARKS gets stuck in against Holy Cross
Junior co-captain Alison SLARK
Sophomore defenders Kat COLEVAS (1 goal, 3 assists) and Lis PARKS (2 goals, 1 assist) joined Slark (2 assists) as first-time honorees on the WCAC Honorable Mention Team.

Good Counsel's Midge Purce was named Conference Player of the Year while Marianna Sullivan, Head Coach of Bishop Ireton, received her first WCAC Coach of the Year award. A complete listing of all honorees will be printed in the Washington Post following the conclusion of the WCAC Tournament this weekend.

Congratulations to Alison, Ally, Kat, Kirsten, Lis, Maise and Shannon on their accolades. Go SJC!