Leah Galton is the first player in CAA history to be named Player of the Year thrice
Hofstra's Galton Headlines Women's Soccer Awards
Kelly McCarthy
RICHMOND, Va. (November 4, 2015) – Hofstra senior forward
Leah Galton was chosen as the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women’s Soccer Player of the Year for the third consecutive season in voting by the league's head coaches.
William & Mary senior goalkeeper
Caroline Casey was named the CAA Defender of the Year while Drexel forward
Vanessa Kara was named the CAA Rookie of the Year. UNCW Head Coach
Paul Cairney was named the CAA Coach of the Year.
Galton is the first player CAA history to earn three consecutive Player of the Year honors and is only the fifth to garner multiple honors. The four-time All-CAA First Team honoree is second in the CAA in goals (11) and points (28) through 17 games this season. Galton, who was the 2012 CAA Rookie of the Year and the 2013 and 2014 CAA Player of the Year, ranks ninth all-time on the CAA career points chart (120), 10th in goals (47) and 11th in assists (26). She owns Hofstra’s career points record and is three goals shy of the team’s goals record.
Casey, also an All-CAA First Team honoree, has been backstopping a William & Mary defense that has posted 10 shutouts in 18 games this season. She has been credited with nine of those shutouts and has a league-leading 0.65 goals against average. Casey, who has played 1660 minutes this season, leads the CAA and is ranked 25th in NCAA Division I in save percentage (.859). For her career, she is tied for third on the CAA’s all-time shutouts chart (27) and is fifth in career GAA (0.88). Casey is the first William & Mary player to be named Defender of the Year since 2009 when Diana Weigel earned the honor.
Kara had an impressive debut for the Dragons, leading all CAA rookies with 11 goals and 24 points, which also set the program records. In addition, she earned a spot on the All-CAA Second Team and became the first Drexel player to be named Rookie of the Year. Kara, who started all 18 games for Drexel, was named the CAA Rookie of the Week three times, including the final two awards of the season.
Cairney, who earns his third CAA Coach of the Year honor, guided UNCW to a record-setting 2015 campaign. The Seahawks are 14-5-1 overall, which set the program record for wins in a season, and had a 6-2-1 mark in league play. UNCW is one of the top offensive teams in the country, ranking 10
th in Division I in scoring offense. The Seahawks are also fourth in the nation in total goals (48) and seventh in total points (135).
Hofstra, the CAA Regular Season Co-Champions, had two players named to the All-CAA First Team in Galton and redshirt-junior midfielder
Jill Mulholland, who is eighth in the CAA in points (7g, 3a).
In addition to Casey, William & Mary, the CAA Regular Season Co-Champion, had two other players make the All-CAA First Team. Senior midfielder
Nicole Baxter, who is second in the CAA in assists (7), and junior defender
Clara Logsdon (2g, 1a) each garnered All-CAA honors for the first time.
UNCW placed three on the All-CAA First Team, including the league’s leading scorer
Maddie McCormick, who has 14 goals and 33 points during her senior season, which ranks her 15th in the nation. McCormick was joined by redshirt-senior midfielder
Stephanie Bronson (6g, 4a) and senior defender
Morgan Leyble (3g, 2a).
James Madison junior forward
Ashley Herndon received an All-CAA First Team nod for the second consecutive season. Herndon is second in the CAA in goals with 11 this season, seven of which have been game-winners. She is also tied for second in points with 28. Northeastern sophomore
Hannah Lopiccolo (6g, 1a) earned her second consecutive All-CAA First Team selection while Husky junior defender
Mackenzie Dowd (6g, 2a) was named to the First Team for the first time.
The
2015 CAA Women’s Soccer Championship gets underway on Friday, November 6 with semifinal play in Hempstead, N.Y. Second-seeded William & Mary faces third-seeded UNCW at 4:30pm followed by fourth-seeded James Madison versus top-seeded Hofstra at 7pm. All games will be streamed live on
www.CAA.tv. The CAA Championship match is set for November 8 at 2:30pm and will air live on the American Sports Network (ASN).
| 2015 All-CAA Women’s Soccer Honors |
| First Team |
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| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Leah Galton |
Hofstra |
F |
Sr. |
Harrogate, England |
| Ashley Herndon |
James Madison |
F |
Jr. |
Ashburn, Va. |
| Maddie McCormick |
UNCW |
F |
Sr. |
Newark, Del. |
| Nicole Baxter |
William & Mary |
M |
Sr. |
Pennington, N.J. |
| Stephanie Bronson |
UNCW |
M |
R-Sr. |
Raleigh, N.C. |
| Hannah Lopiccolo |
Northeastern |
M |
So. |
Trabuco Canyon, Calif. |
| Jill Mulholland |
Hofstra |
M |
R-Jr. |
Levittown, N.Y. |
| Mackenzie Dowd |
Northeastern |
D |
Jr. |
Gig Harbor, Wash. |
| Morgan Leyble |
UNCW |
D |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, N.C. |
| Clara Logsdon |
William & Mary |
D |
Jr. |
Clifton, Va. |
| Caroline Casey |
William & Mary |
GK |
Sr. |
Chesapeake, Va. |
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| Second Team |
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| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Kayla Cappuzzo |
Northeastern |
F |
So. |
Merrick, N.Y. |
| Katrina Guillou |
UNCW |
F |
Sr. |
Ft. Washington, Md. |
| Vanessa Kara |
Drexel |
F |
Fr. |
Burlington, N.J. |
| Natalie Zelenky |
Delaware |
F |
Jr. |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| Allie Bunner |
James Madison |
M |
Jr. |
Bristow, Va. |
| Jeannine Molleda |
Hofstra |
M |
Sr. |
Clifton, Va. |
| Rachel Moore |
William & Mary |
M |
So. |
Vienna, Va. |
| Madeline Anderson |
Hofstra |
D |
Fr. |
Westbury, N.Y. |
| Vasthy Delgado |
Towson |
D |
Sr. |
Arlington, Va. |
| Maddy Parker |
Delaware |
D |
Sr. |
Eagleville, Pa. |
| Ellen Forrest |
James Madison |
GK |
R-Sr. |
Midlothian, Va. |
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| Third Team |
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| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Samantha Cordum |
William & Mary |
F |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Sami Grasso |
William & Mary |
F |
So. |
Shelton, Conn. |
| Natalia Pinkney |
Towson |
F |
Jr. |
Perkasie, Pa. |
| Carina Deandreis |
Northeastern |
M |
Jr. |
Bethesda, Md. |
| Katie Johnston |
William & Mary |
M |
Sr. |
Haddonfield, N.J. |
| Emily Market |
Delaware |
M |
Sr. |
Holland, Pa. |
| Emily Agudelo |
Hofstra |
D |
Jr. |
Long Beach, N.Y. |
| Wilhelmina Hauch-Fausboll |
Drexel |
D |
So. |
Hellerup, Denmark |
| Leci Irvin |
William & Mary |
D |
Sr. |
Charlottesville, Va. |
| Jennie Sroba |
James Madison |
D |
Jr. |
Manakin-Sabot, Va. |
| Carolyn Huddy |
UNCW |
GK |
Jr. |
Huntersville, N.C. |
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| 2015 CAA Player of the Year: Leah Galton, Hofstra |
| 2015 CAA Defender of the Year: Caroline Casey, William & Mary |
| 2015 CAA Rookie of the Year: Vanessa Kara, Drexel |
| 2015 CAA Coach of the Year: Paul Cairney, UNCW |
2015 CAA Women’s Soccer All-Rookie Team |
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Madeline Anderson |
Hofstra |
D |
Fr. |
Westbury, N.Y. |
| Tori Baliatico |
Elon |
F |
Fr. |
Scotch Plains, N.J. |
| Maddy Brill-Edwards |
CofC |
D |
Fr. |
Haverford, Pa. |
| Jenn Buoncore |
Hofstra |
F |
Fr. |
Kings Park, N.Y. |
| Riley Curtin |
Delaware |
F |
Fr. |
Hershey, Pa. |
| Nicole Gorman |
Northeastern |
F |
Fr. |
New York, N.Y. |
| Stephanie Hendrie |
James Madison |
M |
Fr. |
Stafford, Va. |
| Vanessa Kara |
Drexel |
F |
Fr. |
Burlington, N.J. |
| Mackenzie Kober |
William & Mary |
M |
Fr. |
Huntington, N.Y. |
| Jessica Schifer |
CofC |
M |
Fr. |
Aiken, S.C. |
2015 CAA Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team |
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Sam Burch |
Elon |
M |
Sr. |
Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| Samantha Cordum |
William & Mary |
F |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Chloe Dale |
Hofstra |
M |
Sr. |
Birmingham, England |
| Hollie Garber |
Towson |
F |
Sr. |
Gilbertsville, Pa. |
| Brittani Gardella |
Northeastern |
D |
Sr. |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| Michaela Herrmann |
CofC |
F |
Sr. |
Centennial, Colo. |
| Kelly Kerrigan |
James Madison |
M |
Sr. |
Downington, Pa. |
| Michelle McEnroe |
Delaware |
D |
Jr. |
Hillsborough, N.J. |
| Karissa Smith |
UNCW |
D |
Sr. |
West Chester, Pa. |
| Lauren Stollar |
Drexel |
M |
Sr. |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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