Six UB Standouts Earn 2016 D2CAA Women's Soccer All-East Region First Team Honors
Purple Knights Set To Face Adelphi On Friday In NCAA Division II Championship Third Round
Philadelphia, Pa.-Six members of the 2016 University of Bridgeport women's soccer team have earned spots on the Division 2 Conference Commissioner's Association First Team All-East Region Squad.
Earning 2016 First Team D2CAA All-East Region accolades are forwards: Idoia Agirre (Grad., Legazpi, Spain) and Shannon Colligan (Sr., Greenwich, Conn.), midfielders: seniors Hanne Neby (Furnes, Norway) and Nicola Worthington (Chorley, England), defender: Flo Gamby (Sr., Goffs Oak, England) plus sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Wendelius (Lindingo, Sweden).
The University of Bridgeport women's soccer team, winners of 14 matches in a row with a 17-3-0 overall record) have reached the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament Third Round for the second consecutive season and will face Adelphi University at 1:30 p.m. on Friday in a match that will be play at West Chester (Pa.) University.
2016 D2CCA Women's Soccer All-East Region First Teaml
F Idoia Agirre Sr. Bridgeport
F Shannon Colligan Sr. Bridgeport
F Jeanine Nunez Jr. Adelphi
F Brianna Rock So. Holy Family
M Bella Mitrevski Sr. Roberts Wesleyan
M Hanne Neby Sr. Bridgeport
M Morgan Santoro Sr. Adelphi
M Nicola Worthington Sr. Bridgeport
D Kristin Brandman Sr. LIU Post
D Flo Gamby Sr. Bridgeport
D Morgan LaDuca Jr. Georgian Court
D Drew Ribadeneyra Jr. Pace
GK Jennifer Wendelius So. Bridgeport
2016 D2CCA Women's Soccer All-East Region Player of the Year: Morgan Santoro, Adelphi University
2016 D2CCA Women's Soccer All-East Region Second Team
F Amanda Arnold Jr. Assumption
F Nina Predanic Fr. College of Saint Rose
F Emily Valerian So. Caldwell
F Teigha Ward Jr. Wilmington
M Rebecca Dolhansky Sr. Wilmington
M Kaitlin Lister Fr. Georgian Court
M Victoria Antonino Sr. Adelphi
M Gianna Klucker So. Caldwell
D Taylor Adair Jr. Holy Family
D Brianna Duserick Sr. Stonehill
D Melissa Gall Jr. Wilmington
D Olivia Parsons Sr. Southern New Hampshire
GK Jamie Block Sr. Stonehill
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