Ariana Weingrad And Karolina Vieira Named First Team All-ECC For Women's Soccer

West Babylon, N.Y.-A pair of University of Bridgeport women's soccer players have been honored with selections to the 2017 All-East Coast Conference First Team for their outstanding play for the Purple Knights this season.

Earning First Team All-ECC accolades this year from Bridgeport are senior, midfielder Ariana Weingrad (Hicksville, N.Y.) and junior, defender Karolina Vieira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

Weingrad, who earned Second Team All-ECC honors last season and who was a Third Team All-Conference selection in 2015, saw action in all 18 of her team's matches scoring two goals and adding two assists for a total of six points.

Vieira, a newcomer to the UB program in 2017, was a defensive stalwart for UB seeing action in 16 matches.  Karolina also chipped in one assist on offense this season.

2017 ECC Women's Soccer All-Conference
First Team
F - Ally Boots, So., Mercy
F - Julia Duffy, So., LIU Post
F - Dana Poetzsch, Fr., Molloy
M - Gabrielle Clark, So., LIU Post
M - Alice Schonfeldt, Jr., LIU Post
M - Heidi Serna, Sr., Mercy
M - Ariana Weingrad, Sr., Bridgeport
B - Kristen Breihof, Sr., LIU Post
B - Samantha Gordon, Fr., LIU Post
B - Karolina Vieira, Jr., Bridgeport
GK - Hillevi Eklow, Jr., LIU Post

Second Team
F - Andrea Huntzinger, Jr., LIU Post
F - Casey Luongo, Fr., NYIT
F - Haley Noble, Jr., Mercy
M - Jessica Brandt, So., Mercy
M - Ileen Mejia, Jr., Mercy
M - Sarah McGarry, Sr., LIU Post
M - Dina Simonian, Sr., NYIT
B - Alyssa Iannuzi, Sr., Mercy
B - Felicia LaPera, Sr., Molloy
B - Trista Seara, So., Mercy
GK - Jackie Carty, Fr., Molloy

Third Team
F - Jamie Boyar, So., Daemen
F - Victoria DiMarco, So., St. Thomas Aquinas
F - Erin Vernillo, Sr., Queens
M - Natalia Elizarraras, So., Mercy
M - Guro Eriksen, So., Queens
M - Katlyn Merino, Sr., Molloy
M - Amanda Milazzo, Jr., Molloy
B - Rebecca Conway, Jr., Mercy
B - Taylor Fletcher, Sr., Roberts Wesleyan
B - Monique Green, Jr., Daemen
GK - Melissa Torres, Fr., Mercy

Offensive Player of the Year: Ally Boots, So., F, Mercy
Defensive Player of the Year: Kristen Breihof, Sr., B, LIU Post
Goalkeeper of the Year: Hillevi Eklow, Jr., GK, LIU Post
Rookie of the Year: Dana Poetzsch, Fr., F, Molloy
Coach of the Year: Mark Dawson, LIU Post

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