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NORTHEASTERN'S PETTA HEADLINES 2009 ALL-CAA WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
Courtesy: CAA
Release: 11/05/2009
Courtesy: CAA http://www.caasports.com/ Northeastern's Devin Petta (left) receives the CAA Player of the Year award from Assistant Commissioner Melissa Conti
BROOKLINE, Mass. (November 5,
2009) - Northeastern freshman forward Devin Petta was selected as the 2009
Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer Player and Rookie of the Year in
voting by the league's head coaches. The award was presented Thursday night on
the eve of the semifinals of the CAA Women's Soccer Championship in Brookline,
Mass.
Also receiving top women's
soccer honors from the conference were William
& Mary sophomore back Diana Weigel as CAA Defender of the Year and
Northeastern's Ed Matz as CAA Coach of the Year.
Petta is the first women's
soccer player in league history to earn CAA Player and Rookie of the Year
accolades in the same season. The Whitman, Mass. native tops the CAA with 35
points and is tied for the conference lead in goals (14) and game-winning goals
(7). The 35 points are the most-ever for a Northeastern player in a season and
the 14 goals tied a school record. Petta enters this weekend's CAA Women's
Soccer Championship ranked 11th nationally in points per game and 13th
in goals per game. She tallied at least one point in nine of the Huskies' 11
CAA contests and enters the conference tournament with a goal in her past four
matches.
Weigel was the top performer
on a William & Mary defense that was tied for second in the CAA with nine
shutouts and surrendered just 22 goals in 19 contests this season. Five of the
shutouts came in conference action. The sophomore back also contributed
offensively, ranking second on the team with five assists. Three of the five
assists came in league play. Weigel is the third Tribe player to receive CAA Defender
of the Year honors.
Matz was chosen as Coach of
the Year after guiding Northeastern to its first CAA regular-season title with
a 7-1-3 league record. The Huskies, who are second in the CAA in goals (35),
were unbeaten in their final seven matches (5-0-2) and closed the regular
season with four straight victories. The Huskies also set a school record for
regular-season wins in 2009 with a 12-3-3 mark. Northeastern, which is unbeaten
(7-0-2) at home this season, will be the top seed and host for the CAA Women's
Soccer Championship, which gets underway on Friday.
Hofstra placed a league-high
four players on the All-CAA first team, while James Madison had three. Making
the team from the Pride were junior forward Salma Tarik (10g, 4a), sophomore midfielder Courtney Breen (3g, 2a), junior midfielder Tiffany Yovino (3g, 1a) and senior defender Jess Crankshaw (4g, 4a). Representing the Dukes were senior forward
Corky Julien (14g, 3a), junior
midfielder Teresa Rynier (2g, 12a)
and senior defender Teri Maykoski
(0g, 2a).
Also joining Petta and Weigel
on the first team were George Mason junior midfielder Omolyn Davis (10g, 8a), and Georgia State junior goalkeeper Heidi Blankenship (1.09 GAA, 125
saves).
2009 All-CAA Women's Soccer Honors(Selected by CAA Women's Soccer Coaches)
2009 CAA Women's Soccer
All-CAA Teams
First Team
Player, School
Cl.
Pos.
Hometown/High School
Corky
Julien, James Madison*
Sr.
F
Williamstown,
Ontario/Char-Lan District
Devin
Petta, Northeastern
Fr.
F
Whitman,
Mass./Whitman-Hanson
Salma
Tarik, Hofstra
Jr.
F
Bellmore,
N.Y./Rosamond (Calif.)
Courtney
Breen, Hofstra#
So.
MF
Hicksville,
N.Y./Hicksville
Omolyn
Davis, George Mason
Jr.
MF
Kingston,
Jamaica/Excelsior
Teresa
Rynier, James Madison*
Jr.
MF
Leola,
Pa./Conestoga Valley
Tiffany
Yovino, Hofstra*
Jr.
MF
Holtsville,
N.Y./Sachem East
Jess
Crankshaw, Hofstra
Sr.
D
Lanoka
Harbor, N.J./Lacey Township
Teri
Maykoski, James Madison#
Sr.
D
Fairfax,
Va./Robinson
Diana
Weigel, William & Mary
So.
D
Fairfax,
Va./W.T. Woodson
Heidi
Blankenship, Georgia State
Jr.
GK
Indianapolis,
Ind./Avon
Second Team
Player,
School
Cl.
Pos.
Hometown/High
School
Jenna
Lindsay, Drexel
So.
F
Thorofare,
N.J./West Deptford
Erica
Marshall, Towson
Sr.
F
Pittsburgh,
Pa./Upper St. Clair
Jasmine
Riley, VCU
Sr.
F
Arlington,
Va./Wakefield
Stephanie
Rose, UNC Wilmington
Fr.
F
Jacksonville,
N.C./White Oak
Caitlyn
Germain, Delaware%
Sr.
MF
Auburn,
Mass./St. Peter-Marian
Brittany
Hadaway, Towson%
Sr.
MF
Pasadena,
Md./Institute of Notre Dame
Megan
Novak, UNC Wilmington
Jr.
MF
College
Park, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel
Krissy
Vornadore, William & Mary
Sr.
MF
Springfield,
Va./Bishop Ireton
Lisa
Bernardini, Old Dominion
So.
D
Langhorne,
Pa./George School
Myriam
Bouchard, VCU
Jr.
D
Quebec
City, Quebec/Cardinal Roy
Sandra
Magnusdottir, Northeastern
Fr.
D
Reykjavik,
Iceland/Verslunarskoli Islands
Stephanie
Gordon, Northeastern
So.
GK
Rockland,
Mass./Rockland
Third Team
Player, School
Cl.
Pos.
Hometown/High School
Ashlee
Coutu, Old Dominion
Fr.
F
Lebanon,
Conn./Lyman Memorial
Tiana
Kallenberger, George Mason
Fr.
F
Irvine,
Calif./University
Ashley
Myers, UNC Wilmington
Sr.
F
Bel
Air, Md./John Carroll
Kristen
Blake, Northeastern
Jr.
MF
Canton,
Mass./Canton
Ashley
Kukura, Old Dominion
Jr.
MF
Virginia
Beach, Va./Kellam
Kasie
Shover, Delaware
Sr.
MF
Willow
Street, Pa./Penn Manor
Kirstin
Walker, Old Dominion
Sr.
MF
Inwood,
W.Va./Hedgesville
Diane
Caldwell, Hofstra
Sr.
D
Balbriggan,
Ireland/Mount Temple
Kaitlin
O'Connor, William & Mary%
Jr.
D
Chantilly,
Va./Chantilly
Morgan
Warrington, Delaware
Jr.
D
Magnolia,
Del./St. Thomas Moore Prep
Annie
Bevan, Delaware
Sr.
GK
Spring
City, Pa./Owen J. Roberts
2009 CAA Women's Soccer
All-Rookie Team
Player, School
Cl.
Pos.
Hometown/High School
Sarah
Bennett, Georgia State
Fr.
F
Centennial,
Colo./Cherry Creek
Cortlyn
Bristol, William & Mary
Fr.
F
Oak
Hill, Va./Chantilly
Ashlee
Coutu, Old Dominion
Fr.
F
Lebanon,
Conn./Lyman Memorial
Tania
Domingos, Delaware
Fr.
MF
Sandy
Hook, Conn ./Newtown
Katie
Frey, George Mason
Fr.
GK
Berwyn,
Pa./Conestoga
Lindsay
Henry, UNC Wilmington
Fr.
D
Ashburn,
Va./Stone Bridge
Tiana
Kallenberger, George Mason
Fr.
F
Irvine,
Calif./University
Sandra
Magnusdottir, Northeastern
Fr.
D
Reykjavik,
Iceland/Verslunarskoli Islands
Devin
Petta, Northeastern
Fr.
F
Whitman,
Mass./Whitman-Hanson
Stephanie
Rose, UNC Wilmington
Fr.
F
Jacksonville,
N.C./White Oak
Amy
Turner, Hofstra
Fr.
D
Stocksbridge,
England/Stocksbridge
2009 CAA Player of the Year: Devin Petta,
Northeastern 2009 CAA Defensive Player of
the Year: Diana Weigel, William & Mary 2009 CAA Rookie of the Year: Devin Petta, Northeastern 2009 CAA Coach of the Year: Ed Matz,
Northeastern
* - All-CAA First Team in 2008 # - All-CAA Second Team in 2008
% - All-CAA Third Team in 2008
Courtesy: CAA
