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Three From Adelphi Women's Soccer Earn All-Conference Honors

South Easton, MA – Sam Whitney, Taylor Salmon and Taylor Groth have each earned spots on the Northeast-10 All-Conference teams as announced by the conference office earlier this morning. Whitney was named a Second-Team honoree, Salmon earned a spot on the All-Rookie squad and Groth was recognized on both.

This is the second time in as many years Whitney has been named to the All-Conference second year. This season, she has started and played in all 18 games, recorded eight shutouts and posted a record of 9-6-3. Additionally, she made 87 saves including a career high of 11 against AIC on 10/24 and was the named the NE-10 Goalkeeper of the week three times.
 
Salmon and Groth, both rookie defenders, have each started and played in all 18 games on the year. Groth has two goals on the year while the duo has combined for 12 shots. They are part of the Panther back line that has allowed just 17 goals on the year.
 
Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer First Team
Name School Position Year Hometown
Caroline Boyce - American Int' -l Forward - Junior - Canterbury, N.H.
Allie Fitzsimmons - American Int'l - Defense - Junior - West Springfield, Mass.
Aya Noguchi - Franklin Pierce - Midfield - Graduate - Tokyo, Japan
Taylor Hartmann - UMass Lowell - Defense - Senior - Feeding Hills, Mass.
Danielle Dion - Merrimack - Forward - Junior - No. Grosvenordale, Conn.
Monica Yanez - New Haven - Forward - Junior - West Haven, Conn.
Sydney Bond - Saint Rose - Midfield - Junior - Deer Park, N.Y.
Carmelina Puopolo - Saint Rose - Forward - Junior - Scarborough, Ont.
Sarah Brochu - So. Connecticut - Defense - Junior - Wilbraham, Mass.
Suzane Pires - So. Connecticut - Midfield - Junior - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Emily Mongeau - So. New Hampshire - Defense - Graduate - Westborough, Mass.
Kaleigh Roberge - So. New Hampshire - Midfield - Senior - Manchester, N.H.
Amy Wheaton - Stonehill - Goalkeeper - Junior - Dartmouth, Mass.

Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer Second Team
Name School Position Year Hometown
Taylor Groth - Adelphi - Defense - Freshman - Setauket, N.Y.
Sam Whitney - Adelphi - Goalkeeper - Sophomore - West Islip, N.Y.
Bailey Robinson - American Int'l - Midfield - Junior - Pittsfield, Mass.
Sarah Tomlinson - American Int'l - Midfield - Senior - Clitheroe, England
Molly Kessler - Assumption - Midfield - Senior - Hopkinton, Mass.
Talita Pereira - Franklin Pierce - Forward - Junior - Sao Paolo, Brazil
Hannah Weagle - Franklin Pierce - Forward - Freshman - Ipswich, Mass.
Christie Morano - Le Moyne - Forward - Senior - Highland, N.Y.
Sarah Coakley - Merrimack - Midfield - Sophomore - Medway, Mass.
Kaitlin Oldfield - Saint Anselm - Forward - Senior - Epping, N.H.
Amanda Vasquez - Saint Rose - Midfield - Freshman - Tustin, Calif.
Allison Nagle - Stonehill - Defense - Senior - Mansfield, Mass.
Sara Nagle - Stonehill - Defense - Senior - Manchester, Conn.

Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer Third Team
Name School Position Year Hometown
Romina Bell - American Int'l - Defense - Freshman - Stockerau, Austria
Devan Boundy - American Int'l - Midfield - Senior - Avon, Conn.
Mariah Shade - American Int'l - Forward - Junior - Los Bajos, Trinidad & Tobago
Samantha Tabak - American Int'l - Goalkeeper - Sophomore - North Haven, Conn.
Jenna Costa - UMass Lowell - Midfield - Senior - Attleboro, Mass.
Gia O'Connor - UMass Lowell - Defense - Junior - Dracut, Mass.
Keanna Santos - UMass Lowell - Forward - Senior - Lakeville, Mass.
Ali Espanol - New Haven - Defense - Graduate - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Lucy Francisco - New Haven - Forward - Senior - Lawrence, Mass.
Amber Simms - New Haven - Midfield - Sophomore - Southport, England
Jill Ferro - Pace - Midfield - Sophomore - Warwick, N.Y.
Brittany Barry - Saint Rose - Forward - Sophomore - Springfield, Mass.
Molly Harpster - Saint Rose - Defense - Senior - Aurora, Colo.
Daniela Abruzzese - So. New Hampshire - Defense - Senior - Parsippany, N.J.
Ashley Jaskula - So. New Hampshire - Forward - Junior - Palmer, Mass.

Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer All-Rookie Team
Name School Position Hometown
Taylor Groth - Adelphi - Defense - Setauket, N.Y.
Taylor Salmon - Adelphi - Defense - West Hempstead, N.Y.
Romina Bell - American Int'l - Defense - Stockerau, Austria
Hannah Weagle - Franklin Pierce - Forward - Ipswich, Mass.
Selja Snorradottir - UMass Lowell - Defense - Reykjavik, Iceland
Jenna Savi - Merrimack - Mid./For. - Dedham, Mass.
Marisa Garcia - New Haven - Midfield - Babylon, N.Y.
Kristin Carr - Saint Rose - Forward - Tolland, Conn.
Amanda Vasquez - Saint Rose - Midfield - Tustin, Calif.
Alyssa Balboni - So. New Hampshire - Midfield - East Longmeadow, Mass.
Gabby Cappello - So. New Hampshire -Midfield - Andover, Mass.

Player of the Year – Allie Fitzsimmons, American International
Rookie of the Year – Hannah Weagle, Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player of the Year – Allie Fitzsimmons, American International
Goalkeeper of the Year – Amy Wheaton, Stonehill
Coach of the Year – Matt Johnson, American International

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