Category Archives: Women’s Soccer

Geoducks Honor Own at Annual Recreation and Athletics Banquet

Posted on by
Reply

OLYMPIA, Wash. – With the 2012-13 year nearly behind us, the Evergreen Geoducks took an opportunity to look back and honor extraordinary achievements at the annual Recreation and Athletics Banquet on May 30 at the CRC Gymnasium.

Following a catered dinner, Evergreen Director of Recreation and Athletics Matt Newman took an opportunity to honor retiring Vice President for Student Affairs Art Costantino, presenting him with a lifetime season ticket, as well as a lifetime pass to work out at the CRC.

Each of the Geoducks varsity sports, as well as aquatics, The Outdoor Program, Challenge Course and CRC Operations and Event Staff, had the opportunity to reflect on the last year and hand out awards for outstanding achievement.

Evergreen Student-Athletic Advisory Committee handed out an inaugural Contributor Award, which allowed Geoduck student-athletes to recognize an individual for all their support of Evergreen athletics.  The initial award went to Chris Balske, Director of Sports Medicine, for his endless support of Geoduck athletes.

The Geoducks also handed out participation awards to all the student-athletes.  First year varsity athletes received a felt letter while second year letter winners were awarded a Speedy Q. Geoduck pin.  Third year letter winners received a scarf while five four year letter winners were awarded an embroidered blanket.

Graduating seniors from across Recreation and Athletics were also honored for their academic achievement, receiving a portfolio that can be used as they enter the professional world.

The final awards presented were the Student-Athlete of the Year awards, which were presented by Assistant Athletic Director Monica Heuer.  Senior Danielle Swain (Rainier, Wash./Black Hills HS) was named Female Student-Athlete of the Year after a record-breaking career as a member of the women’s basketball team.  Sophomore Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) was named Male Student-Athlete of the Year after setting three school records during the indoor and outdoor track and field season.

Geoducks Ink Six for 2013

Posted on by
Reply

OLYMPIA, Wash. – After a strong finish to the 2012 season, the Evergreen Geoducks are already restocking for 2013, having already signed six players to national Letters of Intent.  All six will come to Evergreen as true freshman with four years to play under head coach Adam Fenster.

Myka Arneson – Portland, Ore./Sunset HS

At Sunset HS, Arneson was team captain for the Apollos girls soccer team.  Expected to be either a defender or forward for the Geoducks, she is well versed in Cascade Conference soccer as her father David played at Concordia University in Portland.

Kayla Baskett – Burien, Wash./Holy Names Academy

Baskett, who is expected to play goalkeeper at Evergreen, led Holy Names to a third-place finish in the 2012 WIAA Championships.  Named First-Team All-Metro League as a junior and Second-Team All-Metro League as a senior.  Her father Jasen is owner of Emerald City Basketball Academy, which has produced over 200 collegiate basketball players in the last 12 years.

Jasmine Berlin – Fairview, Ore./Reynolds HS

Berlin will come to Evergreen as a defender/forward after earning All-Star honors at Reynolds HS in Troutdale, Ore.

Emily Gordon – Kent, Wash./Auburn Mountainview HS

A multiple All-SPSL selection at Auburn Mountainview, Gordon will play either on the back row or up front for the Geoducks.  As a senior, she was named First Team All-SPSL as a forward, also earning Most Inspirational and Coach’s Award in her final year at AMHS.  Her father Kelly  played at both University of Washington and Seattle Pacific, earning two national championships under legendary coach Cliff McCrath at SPU.

Monica Whitfield – Enumclaw, Wash./Enumclaw HS

An all-conference midfielder at Enumclaw HS, Whitfield comes to Evergreen expected to contribute at both midfield and forward.  Standing just 4-11, she was named SPSL 3A Offensive Player of the Year.

Vanessa Zamora – Vancouver, Wash./Hudson’s Bay HS

A four-time letter winner at HBHS in soccer, Zamora will come to Evergreen with a number of awards already on her mantle.  The team captain for the Eagles this season, she also earned a number of academic awards.

Lopez Named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete

Posted on by
Reply

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Evergreen women’s soccer senior Teresa Lopez (Yakima, Wash./Walla Walla CC) has been named 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete, as announced by the NAIA on Friday morning.

Lopez earlier was named Bank of The Cascades Academic All-Conference following her outstanding efforts in both the classroom and on the field.  She appeared in 10 games for the Geoducks this season, playing a primarily defensive role for Evergreen.

A total of 492 women’s soccer players were honored with the award. In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

Geoduck Pair Names CCC Women’s Soccer All-Conference

Posted on by
Reply

LA GRANDE, Ore. – After helping the Evergreen Geoducks earn eighth place in the final Cascade Conference standings, midfielders Leah Aragon (Colorado Springs, Colo./UC-Colorado Springs) and Sophie Krauza (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS) have been named Honorable Mention All-CCC as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Appearing in all 14 games for the Geoducks, both Aragon and Krauza provided leadership to the green and white this season.  Krauza finished the year with one goal and two assists while Aragon earned one goal during the 2012 campagin.

Stephanie Carr of Southern Oregon was named Offensive Player Year while Concordia’s Jenna Peterson and Northwest’s Stephanie Cummins shared Defensive Player of the Year.  Concordia freshman Alicia Alarcon-Evans earned Newcomer of the Year while Northwest’s Erin Redwine earned Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles to the CCC regular season title in her seventh season.

2012 Women’s Soccer All-CCC Teams

Geoducks End Season with Road Loss To #3 Cavs

Posted on by
1

PORTLAND, Ore. – After  Evergreen upset Concordia last season, the third-ranked Cavaliers made sure that history wouldn’t repeat itself, blasting the Geoducks, 8-0, in a Cascade Conference women’s soccer match on Sunday afternoon in Portland, Ore.

The Cavs first got on the board in the 16th minute as Alicia Alarcon-Evans took opportunity of a one-on-one with Evergreen keeper Kaitlin MacKenzie (Lake Stevens, Wash./Shoreline CC) and scored from 15 yards out.  Concordia added two more goals before halftime as the Cavs took the 3-0 lead into the break.

In the second half, Concordia didn’t let off the gas as the Cavs would add five more scores to the board in the final 45 minutes of play.  The Cavaliers outshot the Geoducks, 35-6, on the afternoon and held a 9-0 advantage on corner kicks.

MacKenzie finished with five saves in the first half before being replaced in net by Lauren Davidson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS), who made three saves while allowing the five scores.  Tori Talbutt made four saves for Concordia before being replaced by Nicole Franklin in the 75th minute.

The Geoducks conclude the 2012 campaign with a record of 2-11-1 overall and 2-7-0 in Cascade Conference play, good enough for eighth place in the conference standings.

Box Score