End-of-Year Banquet Celebrates Historic Season
4/29/2018 2:56:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Five team awards were handed at the annual year-end banquet.
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team celebrated their season and distributed yearly awards to the team on Sunday the 29th at the Service Credit Union Victory Club in Wildcat Stadium.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Wildcats were able to secure a spot in the postseason. New Hampshire clinched the #1 seed in the America East tournament for the first time since 2007 with an 11-5-1 regular season record, their first end-of-season winning record since the same year, 2007. The Wildcats made it to the semifinal where they were upset 1-0 by the eventual American East tournament champion, Stony Brook.
The 'Cats success was also shown with several historic milestones: UNH had its best non-conference record in program history at 6-3-0, their first non-conference record over .500 since 2005, and did so by defeating teams like Northeastern, who were the CAA runner ups, and scoring the first goal against Elite Eight-reaching Princeton, who only allowed seven goals this season.
New Hampshire was also an unstoppable force while playing at home; The 'Cats finished the regular season undefeated in home games, and ended the year with a 7-1-1 home record, the best in program history. The Wildcats outscored their opponents 14-5 in Durham this year.
Along with celebrating the season that was, end-of-season awards were also handed out to six wildcats:
The Most Valuable Player award went to Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) for the second year in a row. Murphy was a member of the America East All-Conference First Team this season, as well as the United Soccer Coaches All-East First Team. She is a two-time America East Striker of the Year award winner and has been selected to the NEWISA All-New England First Team for the past three years. Brooke led the New Hampshire women's soccer team in goals (10), points (22) and shots per game (4.06), which all ranked third in the America East Conference. This season, Murphy broke and set a new record for the most career goals (43) and the most career points (97) in New Hampshire women's soccer program history.
The UNH Women's Soccer Coaches' Award was given to both Reilly Williams (Suffield, Conn.) and Fallon Greene (Smithfield, R.I.). Both players exhibited the competitive drive and the hard work and dedication that is the embodiment of what it means to be a University of New Hampshire women's soccer player. Fallon Greene is a two-time inductee into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athletic Honor Society. She also was listed on the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for three consecutive years.
The Barros Family Award and UNH Women's Soccer Student Athlete of the Year was awarded to Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.). The Barros Family Award was established during the 2008 season as a tribute to Mrs. Gail Barros, Mr. Fernando Barros and their daughter, Lia Barros ('07), to recognize a member of the women's soccer team whose pursuit of excellence is uncompromised. Additionally, this individual is a positive life force, respected team member and one who has achieved academic success.
The Student Athlete of the Year was also awarded to Mia Neas. She finished the fall semester with a 3.91 GPA. Neas had an outstanding season and collected numerous accolades. She was named the America East Goalkeeper of the Year while becoming the first All-American in the program's history, making the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team. This season she earned a spot on the America East All-Conference First Team, America East All-Academic Team, All-East Region Third Team, All-East Region Scholar First Team, NEWISA All-New England First Team, and the NEWISA Senior Bowl. Mia is also a four-time America East Commissioner's Honor Roll member and a two-time inductee to Chi Alpha Sigma. She led the America East in goals against average (0.81) and shutouts (6) while ranking second in save percentage (.856) and third in saves (83). Neas finished her first starting season with an impressive 11-5-1 record.
The Most Outstanding Freshman Award was given to Francesca Picicci (North Massapequa, N.Y.). Francesca appeared in all 18 games during her first season at New Hampshire. She ranked fourth on the team in points (8) and goals (3). Her two assists were tied for third on the team. Picicci ranked in the top-20 in five America East categories: points (T-17th), points per game (T-18th), goals (T-17th), goals per game (T-19th), and game-winning goals (T-7th). She also made the America East All-Rookie Team this past season and was listed on the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Wildcats were able to secure a spot in the postseason. New Hampshire clinched the #1 seed in the America East tournament for the first time since 2007 with an 11-5-1 regular season record, their first end-of-season winning record since the same year, 2007. The Wildcats made it to the semifinal where they were upset 1-0 by the eventual American East tournament champion, Stony Brook.
The 'Cats success was also shown with several historic milestones: UNH had its best non-conference record in program history at 6-3-0, their first non-conference record over .500 since 2005, and did so by defeating teams like Northeastern, who were the CAA runner ups, and scoring the first goal against Elite Eight-reaching Princeton, who only allowed seven goals this season.
New Hampshire was also an unstoppable force while playing at home; The 'Cats finished the regular season undefeated in home games, and ended the year with a 7-1-1 home record, the best in program history. The Wildcats outscored their opponents 14-5 in Durham this year.
Along with celebrating the season that was, end-of-season awards were also handed out to six wildcats:
The Most Valuable Player award went to Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) for the second year in a row. Murphy was a member of the America East All-Conference First Team this season, as well as the United Soccer Coaches All-East First Team. She is a two-time America East Striker of the Year award winner and has been selected to the NEWISA All-New England First Team for the past three years. Brooke led the New Hampshire women's soccer team in goals (10), points (22) and shots per game (4.06), which all ranked third in the America East Conference. This season, Murphy broke and set a new record for the most career goals (43) and the most career points (97) in New Hampshire women's soccer program history.
The UNH Women's Soccer Coaches' Award was given to both Reilly Williams (Suffield, Conn.) and Fallon Greene (Smithfield, R.I.). Both players exhibited the competitive drive and the hard work and dedication that is the embodiment of what it means to be a University of New Hampshire women's soccer player. Fallon Greene is a two-time inductee into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Athletic Honor Society. She also was listed on the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for three consecutive years.
The Barros Family Award and UNH Women's Soccer Student Athlete of the Year was awarded to Mia Neas (Old Saybrook, Conn.). The Barros Family Award was established during the 2008 season as a tribute to Mrs. Gail Barros, Mr. Fernando Barros and their daughter, Lia Barros ('07), to recognize a member of the women's soccer team whose pursuit of excellence is uncompromised. Additionally, this individual is a positive life force, respected team member and one who has achieved academic success.
The Student Athlete of the Year was also awarded to Mia Neas. She finished the fall semester with a 3.91 GPA. Neas had an outstanding season and collected numerous accolades. She was named the America East Goalkeeper of the Year while becoming the first All-American in the program's history, making the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team. This season she earned a spot on the America East All-Conference First Team, America East All-Academic Team, All-East Region Third Team, All-East Region Scholar First Team, NEWISA All-New England First Team, and the NEWISA Senior Bowl. Mia is also a four-time America East Commissioner's Honor Roll member and a two-time inductee to Chi Alpha Sigma. She led the America East in goals against average (0.81) and shutouts (6) while ranking second in save percentage (.856) and third in saves (83). Neas finished her first starting season with an impressive 11-5-1 record.
The Most Outstanding Freshman Award was given to Francesca Picicci (North Massapequa, N.Y.). Francesca appeared in all 18 games during her first season at New Hampshire. She ranked fourth on the team in points (8) and goals (3). Her two assists were tied for third on the team. Picicci ranked in the top-20 in five America East categories: points (T-17th), points per game (T-18th), goals (T-17th), goals per game (T-19th), and game-winning goals (T-7th). She also made the America East All-Rookie Team this past season and was listed on the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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