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Women's Soccer News & Notes
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The 2004 season was an exciting year of transition for the Brewers. The team posted a 10-8-1 record, an improvement of 7 wins, more than tripling the total from 2003, while scoring over three times as many goals and allowing a goal fewer per game. Freshman midfielder Claire Beitcher (Santa Monica, CA) was voted to the all-conference second team, while Senior forward Sarah Combs (Anchorage, AK) made all-conference honorable mention. All 13 eligible players earned academic all-conference recognition. The team won its first New York State Women’s Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) Championship and played in the ECAC Northeast Championships, a tournament in which Vassar has historically enjoyed success. In the 2006 season, under first-year coach Richard Moller, the Brewers won again qualified for the ECAC post season tournament, giving Vassar an appearance in two of the last three seasons. The Brewers captured the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship in 1997 and followed up with the ECAC Northeast Championship in 2000.
In its inaugural season, Shannon Carroll (Katonah, NY), Julie French (Towson, MD) and Annie Izaki (Oakland, CA) were selected All-UCAA. Nine Brewers received all-academic honors. Carroll and Izaki were named all-region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2000 and previous all-region selections include Ali Dorris (Edina, MN), 1995-98, and Summer Eccleston-Banwer (South Pasadena, CA), 1998. An important factor in Vassar's success has been the program's ability to attract top scholar-athletes. Vassar is often compared to Ivy League institutions in the quality of the education it offers, but the advantage our student-athletes enjoy over their Ivy League peers is that Vassar aligns itself with Division III, allowing them to manage the balance between athletic and academic pursuits during their seasons and throughout their college career. Practice begins in late August and is held daily, with players expected to
attend unless there is an academic conflict. Training sessions generally last
for around two hours; combined with preparation and post-practice activity,
the total commitment is about three hours a day.
For more information about the women's soccer program at Vassar, please contact: Richard Moller |
Since becoming an NCAA Division III member in the early 1980s, women's soccer
at Vassar has developed a strong tradition of excellence. In the last eight
years, the Brewers have qualified for five ECAC championships.
In 2000, the Brewers began competing in the Liberty League (formerly known
as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association), one of the strongest conferences
in the region and the country, playing two to four teams that were constantly ranked among the top
20 teams in Division III.
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