Spartans Place Six on Daktronics All-Region Team
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Tampa women's soccer team had a total of six student-athletes named to the Daktronics All-South Region team, five earning first-team consideration.
Cici Gonzalez, Lauren Moore, Courtney Peffley, Gabby Russo and Shannon Walisch were each first-team members, as Kori Butterfield found a spot on the second team.
Gonzalez, the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year, provided an immediate impact as she notched 12 goals to go with nine assists. Here five game-winning goals were also a team high.
Moore, the SSC Player of the Year, was among national leaders with 18 goals. She also tallied five assists for a total of 41 points. Among her goals were four game-winners.
Peffley, a senior captain, set the program's all-time record for games played and started. She finished with a team-leading 12 assists. Peffley also added nine goals, including three game-winners.
Russo, a sophomore midfielder, was credited with five goals and nine assists, including one game-winning score.
Walisch, a junior defender, led a Spartan defensive unit that allowed just 13 goals in 23 matches. Starting all 23 contests, she also recorded one goal and led the squad with 2,027 minutes.
Butterfield, a junior goalkeeper, was stellar in goal with nine shutouts on the season. She registered a 0.53 GAA and finished the year with 46 saves. She also notched a pair of shutouts in 1-0 victories in the SSC semifinal and championship game as she went on to earn SSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors.
The first-team players will now appear on the ballot for All-American honors with all first-team all-region players.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.
The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA).
2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-South Region
Team
First Team
Pos Name
School Yr
Hometown
GK Sarah Story West
Florida Jr. Hoover,
Ala.
F Cici Gonzalez
Tampa Fr. Lutz,
Fla.
F Brenna McKee
Rollins So. Austin,
Texas
F Chelsea Palmer West
Florida Jr. Plano,
Texas
F Chloe Roberts North
Alabama Sr. Plymouth,
England
MF Shelby Bush West
Florida Jr. Shalimar,
Fla.
MF Lauren Moore
Tampa So. Tampa,
Fla.
MF Courtney Peffley
Tampa Sr. Rheems,
Pa.
MF Gabby Russo
Tampa So.
Middleton, Mass.
D Anita Cox
Rollins Sr.
Middlesex, England
D Rachel Cutts West
Florida Sr. Pace, Fla.
D Taylor Harbison West
Florida So. Neptune Beach,
Fla.
D Shannon Walisch
Tampa Jr. Palm
Harbor, Fla.
Second Team
Pos Name
School Yr
Hometown
GK Kori Butterfield
Tampa Jr.
Onalaska, Wash.
F Sashana Campbell West
Florida Jr. Manchester,
Jamaica
F Azure Dorsey
Rollins So. Rio
Rancho, N.M.
F Khadijah Jannah
Alabama-Huntsville Jr. Atlanta,
Ga.
F Jennifer Osmond North
Alabama Jr. Southampton,
England
MF Nikki Brown North
Alabama Sr. Bognor Regis,
England
MF Jo Chubb North
Alabama Sr. Crawley, England
MF Tori Fish West
Florida Sr. Bellaire,
Texas
MF Monica Malavassi West
Florida Sr. San Jose, Costa
Rica
D Alyssa Abrahamsen Florida
Southern Jr. Highland, N.Y.
D Kelly Andres West
Florida So. Jacksonville,
Fla.
D Julia Osmond North
Alabama Jr. Southampton,
England
D Dana Treat
Eckerd Sr. East
Greenwich, R.I.
South Region Player of the Year: Sarah Story, West Florida (Hoover, Ala.)