Title Sport Date
Georgia Southern Football Notes: Eagle Coaches Hold Camps in Atlanta & Macon This Weekend Football June 19, 2013
Paola Garrido Wins Ray M. Greely Scholarship Women's Tennis June 19, 2013
Paulson Stadium Construction Live Stream Launches on RingsandDiplomas.com Athletic Foundation June 18, 2013
Eagle Softball Summer Camps Run June 24-25 Softball June 17, 2013
Athletic Foundation Starting Contests on Social Media Channels Athletic Foundation June 17, 2013
Pairings Announced for Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball June 13, 2013
VIDEO: Catching up with Georgia Southern Women's Basketball Women's Basketball June 13, 2013
Men's Tennis Recruiting Class Named Honorable Mention Men's Tennis June 12, 2013
Georgia Southern Teams Continue APR Improvement General Release June 11, 2013
Brian Dunleavy Named Women's Soccer Head Coach Women's Soccer June 11, 2013
VIDEO - Catching Up With Georgia Southern Men's Basketball Men's Basketball June 7, 2013
Women’s Basketball Adds Chris Gillett to Coaching Staff Women's Basketball June 7, 2013
Men’s Soccer Announces 2013 Fall Schedule Men's Soccer June 6, 2013
ITA Ranks Men's Tennis in Regional Top-10 Men's Tennis June 6, 2013
Numerous Summer Camps Available at Georgia Southern Athletics June 6, 2013
The Journey Continues as Georgia Southern Breaks Ground on Major Projects Football June 5, 2013
Lunsford Returns to Georgia Southern Football Staff Football June 5, 2013
Georgia Southern Golfers Gain Invaluable Experience at U.S. Open Qualifier Golf June 5, 2013
Coach Monken Speaks to the Media at Pigskin Preview Football June 4, 2013
Men’s Basketball Closes 2013 Class with Angel Matias Men's Basketball June 4, 2013
Football Playing Career Ends for Standout Brown Football June 3, 2013
College Football Performance Awards Include Mention on Defensive Linemen Watch List Football June 3, 2013
Wolfes, Mierzejewski Try to Make U.S. Open Dreams Come True Golf June 3, 2013
Let us Host Your Event at 'Our House' Football May 31, 2013
The Sun Belt, Georgia Southern Unveil School Specific Conference Logo General Release May 30, 2013
Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Make the Grade in Spring Semester General Release May 30, 2013
Football Season Tickets On Sale Now Football May 29, 2013
Chris Vozab Basketball Camp Set for June 10-13 Women's Basketball May 29, 2013
Wolfes Named PING All-Region Golf May 28, 2013
Volleyball Coach Chad Callihan Resigns Volleyball May 27, 2013
Hess Named to All-Tournament Team Baseball May 27, 2013
Eagles Eliminated from SoCon Tournament Baseball May 26, 2013
Elon Forces If Necessary Game with 11-4 Victory Baseball May 25, 2013
Women's Soccer Coach Lindsey Vanderspiegel Resigns Women's Soccer May 25, 2013
Eagles Advance to Saturday with Ninth-Inning Rally Baseball May 24, 2013
Women's Basketball Adds a Pair of Transfers Women's Basketball May 23, 2013
Eagles Take SoCon Opener Behind Hess' Shutout Performance Baseball May 23, 2013
Men’s Basketball Set to Play in 2013 Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball May 23, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletics Announces Bishop Club Seating for Football Football May 23, 2013
It’s a Record Breaking Business Swimming & Diving May 21, 2013
Baseball Set to Hold Four Summer Camps Baseball May 21, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 28-June 2 Athletics May 20, 2013
Baseball Opens SoCon Tournament Against College of Charleston Baseball May 20, 2013
Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
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Women’s Soccer Earns Two SoCon Postseason Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern Women’s Soccer picked up a pair of Southern Conference postseason honors, ending a three-year drought. Zoe Van Gorder was named First Team All-SoCon at defender while forward Nora El-Shami was picked to the league’s All-Freshman Team.

Van Gorder, a native of Park City, Utah, is GSU’s first selection to the First Team All-SoCon since Ashley Toussaint in 2008. The Eagle defender scored her first goal at Georgia Southern against Samford on September 21st. She also assisted on a Courtney Collins score in the 5-0 win over Chattanooga for a banner opening weekend to the league season.

She also helped the Eagle defense finish the year with a 0.95 goals against average, allowing just 19 goals on the year. The defensive unit posted eight shutouts, including a 1-0 win over top-seeded UNCG in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament on Sunday.

El-Shami (Milton, Ga.) picked up GSU’s second-ever SoCon All-Freshman Team nod with a team-high five goals and three assists in her first year for the Eagles. Her most important score of the year was her 89th minute breakaway goal against UNCG to send GSU to the SoCon Semifinals for the second-straight year.

GSU continues play in the 2012 SoCon Women’s Soccer Tournament on Friday afternoon at 6 p.m. (ET) against Elon. The No. 8 seeded eagles face the fifth-seeded Phoenix for a spot in the SoCon Championship Final against either No. 7 College of Charleston or No. 3 Furman on Sunday afternoon.

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2012 Women’s Soccer All-Conference Team

Player of the Year – Stephanie DeVita, Fr., F, Furman
Coach of the Year – Chris Neal, Elon
Freshman of the Year – Stephanie DeVita, F, Furman

First Team
F    Julia Holz, Appalachian State
F    Stephanie DeVita, Furman
F    Markie-Lynn Studnicky, Western Carolina
MF    Mariana Garcia, The Citadel
MF    Hannah Stanifer, Furman
MF    Michelle Moll, Samford
D    Zoe Van Gorder, Georgia Southern
D    Cat Barnekow, UNCG
D    Adrianne Mancino, Samford
D    Sabbath McKiernan-Allen, Samford
GK    Rose Hull, Furman

Second Team
F    Vanessa Aponte, The Citadel
F    Lauren Hein, UNCG
F    Brittany Hoffman, Samford
MF    Sarah Schaidle, College of Charleston
MF    India Robinson, Furman
MF    Karin Sendel, UNCG
MF    Trine Taule, Samford
D    Julie Calhoun, Davidson
D    Shannon Foley, Elon
D    Ali Simpson, Furman
D    Stephanie Partenheimer, UNCG
GK    Jamie Simmons, UNCG

All-Freshman Team
Samantha Childress, Appalachian State
Jannel Johnson, The Citadel
Jamie Alexander, Furman
Stephanie DeVita, Furman
Rose Hull, Furman
Nora El-Shami, Georgia Southern
Katherine Rodriguez, UNCG
Jamie Simmons, UNCG
Chesney White, UNCG
Alissa Hansen, Samford
Markie-Lynn Studnicky, Western Carolina

Category: Women's Soccer
Published on Tuesday, 30 October 2012 14:39
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