Title Sport Date
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
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
Golf Sits in Ninth after Opening Round at NCAA Regional Golf May 16, 2013
Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Football Season Ticket Renewal Deadline Today Football May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 13-19 Athletics May 13, 2013
Tickets Now Available for Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
Clemson Wins Series Opener Behind Strong Outing from Ace Baseball May 11, 2013
Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Trent Wiedeman Men's Basketball May 9, 2013
Baseball Steps Out of Conference to Face Clemson Baseball May 9, 2013
Softball Thunders Past Chattanooga 6-2 in SoCon Tournament Opener Softball May 8, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation to Blanket the Region with New Eagle Fans Athletic Foundation May 7, 2013
Softball Travels to 2013 SoCon Tournament Softball May 7, 2013
Corless Promoted to Co-Defensive Coordinator for Eagles Football May 7, 2013
Golf Gains Bid to NCAA Regional in Columbus Golf May 7, 2013
Purvis Named SoCon Softball Pitcher of The Year, Thomas and Morrill Earn All-SoCon Honors Softball May 6, 2013
McKinnon Placed on College Football Performance Awards QB Watch List Football May 6, 2013
NCAA Golf Championship Selection Show set for 9 p.m. Monday Golf May 6, 2013
Eagles Avoid Sweep with Offensive Outburst Baseball May 6, 2013
Softball Caps Regular Season with One-Hit Shutout Over Appalachian St. Softball May 5, 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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