WALNUT CREEK — Cal State L.A. reaped the fruits of victory as it placed six players on the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) all-conference team that was announced on Thursday. The Golden Eagles landed the Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Year, Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Year, Co-Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year.
Cal State Stanislaus forward
Lisa Garcia, who led the CCAA in scoring with 11 goals overall in 2009, was named to the second team. Garcia is a junior from Manteca. She set a new CSUS single-season record in goals in a season and tied for points in a season with 27.
Junior forward Liz Franco (Most Valuable Offensive Player), senior midfielder Amanda Matthews (Most Valuable Defensive Player), Ann Marie Tangorra (Co-Freshman of the Year) and Chris Chamides (Coach of the Year) were all Golden Eagles who earned individual honors.
UC San Diegos Jessica Wi shared Co-Freshman of the Year honors and Cal State Dominguez Hills forward Britney Vance was tabbed Newcomer of the Year.
Wi was one of seven UC San Diego players that earned all-conference honors. The Tritons placed a league-high tying three players on the first team as sophomore goalkeeper Kristin Armstrong, sophomore midfielder Anne Wethe and junior defender Lisa Bradley were recognized.
Chamides guided Cal State L.A. to a 15-2-2 overall record, 12-2-2 conference mark and the CCAAs South Division title. The Golden Eagles will be the No. 1 seed in this weeks conference championship tournament. It marks the first coach of the year honor for Chamides, who has twice been honored as the CCAAs mens coach of the year.
Cal State Dominguez Hills had five players earn all-conference honors, including sophomore forward Jessica Murphy who was a first-team selection.
2009 CCAA WOMENS SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
FIRST TEAM
GK - Kristin Armstrong (UC San Diego, So., Anaheim, Calif.)
F - Liz Franco (Cal State L.A., Jr., Oceanside, Calif.)
F - Jessica Murphy (Cal State Dominguez Hills, So., Torrance, Calif.)
F - Alex Conley (Cal State L.A., Jr., Costa Mesa, Calif.)
MD - Amanda Matthews (Cal State L.A., Sr., San Jose, Calif.)
MD - Ali Sward (Chico State, Sr., Ocean Beach, Calif.)
MD - Anne Wethe (UC San Diego, So., Los Alamitos, Calif.)
MD - Justine Barclay (Cal Poly Pomona, So., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
D - Lindsay Catton (Sonoma State, Sr., Rohnert Park)
D - Ashley Salas (Cal State San Bernardino, Sr., Rancho Cuccamonga, Calif.)
D - Lisa Bradley (UC San Diego, Jr., Martinez, Calif.)
SECOND TEAM
GK - Jessie Walworth (Cal State L.A., Jr., Phoenix, Calif.)
F - Mary Carroll (Cal Poly Pomona, Sr., Upland, Calif.)
F -
Lisa Garcia (Cal State Stanislaus, Jr., Manteca, Calif.)
F - Sarah McTigue (UC San Diego, So., Bellflower, Calif.)
MD - Makenzie Pedrotti (Cal State Dominguez Hills, Jr., Pasadena, Calif.)
MD - Jaclyn Clark (Cal State San Bernardino, So., Fontana, Calif.)
MD - Shelby Wong (UC San Diego, So., Danville, Calif.)
MD - Jessica Wi (UC San Diego, Fr., Oakland, Calif.)
D - Carly Bliss (San Francisco State, Jr., San Diego, Calif.)
D - Paige Peel (Cal State Dominguez Hills, So., Bakersfield, Calif.)
D - Megan Kendall (Humboldt State, So., Petaluma, Calif.)
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Liz Franco (Cal State L.A.)
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Amanda Matthews (Cal State L.A.)
Co-Freshmen of the Year: Jessica Wi (UC San Diego), Ann Marie Tangorra (Cal State L.A.)
Newcomer of the Year: Britney Vance (Cal State Dominguez Hills)
Coach of the Year: Chris Chamides (Cal State L.A.)
Honorable Mention: Forwards: Tracy Webster (Sonoma State), Kristina Gomez (Cal State San Bernardino), Ann Marie Tangorra (Cal State L.A.).
Midfielders: Myriah Johnson (San Francisco State), Kastidi Robles (Cal State L.A.), Melissa Livergood (Cal State Dominguez Hills), Kelsey Ikemoto (Chico State), Katie Parucha (Sonoma State).
Defenders: Molly Downtain (Chico State), Britany Garrett (Cal Poly Pomona), Ellen Wilson (UC San Diego).
Goalkeeper: Natalie Bensky (Chico State).