PAC announces all-conference women’s soccer teams, annual award winners

PAC announces all-conference women’s soccer teams, annual award winners

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All-PAC First Team | All-PAC Second Team | All-PAC Honorable Mention | PAC Sportsmanship Team
All-Tournament Team

GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its All-PAC women's soccer teams and yearly award winners Thursday afternoon. Ballots for the all-conference teams and annual award winners were voted on by league’s nine head coaches.

Grove City College senior midfielder Ruby Mattson (Dallas, Pa. | Dallas) was named the PAC Player of the Year, while Westminster College first-year midfielder Julia Redilla (Harmony, Pa. | Seneca Valley) claimed the PAC Newcomer of the Year award. Grove City 27th-year head coach Melissa Lamie was selected as the PAC Coach of the Year.

Mattson is the ninth player from Grove City to be voted the PAC Player of the Year.

A three-time All-PAC First Team selection, Mattson started all 20 matches for the Wolverines this fall. Her 26 points and 10 goals currently rank third in the league while her six assists are tied for second-most in the PAC. She also has four game-winning goals to her credit in 2019. Mattson's 17 points and seven goals were the second-most scored during the PAC regular season.

In 88 career appearances (86 starts), Mattson has totaled 78 points on 31 goals and 16 assists. Her 31 goals are tied for the eighth-most in program history while her 78 points rank ninth. She scored a Grove City single-match record four goals on Sept. 27 at Thiel College. 

Redilla made starts in 19 of 20 matches this fall for Westminster. Her 19 points and eight goals rank fifth in the PAC, respectively. She scored 12 points (5 goals, 2 assists) in eight PAC regular-season matches. Westminster, the No. 1 seed in this year's PAC Championship Tournament, was dealt a 1-0 loss by No. 4 Chatham University in the semifinals on Nov. 5. It was the first time the program entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed since 2005. 

Lamie has led Grove City to a 12-6-2 overall record after posting a 7-1 mark in PAC play. The No. 2 seed in the league's championship tournament, Grove City topped No. 4 Chatham University 4-1 last Saturday night at Don Lyle Field to secure the program's second-straight conference title. It was Grove City's seventh PAC championship.

The league's coach of the year award is Lamie's 12th. 

By virtue of claiming this year's PAC title, Grove City earned the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. Making its fifth all-time appearance in the Division III Championship, Grove City will travel to No. 17 Ohio Northern University (17-2-2) Saturday. Kickoff at Kerscher Stadium is scheduled for 11 a.m.

Ohio Northern won the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Championship Tournament title last Saturday by pulling out a 2-1 double-overtime win over Otterbein University. 

Last season, Grove City advanced to the second round of the Division III Championship after defeating 2017 national runner-up University of Chicago, 1-0, at Centre College in Lexington, Ky. 

PAC Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Grove City senior midfielder Ruby Mattson (Dallas, Pa. | Dallas)
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Westminster first-year midfielder Julia Redilla (Harmony, Pa. | Seneca Valley)
PAC Coach of the Year: Grove City 27th-year head coach Melissa Lamie
 
All-PAC First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown | High School
Katie Hahn W&J F So. Volant, Pa. | Wilmington
Erica Sumner Geneva F Sr. Beaver Falls, Pa. | Beaver County Christian
Kayla Trozzi Westminster F Sr. Monroeville, Pa. | Gateway
Michaela Burke Grove City MF Jr. Gilbert, Ariz. | Gilbert Christian
Ruby Mattson Grove City MF Sr. Dallas, Pa. | Dallas
Julia Redilla Westminster MF Fr. Harmony, Pa. | Seneca Valley
Marcy Saldivar W&J MF Jr. Darlington, Pa. | Blackhawk
Victoria Vernail Chatham MF Sr. Purcellville, Va. | Loudon Valley
Jocelyn Gillette Westminster D Jr. Natrona Heights, Pa. | Highlands
Breanna Oltman Chatham D Jr. Atco, N.J. | Hammonton
Columbia Harkrader Grove City GK Jr. Mineral, Va. | Louisa County
 
All-PAC Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown | High School
Morgan Anderson Chatham F So. Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny
Shannon Brawley Grove City MF Jr. Mount Airy, Md. | St. Joseph's (Pa.)
Teagan Jenner Waynesburg MF Sr. Berlin, Pa. | Berlin Brothersvalley
Kiki Kawarizadeh Westminster MF Sr. New Albany, Ohio | New Albany
April Mann Geneva MF Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. | Evangelical Christian Academy
Megan Briski Waynesburg D So. Gibsonia, Pa. | Pine-Richland
Hannah Johnston W&J D Jr. East Freedom, Pa. | Central
Tirzah Lloyd Grove City D So. Durham, N.C. | Homeschooled
Regan Moorhouse Westminster D Jr. New Castle, Pa. | Neshannock
Emma Polinski Thiel D Sr. Brunswick, Ohio | Trinity
Camille Holzschuh Westminster GK So. Youngstown, Ohio | Boardman
 
All-PAC Honorable Mention
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown | High School
Riley Meyers Bethany F Jr. DuBois, Pa. | DuBois Central Catholic
Arlene Barreto Thiel MF Fr. Covina, Calif. | Bishop Amat Memorial
Gabby Capaldi Bethany MF Jr. Steubenville, Ohio | Catholic Central
Grace Chambers Bethany MF So. Uniontown, Pa. | Laurel Highlands
Erin Houser Geneva MF Jr. Lititz, Pa. | Warwick
Ryleigh Lefever Grove City D Jr. Lancaster, Pa. | Lampeter-Strasburg
Maddy Pollick Saint Vincent D Jr. New Kengsington, Pa. | Kiski Area
Danielle Lincoln Geneva GK Sr. Milton, Pa. | Milton
 
PAC Sportsmanship Team
The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams and student-athletes.
Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown | High School
Kiara Marchincin Bethany MF Fr. Frewsburg, N.Y. | Frewsburg Central
Kelsey Calamaro Chatham D Sr. Davie, Fla. | The Sagemont School
Calista Ulmer Geneva D Jr. Milton, Pa. | Northumberland Christian
Jess Book Grove City MF Sr. Bellefonte, Pa. | Bellefonte
Abigail Johnson Saint Vincent GK Jr. Everett, Pa. | Everett
Marissa Ramirez Thiel F Sr. Amherst, Ohio | Amherst Steele
Caitlin Drahushak W&J MF So. DuBois, Pa. | DuBois
Teagan Jenner Waynesburg MF Sr. Berlin, Pa. | Berlin Brothersvalley
Hanna Erdmann Westminster D Sr. Wesley Chapel, Fla. | Wiregrass Ranch