GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its All-PAC women's soccer teams and yearly award winners Friday morning. The league's 11 head coaches determined, by vote, this year's All-PAC teams and annual award winners. 

Franciscan University sophomore forward Tania Davidson (Gilbert, Ariz. | Arete Preparatory Academy) was named the PAC Player of the Year, while Westminster College first-year goalkeeper Morgan Murphy (Yardley, Pa. | Villa Joseph Marie) claimed the PAC Newcomer of the Year award. Franciscan third-year head coach Sarah Salamida was selected as the PAC Coach of the Year.

Davidson is Franciscan's first-ever PAC Player of the Year. 

A two-time First Team All-PAC selection, Davidson made starts in each of Franciscan's 19 matches this season. Her 20 goals lead the PAC while her 42 points (20G, 2A) are tied for the most in the league. She has five-game winning goals to her credit this fall, tied for the most among conference players. In 10 PAC starts Davidson paced the conference with 11 goals and 24 points (11G, 2A). 

Davidson is currently tied for 11th in total goals scored (20) in NCAA Division III. Her 42 total points are tied for 21st in Division III. 

Davidson netted both goals in Franciscan's 2-0 regular season victory at Westminster on October 5. She scored two goals in seven matches this season, including a 4-1 semifinal victory over Grove City College on November 2. 

In 34 career appearances (33) starts, Davidson has totaled 64 points on 30 goals and four assists. 

Murphy started all 19 matches for Westminster this season, going 14-3-2 while posting a league-low 0.56 goals-against average. She has totaled 82 saves and owns an .891 save percentage, which ranks 14th in Division III. In 10 regular season conference starts Murphy went 9-1 with a 0.44 goals-against average. 

Murphy led the PAC with seven shutouts this fall, including four in league play.  

Murphy was named the championship tournament's Most Outstanding Player following Westminster's 2-0 shutout of Franciscan in the title match on November 5. She made 12 saves against Franciscan after recording seven saves and stopping three attempts in the shootout during the 1-1 semifinal draw with Chatham on Nov. 2.  

Salamida led Franciscan to a 12-5-2 overall record and a 7-1-2 conference mark this season. Franciscan entered the championship tournament as the No. 2 seed, just the second all-time tournament appearance for the program after claiming the fourth seed during the spring 2021 championship. 

As the winner of this year's championship tournament, Westminster also received the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the Division III Championship. The PAC is one of 44 conferences granted automatic qualification (Pool A) to the Division III Championship. Westminster is scheduled to play eighth-ranked Amherst College Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). This is Westminster's sixth all-time appearance in the Division III Championship. 

PAC Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Franciscan sophomore forward Tania Davidson (Gilbert, Ariz. | Arete Preparatory Academy)
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Westminster first-year goalkeeper Morgan Murphy (Yardley, Pa. | Villa Joseph Marie)
PAC Coach of the Year: Franciscan third-year head coach Sarah Salamida
 

All-PAC First Team
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown | High School
Morgan Anderson	Chatham	MF	Gr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny
Tania Davidson	Franciscan	F	So.	Gilbert, Ariz. | Arete Preparatory Academy
Angela Postage	Franciscan	D	Jr.	Canal Winchester, Ohio | Canal Winchester
Bella Rubino	Franciscan	MF	Sr.	Ashburn, Va. | Stone Bridge
Juliana Rubino	Franciscan	F	Jr.	Ashburn, Va. | Stone Bridge
Britta Lagerquist	Grove City	F	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel
Emily White	Grove City	D	Jr.	Fairview, Pa. | Fairview
Katie Brown	W&J	D	Jr.	Mechanicsburg, Pa. | Cumberland Valley
Sophia Galietta	Westminster	D	Jr.	Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park
Morgan Murphy	Westminster	GK	Fr.	Yardley, Pa. | Villa Joseph Marie
Julia Redilla	Westminster	MF	Sr.	Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley

 

All-PAC Honorable Mention
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown | High School
Kari May	Allegheny	GK	Jr.	Erie, Pa. | McDowell
Emma Miller	Allegheny	F	So.	Elyria, Ohio | Lake Ridge Academy
Emma Milligan	Allegheny	D	Fr.	Parkesburg, Pa. | Octorara
Julieta Schworm	Allegheny	MF	Jr.	Newark, Ohio | Licking Valley
Jada Benjamin	Bethany	F	Fr.	Potters Village, St. John's, Antigua / Clare Hall Secondary
Brooke Fuleki	Bethany	MF	Fr.	Baltimore, Ohio | Bloom-Carroll
Corinne Grabow	Bethany	GK	Sr.	Morgantown, W.Va. | University
Ava Lee	Bethany	D	So.	Huntington, W.Va. | St. Joseph
Hannah Ehrlich	Chatham	GK	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Hills
Halle Marsalis	Chatham	MF	Fr.	Wexford, Pa. | North Allegheny
Ainsley Smith	Chatham	F	Fr.	Washington, Pa. | Bishop Canevin
Gabriella De La Torre	Franciscan	MF	Jr.	Fort Worth, Texas | Homeschooled
Rebekka Dill	Franciscan	GK	So.	Setauket, N.Y. | Ward Melville
Emma Daku-Treas	Geneva	MF	So.	Northumberland, Pa. | Northumberland Christian
Addie Tallman	Geneva	D	So.	Gaithersburg, Md. | Homeschooled
Karly Keller	Grove City	D	Fr.	New Kensington, Pa. | Kiski
Courtney Lisman	Grove City	GK	So.	Mars, Pa. | Mars
Tanisha Grewal	Saint Vincent	F	Jr.	Grantville, Pa. | Eastern Lebanon
Kelly Clark	Thiel	MF	Sr.	New Castle, Pa. | Mohawk
Bailey Fritz	Thiel	D	Jr.	Mineral Ridge, Ohio | Austintown Fitch
Sydney Hoover	W&J	MF	So.	Lancaster, Pa. | Manheim Township
Makenna Mann	W&J	D	Jr.	Herndon, Va. | South Lakes
Courtney Grove	Waynesburg	D	Sr.	Frederick, Md. | Frederick
Kennedy Schuck	Waynesburg	GK	Sr.	Marietta, Ohio | Marietta
Brooke Horvath	Westminster	F	So.	Murrysville, Pa. | Franklin Regional

 

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	Position	Year	Hometown | High School
Allie Peasley	Allegheny	MF	Sr.	Douglas, Wyo. | Douglas
Kailyn Wilson	Bethany	F	Fr.	Wheeling, W.Va. | Linsly
Emily Harvey	Chatham	MF	Sr.	Cresson, Pa. | Penn Cambria
Claire Salyer	Franciscan	MF	Sr.	Laporte, Ind. | Marquette Catholic
Sydney Marchand	Geneva	MF	So.	Irwin, Pa. | Penn-Trafford
Hailey Weinert	Grove City	F	Sr.	Landenberg, Pa. | Kennett
Kylie Albertson	Saint Vincent	F	Sr.	Hagerstown, Md. | North Hagerstown
Madison Walsh	Thiel	D	Sr.	Monongahela, Pa. | Ringgold
Olivia Olsen	W&J	MF	So.	Boiling Springs, Pa. | Boiling Springs
Sarah Rentler	Waynesburg	MF	Sr.	Mount Lebanon, Pa. | Mount Lebanon
Emma Maloberti	Westminster	F	Fr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Seneca Valley