Three seniors placed on NEWISA Division II All-New England first team
EASTON, Mass. (December 12, 2016) – Seniors Jamie Block (Georgetown, Mass./Georgetown), Brianna Duserick (Canton, Mass./Canton) and Lauren Kapatoes (Hopedale, Mass./Hopedale) of the Stonehill College women's soccer team were named to the New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Division II All-New England first team, as announced by the association Monday.
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These three seniors highlight the list of 22 honorees spread across two Division II All-New England teams. Kapatoes and Duserick garnered their first NEWISA honor, as Block picked up her second being named to the second team last year.
Stonehill's goalkeeper Block has collected many honors after a career-best senior season with an 0.85 goals against average, 19 goals against, 99 saves, a .839 save percentage, and 10 shutouts. The Georgetown, Massachusetts native led the Northeast-10 Conference in shutouts this season, as she totaled 20 games with zero in the back for her career. This ranks her third in program history sitting behind Kathleen Neff with 24 from 1997-2000.
Block has been named just the third Stonehill College women's soccer All-American, as she collected second team honors. She also picked up NSCAA NCAA Division II Scholar All-America first team and Scholar All-East Region first team. The Georgetown, Massachusetts native also garnered NSCAA Division II All-East Region first team. She was also tabbed NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year prior to postseason play, as she also picked up NE10 All-Tournament honors and was tabbed on the NE10 All-Conference first team for her first time. The senior was named NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week twice this season and assisted the team to its first Catholic Cup Championship in program history after a 3-1 victory over Assumption and a 1-0 win over Saint Anselm and being named to the Catholic Cup All-Tournament team.
In Block's junior year, she was tabbed on the NE10 All-Conference team and NEWISA All-New England second team, while being recognized on the NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for six semesters and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for two semesters.
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Duserick |
Duserick recorded her first NEWISA accolade after being named to the NSCAA NCAA Division II All-East Region second team. She was also part of the back line this year that held opponents to 19 goals against, while also being part of the Skyhawks' offense that has scored 39 goals in the 22 games this season. The Canton, Massachusetts native tallied one goal this year, making her career total to two with one game-winning goal, which was in a 2-1 victory over Franklin Pierce University this season. Duserick led the team with five assists this year, ranking eighth in the conference, totally six in her career.
The senior was named to the NE10 All-Tournament team after assisting Stonehill to its first Conference Championship since 1995 and the NE10 All-Conference first team after the Skyhawks recorded a fourth-place finish in the regular season. The defender also picked up Division II Conference Commissioner's Association second team honors. She was also tabbed NE10 Defensive Player of the Week for her first Conference accolade of her career. Duserick was named to the Catholic Cup All-Tournament team after tallying two helpers in the opening game against Assumption. Previously she was named to the NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for three semesters.
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Kapatoes |
Kapatoes also picked up her first NEWISA award after collecting NSCAA NCAA All-East Region third team honors. The forward saw her best season, as she registered a career-best eight goals and two assists, including three game-winning goals, for 18 points. This brought her career totals to 14 goals, two assists and 30 points. Along with her best statistical season, the Hopedale, Massachusetts native recorded multiple awards this year including NE10 All-Tournament MVP after scoring the two goals in the championship game, All-Tournament Team honors, NE10 All-Conference second team honor, and Catholic Cup MVP and All-Tournament team assisting Stonehill to its first Catholic Cup title in program history.
This year, Kapatoes finished ninth in the Conference with eight goals and 12th with 18 points. As a freshman, Kapatoes, earned NE10 All-Rookie team honors and also collected NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for six semesters and Athletic Director's Honor Roll for two.
Stonehill finished fourth in NE10 play with an 8-5-1 record, while concluding post season play with a 15-6-1 overall record. This mark was the best since 1999 when the squad went 17-4-1. The Skyhawks also tallied national rankings this season, matching its highest four from back in 1999. The 2016 team also recorded its first NCAA bid in program history after winning the NE10 Championship against Pace University, its first title since 1995.
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2016 NEWISA All-New England for Division II
| First Team | |||
| GK FB FB FB FB HB HB HB F F F |
Jamie Block Brianna Kenney Olivia Parsons Brianna Duserick Julia Heffernan Jessica Maragretta Keri DeBiase Stephanie Tweer Caroline Staudle Lauren Kapatoes Ana Tantum |
Stonehill AIC SNHU Stonehill Merrimack AIC SCSU AIC SCSU Stonehill Bentley |
Sr Sr Sr (*) Sr Sr Sr (#) Sr (#) Sr Sr Sr Sr (*) |
| Second Team | |||
| GK FB FB FB FB HB HB HB F F F |
Deirdre Macrorie |
Bentley AIC Bentley St. Anselm SCSU New Haven Merrimack St. Michael's Bentley AIC Merrimack |
Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr Jr Sr So So Jr |
(*)= Players tied with the most votes(received 100% of the possible votes cast)
(#)= Most votes among midfield/halfback position