Brown and Thompson highlight quartet with Goalkeeper and Rookie of the Year honors, respectively
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Northeast-10 Announces Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
EASTON, Mass. (November 1, 2018) – Stonehill College women's soccer quartet of Kaitlin Brown, Camryn Thompson, Tess Erwin and Courtney Campo collected two major NE10 awards and five All-Conference honors, as announced by the Northeast-10 Conference on Thursday.
Brown was named NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year, as Stonehill has seen a total of four other Goalkeepers of the Year, including the last being All-American Jamie Block '16. The junior keeper was also placed on the first team, along with Erwin, both of their first All-Conference honors. Thompson was voted as the Rookie of the Year, the first in Stonehill history, as well as being voted to the second team with teammate Campo. The Rookie of the Year received a third honor of being tabbed on the All-Rookie Team.
This season, Brown has averaged 1.22 goals against, giving up 22 goals from opponents. The junior has tallied 98 saves in the 18 games started and played in accumulating a record of 13-5-0. Brown has also registered eight shutouts for a career high and a combined total of 10 in her two years of starting in goal.
Brown is now the fifth Skyhawk to be named NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year |
The junior kicked off the season with four-straight shutouts, the best start since 2016 when the team tallied six-straight wins and received their first NCAA Division II Tournament bid in program history. She then helped the team to an almost perfect October when she was in goal for seven-straight wins, the longest winning streak since the 1999 team, when they went 17-4.
This season, she was named NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week twice. Throughout the NE10, Brown is ranked first in wins (13), second in shutouts (8), third in saves (98), eighth in goals against average (1.22) and save percentage (.817), and 14th in goals against (22). Brown has also been named to the NE10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Roll. The 2016 graduate from Walpole High School was a four-year letter winner in soccer and basketball and was named soccer captain her senior year.
Thompson was tabbed as the Rookie of the Year, All-Conference second team and All-Rookie Team as she led the offensive attack this year as the freshman posted 24 points, tying the program's record of points in a rookie season, with Carolyn Cooney '05, and Shelley Christie '98. She also led the team in goals, scoring nine, and tied for first in assists with six. In the NE10, Thompson is ranked fifth in points scored, seventh in goals scored, and tied for seventh in assists.
Thompson was named NE10 Rookie of the Week once this season, as she saw a five-game point streak, tallying a total of 11 points. The 2018 graduate of Lincoln High School was a two time All-State first team honoree and All-Division selection, serving as captain of the soccer team her junior and senior seasons.
Campo earned her second All-Conference honor in her career, as she was named to the second team this season. The midfielder registered two goals and seven assists, tying her career best points from last season.
Thompson is the first Skyhawk in program history to be named NE10 Rookie of the Year |
Campo was tabbed on the NEWISA All-New England second team her junior year and the NE10 All-Conference third team her sophomore year. The senior has also been named to the NE10 Commissioner's and Athletic Director's Honor Roll and received the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award her sophomore year. Over her career, Campo has appeared in 76 games, starting in 63 of them totaling 19 points with six goals and seven assists and three game-winning goals.
A 2015 graduate of North Quincy High School, Campo was a three-time Patriot League All-Star, earning Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic honors as a junior and senior and Eastern All-Star recognition as a senior.
Erwin earned her first NE10 All-Conference selection this season, as she was voted on to the first team. The sophomore defender was a vital player in the Skyhawk's eight shutouts and 13 wins this season. She started in 18 games this season as center back for the Skyhawks and was named NE10 Defensive Player of the Week once this season.
As a freshman, Erwin started in seven games and appeared in 14 of the 18 games last season.
The 2017 graduate of Walpole High School played soccer and was on the Honor Roll for all four years. She helped the team to a Herget Championship with a 17-1 record and was chosen captain her senior year.
Stonehill made its second appearance in three years in the NE10 Tournament this season and has one of the best records in program history, a 13-6 overall record and a 10-4 Conference mark. The Skyhawks tallied eight shutouts, which is tied for fifth all-time. In the month of October, the 2018 squad went on a seven-win run, its longest since the 1999 team that holds the best record in history of 17-4. Stonehill will now await word on a potential NCAA bid when the pairings are announced at 6:30 p.m., EST on Monday, November 5 via webstream on NCAA.com.
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