MELBOURNE, Fla. - Twenty-seven women's soccer student-athletes have earned All-SSC honors for the 2017 season. Conference champions, Nova Southeastern University, collect seven All-SSC awards including Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. Voting for the awards was conducted among the league's women's soccer coaches.
Christy Grimshaw of Barry University is selected Player of the Year. The Aberdeen, Scotland native scored six goals and assisted on two others in 11 regular season games for a total of 14 points. The junior midfielder helped pilot the Buccaneers to a 7-1-2 record in conference play and a No. 2 seed in the post-season tournament. Grimshaw is the fifth Buccaneer to be named SSC Player of the Year, the first since 20141.
Barry’s Amanda Traynor earns Offensive Player of the Year following 0.54 goal per game average in 2017. The Glasgow, Scotland product is the first Buccaneer awarded SSC Offensive Player of the Year since Emelie Karlsson swept the award from 2002 to 2005.
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Bailey Corbin of Nova Southeastern is named Defensive Player of the Year. The Lampeter, Pennsylvania native appeared in 15 games for the Sharks, helping her squad to 12 wins and a conference title. Corbin is only the second NSU athlete to be named SSC Defensive Player of the Year2.
Nova Southeastern’s John Constable is awarded Coach of the Year by his peers. Constable guided the Sharks to their second SSC Championship3 and first outright regular-season title. The Constable led Sharks are No. 1 in the South Region and will host the SSC post-season tournament semifinals and finals. It is the first SSC Coach of the Year award for Constable, second for Nova Southeastern
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Freshman of the Year belongs to Adanna Edwards of Nova Southeastern University. The forward from Miami tallied five goals and two assists across 15 games. The SSC Freshman of the Year honor is the second consecutive for NSU, third overall5.
Traynor and Kelly Rowswell of Rollins College repeat as First Team selections from 2016. Traynor also earns All-SSC for the third consecutive year. University of Tampa’s Nastasia Asgedom and Florida Tech’s Kiera McCarthy also earn All-SSC accolades for a third straight year.
Player of the Year: Christy Grimshaw, Barry
Offensive Player of the Year: Amanda Traynor, Barry
Defensive Player of the Year: Bailey Corbin, Nova Southeastern
Freshman of the Year: Adanna Edwards, Nova Southeastern
Coach of the Year: John Constable, Nova Southeastern
| 2017 Women's Soccer ALL-SSC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
Amanda Traynor^* |
Barry |
Sr. |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| F |
Emma Heikkila |
Nova Southeastern |
So. |
Tornio, Finland |
| F |
Stephanie Linton |
Eckerd |
Fr. |
Odessa, Fla. |
| F |
Adanna Edwards |
Nova Southeastern |
Fr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| M |
Christy Grimshaw*% |
Barry |
Jr. |
Aberdeen, Scotland |
| M |
Donish Henry-Cole* |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
| M |
Maria Munoz |
Florida Tech |
So. |
Weston, Fla. |
| M (AL) |
Monica Orteu |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
| D |
Bailey Corbin |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
Lampeter, Pa. |
| D |
Hanna Rolfsen |
Embry-Riddle |
Sr. |
Oslo, Norway |
| D |
Yanni Asson |
Barry |
So. |
Couva, Trinidad |
| D |
Jade Adams |
Barry |
Jr. |
Palmetto, Fla. |
| G |
Kelly Rowswell^ |
Rollins |
So. |
Windermere, Fla. |
| - |
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| 2017 Women's Soccer ALL-SSC Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
Elin Svensson |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Billesholm, Sweden |
| F |
Alexa Moberley |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Jupiter, Fla. |
| F |
Ragnheidur Gardarsdottir |
Embry-Riddle |
Fr. |
Kopavogur, Iceland |
| F |
Molly Sharpe~ |
Barry |
Jr. |
Bradford, England |
| F |
Anna Griessler |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. |
| M |
Rosie Young |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Newcastle, England |
| M |
Nastasia Asgedom^* |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| M |
Carissa Sanchez |
Barry |
Jr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| M |
Kiera McCarthy~* |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Fla. |
| D |
Juliana Guida |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Bradenton, Fla. |
| D |
Gabriela Moreira |
Lynn |
So. |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| D |
Haley Knowles |
Eckerd |
Jr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| G |
Casey Winn |
Eckerd |
So. |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
| G (AL) |
Melanie Ziegner |
Barry |
Jr. |
Muenster, Germany |
^ = 2016 First Team All-SSC
~ = 2016 Second Team All-SSC
* = 2015 Second Team All-SSC
% = 2014 Freshman of the Year
(AL) = At-Large Selection
1Lavinia Nkoma (2014), Emelie Karlson (2002-03, 2005), Jenny Nilsson (1999)
2Cydney Niedermeyer (2015)
3NSU shared the 2010 title with Florida Tech
4Mike Goodrich (2004)
5Hannah Christophe (2016), Lauren Prow (2007)