Maher Named Skyline Rookie of the Year; Woron and Wampler also honored
Link to complete all-star team
New York, NY---The Sage Colleges' women's soccer team produced the 2012 Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year on Thursday with the selection of forward Nicole Maher (Glen Cover, NY/Saint Dominic), while she was also placed on the Skyline Conference All-Star First Team.
Also honored on Thursday, were rookie midfielder, Kelsey
Woron (Baltimore, MD/ Chesapeake) and
senior defender, Rachel
Wampler (Carlisle, PA/Carlisle Area) as they were both
named to the Skyline Conference All-Star Second Team for their
play.
For the 2012 Gators, who were under the guidance of rookie head
coach Caitlin Colfer, the squad picked up the
team's sixth straight post-season bid as they were the No. 5 seed
in the 2012 Skyline Conference Tournament. The Gators fell to the
No. 4 seeded SUNY-Old Westbury Panthers, 3-1 to end the team's
season.
Maher connected for a team-best 13 goals and six assists for 32
points. She had three game-winning goals and four multiple-goal
games in making 16 starts for the Gators. In addition, on four
separate occasions, she had five or more points in a match. Overall
on the season, she currently ranks No. 54 in Division III in points
per game with her 2.0 average and is also No. 70 with her 0.813
goals per game average. She was also a two-time conference Rookie
of the Week honoree and finished the season ranked fourth in the
league in goals.
Woron collected 13 points on the season after adding six goals and
an assist. She was named to the Skyline Conference Honor Roll in
the final week of play for the Gators after tallying a goal in the
conference quarterfinals.
Wampler was an anchor for the Sage defense during her four-year
career and played in 57 games during that time frame. She helped
the team to Skyline Tournament bids in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
She finished this season, which was shortened by an injuring with
six points on two goals and two assists. The team Gators recorded
five shutouts this fall with a 5-10-1 record.
