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Alicia Brock has been voted The Summit League’s Offensive Player of the Year while senior back
Stephanie Hoffman has been pegged Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, Head Coach
Chris Johnson was picked Coach of the Year for the second straight season. The announcements were made at The Summit League Tournament banquet on Thursday night, held in conjunction with this weekend’s four-team event being held at Fishback Soccer Park.
Six other IUPUI student-athletes were honored as seniors Jamie Farrell and Katrina McCrory were also voted First Team All-Summit. Senior midfielder Leslie Walker and sophomore forward Megan Hock were picked Second Team All-Summit and Abby Paul and Lisa Thomas were selected to the All-Freshman Team.
IUPUI’s six all-league honorees were tops among all Summit League schools.
Brock, the 2008 Summit League Newcomer of the Year, became IUPUI’s first-ever Offensive Player of the Year honoree and was a catalyst for the league’s top scoring team. The 5-foot-10 forward finished the regular season with eight goals and three assists, tying for fourth in The Summit with 19 points scored. Four of her eight goals came in Summit League play, despite missing two contests due to injury. She was seventh in the league in shots per game and tied for second with three game-winners. Brock earned Second Team All-Summit honors last season.
Hoffman became IUPUI’s most dependable back over the course of the season, helping anchor a defense that posted a 0.88 goals against average and seven shutouts in 2009. Her ability to play service from the back line led to her finishing with a goal and three assists including the game-winning score in a key 3-1 win over Oakland on Oct. 30. She becomes IUPUI’s first-ever student-athlete to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors and it was her first time earning All-League accolades.
Johnson garnered The Summit’s Coach of the Year award for the third in the past six years by guiding the Jaguars to a school record 15-4 mark and a share of the program’s second straight regular season title. During the season, the Jaguars recorded the nation’s second longest winning streak, reeling off 12 straight from Aug. 30 through Oct. 18. Overall, his squad was The Summit’s top team, both offensively and defensively. The Jags’ 36 goals were tops among the league’s 10 schools while the 17 goals allowed were the fewest by a Summit League squad.
IUPUI’s six All-Summit honorees set a new mark for the most in school history, surpassing the four awarded in both 2000 and 2008.
Farrell was stellar in between the posts this season, leading The Summit in goals against average (0.85) and shutouts (7), while ranking fourth in save percentage (.828) and fifth in saves per game (4.05). She started all 19 matches for the Jaguars and established a new school record with 14 wins during the season. She continued to up her career records in shutouts, wins, minutes played, saves, matches started and matches played. Prior to this season, she was a two-time Second Team All-League honoree and she becomes the third player in school history to earn three career all-league ballots, joining Hall of Famer Karrie Reising and Tara Latella.
McCrory earned her second straight First Team All-League honor by finishing the regular season with six goals and five assists in 19 games. Three of her six goals were game-winners while her five assists tied for fourth in the league. The center midfielder’s 42 shot attempts tied for eighth in The Summit and she led the Jaguars with 24 shots on goal. She becomes IUPUI’s first-ever two-time First Team All-League selection.
Hock finished the regular season tied for second in The Summit in goals (10) while her six game-winners established a new IUPUI single-season record and easily led the league. Her 25 total points ranked second among The Summit League leaders and she contributed five goals and three assists against league foes. Walker was also a second team selection after finishing her final season with a goal and four assists in 19 games. Her four assists tied for seventh in The Summit and two of her four assists came in league play.
Paul earned All-Freshman honors after playing in all 19 games, making nine starts in the defensive third. She was an integral part of the IUPUI’s back line, while also seeing some action in the midfield. Thomas earned All-Freshman honors and finished the year tied for the team-high with five assists. Despite being marred by an injury over the latter half of the season, she appeared in 16 matches including 10 starts.
IUPUI is scheduled to take on No. 3 seed North Dakota State on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. EST in a Summit League semifinals matchup. The winner will take on the winner of No. 1 South Dakota State and No. 4 Western Illinois at 1:00 p.m. EST on Sunday.
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