San Antonio – Five members of the
second-ranked Trinity Tiger women's soccer squad have been
selected for the 2013 National Soccer Coaches Association of
America/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women's All-West
Region Team.
Senior defender Jennifer White, along with junior midfielders
Emily Jorgens and Kelsey Falcone were elected to the All-Region
First Team. Senior forwards Michelle Lanier and Shelby Guenthardt
were named to the All-Region Second Team.
Jorgens, a 2012 NSCAA All-American, was selected for the
All-Region Team for the third straight year. This season, Jorgens
has scored 18 goals, and registered 29 assists. She is one assist
away from tying the NCAA Division III single-season record of 30
assists. An exemplary student, Jorgens was recently elected the
Division III Capital One Academic All-American of the Year.
Falcone, a two-time All-Region honoree, is Trinity's
scoring leader this season, with 21 goals. She has also contributed
13 assists. The Tigers are top-scoring team in Division III, with
4.69 goals per match-up. White, an Academic All-America Second Team
honoree, spearheads a taut Tiger defense, which is ranked sixth in
the nation in goals-against average, at .379. In addition, White
has contributed two goals and seven assists to the offensive
cause.
Guenthardt, an Academic All-America Third Team recipient, has
scored 17 goals this season (with seven assists), and 52 in her
career. She is tied for second place in Trinity's record
books (with Becky King, 1997-2000) in career goals. Lanier has
produced 13 goals and 13 assists for the prolific Tigers.
Trinity (24-0-2), led by 10th-year Head Coach Lance Key, will
play the Middlebury (VT) Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December
6, in the NCAA Division III national semifinals at San
Antonio's Toyota Field. The winner will compete for the
national championship on Saturday, also at 1:30 p.m.
The event is being co-hosted by Trinity and San Antonio Sports
for the fifth straight year.
Trinity is competing in the national semifinals for the third
time. It marks the first semifinals appearance under Coach
Key's leadership, and the first occasion the Tigers will play
in the championship rounds in front of their hometown fans.
Coach Key has taken Trinity to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth
time in his 10-year career. The Tigers qualified for the NCAA
postseason event for the 19th overall time.
