San Antonio - Trinity women's soccer
seniors Emily Jorgens and Kelsey Falcone have been selected as
Capital One Academic All-Americans, and Jorgens was voted as the
Academic All-American of the Year for the second consecutive
time.
The two Tiger standouts were both chosen for the First
Team, which marks the first time Trinity had two players on the top
team during the same season. Voting for the awards is
conducted nationwide by members of the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Jorgens is an accounting major with a perfect 4.00
grade point average. She has scored 19 goals and 27 assists, for 65
points. Her 27 assists are the best in the nation this season.
Earlier in the campaign, Jorgens became Trinity's all-time
leading scorer, with 59 career goals. Coupled with 88 assists,
Jorgens has chalked up 206 points, and both of those numbers are
also Tiger women's soccer career records.
Last year, which included being named Academic
All-American of the Year, and a selection to Academic All-America
First Team, Jorgens won the Elite 89 Award. The award honors the
player with the highest GPA at the NCAA Championship semifinals and
final. Trinity fought its way to the championship game in front of
enthusiastic hometown fans at San Antonio's Toyota Field.
During the tournament, Jorgens tied the NCAA Division III record
with her 30th assist of the season.
Jorgens was also named to the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and D3soccer.com All-America
First Team. She has earned NSCAA All-America honors each of
the past three seasons, as well as D3soccer.com honors the past
two. D3soccer.com also chose Jorgens as the 2013 Midfielder
of the Year.
Falcone is a biology and communication major
with a 3.63 GPA. She was elected this season's Southern Collegiate
Athletic Conference (SCAC) Offensive Player of the Year, and was
named to the All-SCAC First Team with Jorgens. Falcone
is the team leader with 20 goals this season, adding 15 assists for
a total of 55 points. During her career, Falcone claims 54 goals
and 43 assists for 151 points. She was named to the 2013 NSCAA
All-America Second Team.
Earlier in the year, Falcone and Jorgens became
the only two Trinity players to post more than 40 career goals and
assists. Jorgens is one of only 16 players in NCAA D-III
history to record 50 goals and 50 assists in a career, and her next
goal would make her one of just three players with 60 and
60.
Trinity (22-0-1) will play in the NCAA Sectional
against No. 9 Thomas More University at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
on Saturday, November 22. The winner moves on to Sunday's
quarterfinals against the winner of host Carnegie Mellon University
(ranked No. 6) and 20th-ranked Johns Hopkins University.
The team which emerges from the Sectional earns a trip
to Kansas City, Missouri, and the semifinals on December 5. The
championship game is slated for December 6.
Head
Coach Lance Key is guiding his Tigers to a 10th appearance in the
NCAA Playoffs during his 11-year tenure. The
Tigers won their ninth SCAC title under his leadership, and Falcone
was tabbed as SCAC Tournament Offensive Most Valuable Player. The
event was held on Trinity's home field.