Women's Soccer Named Team Ethic and Sportsmanship Award Winner
Dec 30, 2014
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Mo., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) has grown into the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization that serves members at every level of the game. The NSCAA works every day to inspire coaches and ignite their passion for the game so they pass it on to players and others in the soccer community.
The NSCAA announced 125 teams who received either the Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the 2014 College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes teams who exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season.
The 2014 IIAC Champion University of Dubuque women's team received the Bronze Award which was awarded to 35 teams, who received no reds and a maximum of 10 yellows cards throughout the season. The Spartans finished their stellar season by competing in the NCAA Division III Regionals and finishing with a 16-5-1 overall record.
The Spartans also earned the NSCAA Academic Team Award for 2013-14 as the women's soccer team averaged a cumulative grade point average of 3.45 for head coach Jason Berna. UD was one of just 188 schools to have both squads earn the academic honor and were one of two IIAC schools to earn the distinction.
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School | Coach | Men or Women |
Augustana College | Scott Mejia | Women |
Brevard College | Shigeyoshi Shinohara | Women |
Drury University | Alf Bilbao | Women |
University of Dubuque | Jason Berna | Women |
Eastern Connecticut State University | Greg DeVito | Men |
Frostburg State University | Brian Parker | Women |
Husson University | Jeff Gettler | Men |
University of Illinois-Springfield | Molly Grisham | Women |
Louisiana Tech University | Kevin Sherry | Women |
University of Minnesota-Crookston | Joe Alianiello | Women |
Minnesota State University-Mankato | Brian Bahl | Women |
Missouri Western State University | Chad Edwards | Women |
Montana State University-Billings | Wojtek Krikowiak | Women |
Newman University | Victor Garcia-Bebek | Women |
University of Northern Colorado | Tim Barrera | Women |
Northern Kentucky University | Bob Sheehan | Women |
University of North Georgia | Chris Adams | Women |
Notre Dame College | Mike Shiels | Women |
University of Notre Dame | Bobby Clark | Men |
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | Derek Panol | Men |
Plymouth State University | Rob Wright | Men |
Queens University of Charlotte | Katie Talbert | Women |
Shepherd University | Jonathan Thayil | Women |
Southeastern Louisana University | Blake Hornbuckle | Women |
Southwestern College | Joe Wood | Women |
Spring Hill College | Christian DeVries | Women |
Stevens Institute of Technology | Jeff Parker | Women |
University of Tennessee-Martin | Philip McNamara | Women |
Texas A&M University | G Guerreri | Women |
Trinity International University | Patrick Gilliam | Men |
The Sage Colleges | Kyle Clancy | Men |
Webster University | Luigi Scire | Women |
William Jewell College | Jefferson Roblee | Women |
William Penn University | William McGowan | Women |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | David Madsen | Women |