20202020 SECSEC SSOCCEROCCER RRECORDECORD BBOOKOOK Southeastern Conference Contents Communications Contacts .........................................................2 All-SEC Tournament Teams .............................19 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North SEC Tournament ..............................................3 NCAA Tournament Records ............................20 Birmingham, AL 35203 2019 SEC Standings/Postseason Results ............4 NCAA Tournament Results .........................20-22 (205) 458-3000 2019 Honors ..................................................5 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...............23-25 2019 Statistics..............................................6-7 National Honors ...........................................26 All-Time Records ..............................................8 SEC Honors ..................................................27 All-Time SEC Standings ...............................8-10 All-SEC Teams ..........................................28-30 Annual Leaders .............................................11 Freshman All-SEC Teams ................................31 Single-Game Records ....................................12 SEC Athletes of the Week ..........................32-33 Season Records .............................................13 Community Service Teams ..............................34 Career Records .............................................14 Academic Honor Roll ................................35-48 SEC Tournament Records ...............................15 SEC in the Final Polls ................................49-50 HERB VINCENT CRAIG PINKERTON SEC Tournament Results ............................16-18 SEC Poll History ........................................51-53 Associate Commissioner Director [email protected] [email protected] As Southeastern Conference women’s soccer starts its 28th season in 2020, the conference has firmly Men’s Basketball established itself as one of the premier conferences in soccer. Soccer While the sport has grown exponentially across the nation, the Southeastern part of the country has been a leader. The SEC had five teams selected to participate in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Two teams earned national seeds and four teams earned the right to host their opening round match on their home pitch. Over the last nine years, the SEC has earned 63 NCAA Tournament bids – an average of seven per year – with all 14 member institutions making at least one appearance during that span. Eight different SEC teams have advanced to the Round of 16 since 2013 and the league has placed teams in the NCAA quarterfinals in each of the last six seasons. Arkansas’ 8-1-1 league record earned the Razorbacks their first SEC Championship in 2019. South Carolina earned its second SEC Tournament championship with a 2-0 win over Arkansas in Orange Beach, Ala. CHUCK DUNLAP TAMMY WILSON The SEC’s balance has been shown in league play as five different teams – Arkansas, Florida, South Director Director Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt – have won SEC regular season titles in the last nine seasons. Also, [email protected] [email protected] five different teams – Auburn, Florida, LSU, South Carolina and Texas A&M – have won SEC Tournament championships since 2011. In 2019, Texas A&M’s Ally Watt and Jimena Lopez were named the SEC Forward and SEC Midfielder of the year, respectively. Arkansas’ Haley VanFossen and South Carolina’s Grace Fisk shared SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors while South Carolina’s Mikayla Krzeczowski was named SEC Goalkeeper of the Year. Arkansas’ Colby Hale was named SEC Coach of the Year and the Razorbacks’ Anna Podojil was Freshman of the Year. Alabama’s Nealy Martin, Mississippi State’s MaKayla Waldner and Missouri’s Sarah Luebbert were SEC Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Five SEC players earned All-America honors from the United Soccer Coaches, including first team selections Fisk and Watt. Krzeczowski, VanFossen and Podojil each earned third team honors. SEC’s players have garnered 51 All-America awards from the United Soccer Coaches since 2011. SEC players have earned 12 first team All-America honors during that time and three have earn multiple first team JILL SKOTARCZAK BEN BEATY honors (South Carolina’s Sabrina D’Angelo in 2013 and 2014; South Carolina’s Savannah McCaskill in 2016 Assistant Director Assistant Director and 2017; and South Carolina’s Fisk in 2018 and 2019). [email protected] [email protected] Alabama’s Martin was a 2019 First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America while South Carolina’s Fisk was named the United Soccer Coaches Scholar Player of the Year. Ten SEC players earned CoSIDA Academic All- District honors this past season. SEC fans have taken notice of the conference’s rise nationally. The SEC has had at least five teams rank in the Top 25 nationally in attendance in eight of the last nine years. South Carolina and Texas A&M have both ranked in the Top Five in each of the last six years with the Aggies leading the nation with an average of 2,652 fans per game in 2018. The incremental growth, combined with increasing exposure on the national and regional scene, has SEC women’s soccer looking to blossom to new heights in the year 2020 and beyond. In 2019, the SEC boasted ... SAMMY RIPPON • One Senior CLASS Award finalist Director of Social & • Two MAC Hermann Semifinalists Digital Media • One United Soccer Coaches’ Scholar Player of the Year [email protected] • Three United Soccer Coaches’ Scholar All-America • Three CoSIDA Academic All-America • 10 CoSIDA Academic All-District picks • 12 programs earning United Soccer Coaches’ College Team Academic Awards Credits: The 2020 Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer • Five United Soccer Coaches’ All-Americas, including two first team selections Record Book is published by the Southeastern Conference Of- fice, Greg Sankey, Commissioner. Permission to reprint materials • 26 student-athletes on the United Soccer Coaches’ All-Region teams in this publication, whether in whole or in part, must be obtained • Five teams advancing to the NCAA Championships in writing from the editor. 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Editor: Craig Pinkerton, Director of Communications. • Eight different schools have made Round of 16 appearances over the last seven years CONTACTSCONTACTS Alabama Kentucky South Carolina Head Coach: Wes Hart Head Coach: Ian Carry Head Coach: Shelley Smith Career Record: 44-43-11 (5 seasons) Career Record: 19-36-3 (3 seasons) Career Record: 295-152-50 (23 seasons) Record at School: 44-43-11 (5 seasons) Record at School: 19-36-3 (3 seasons) Record at School: 254-117-48 (19 seasons) SID: Haley Peterson SID: Cami Moore SID: Trenten Gauthier Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (859) 257-3838 Office: (803) 777-1516 Web Site: rolltide.com Web Site: ukathletics.com Web Site: gamecocksonline.com Twitter: @AlabamaSoccer Twitter: @UKWomensSoccer Twitter: @GamecockWSoccer @UACoachHart @UKCoachCarry @SoccerSmithsSC Arkansas LSU Tennessee Head Coach: Colby Hale Head Coach: Sian Hudson Head Coach: Brian Pensky Career Record: 99-61-18 (8 seasons) Career Record: 52-10-4 (3 seasons) Career Record: 157-102-44 (15 seasons) Record at School: 99-61-18 (8 seasons) Record at School: First season Record at School: 90-49-24 (8 seasons) SID: Ben Breitbach SID: Aaron Hyder SID: Forest Jersey Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Office: (479) 575-2751 Office: (225) 578-8226 Office: (865) 974-1212 Web Site: arkansasrazorbacks.com Web Site: lsusports.net Web Site: utsports.com Twitter: @RazorbackSoccer Twitter: @LSUSoccer Twitter: @Vol_Soccer @ColbyHaleUA @CoachSian @UTPensky Auburn Ole Miss Texas A&M Head Coach: Karen Hoppa Head Coach: Matt Mott Head Coach: G Guerrieri Career Record: 308-207-50 (27 seasons) Career Record: 108-78-23 (10 seasons) Career Record: 472-148-39 (29 seasons) Record at School: 244-163-41 (21 seasons) Record at School: 108-78-23 (10 seasons) Record at School: 456-136-39 (24 seasons) SID: George Nunnelley SID: Mitch Praxl SID: Thomas Dick Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Office: (334) 750-9023 Office: (662) 915-7522 Office:(979) 862-5486 Web Site: auburntigers.com Web Site: olemisssports.com Web Site: 12thman.com Twitter: @AuburnSoccer Twitter: @OleMissSoccer Twitter: @AggieSoccer @KarenHoppa @CoachMattMott @CoachGSoccer Florida Mississippi State Vanderbilt Head Coach: Becky Burleigh Head Coach: James Armstrong Head Coach: Darren Ambrose Career Record: 507-152-43 (30 seasons) Career Record: 8-8-3 (1 season) Career Record: 209-106-45 (20 seasons) Record at School: 425-129-37 (25 seasons) Record at School: 8-8-3 (1 season) Record at School: 61-33-10 (5 seasons) SID: Mary Howard SID: Madelon Allen SID: Carl Danoff Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Office: (352) 375-4683 x6110 Office: (662) 325-0970 Office: (615) 343-0019 Web Site: floridagators.com Web Site: mstateathletics.com Web Site: vucommodores.com Twitter: @GatorsSoccer Twitter: @HailStateSOC Twitter: @VandySoccer @BeckyBurleigh @MSU_JArmstrong @Darren__Ambrose Georgia Missouri Head Coach: Billy Lesesne Head Coach: Bryan Blitz Career Record: 27-51-13 (5 seasons) Career Record: 293-255-44 (29 seasons) Record at School: 27-51-13 (5 seasons) Record