George Washington University Athletics
Women’s Soccer Quartet Earns A-10 Postseason Honors
11/1/2018 11:04:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Pavon named to First Team for the second straight season
A-10 Postseason Awards
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The George Washington women's soccer squad garnered four Atlantic 10 postseason honors, the league announced on Thursday. Senior Sofia Pavon was named to the All-Conference First Team, first-years Maria Pareja and Hannah Zaluski landed on the All-Conference Rookie Team, and Anna Tapen earned All-Conference Academic Team recognition.
Pavon earns First Team honors for the second straight season and grabs her fifth postseason award after being named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 2015 and landing on the All-Conference Second Team and All-Rookie team as a first-year. The Chicago, Illinois, native scored a career-high nine goals, eight of them in conference play, and tallied a career-high six assists to pace the Colonials with 24 points on the year. The senior registered at least one point in six of GW's last eight matches of the season and posted a team-high four game winners, a mark that ranks third in the conference.
Starting in all 19 contests of her rookie season, the only first-year student-athlete to do so, Zaluski made an immediate impact on the GW back line and finished the season ranked third on the team in minutes. The political science major found the back of the net for the first time against Rhode Island and added two assists against Richmond to finish the season with four points.
Pareja joins Zaluski on the All-Conference Rookie team after seeing action in all 19 contests in her first-year campaign. The Fairfax, Virginia, native made 12 starts and found the back of the net for the first time in her career against Rhode Island. Pareja also recorded 34 shots on the season and rattled off a season-high six shots against George Mason.
Tapen lands on the All-Conference Academic Team after posting a stellar season as GW's keeper, starting all 19 contests and making a career-high 101 saves. The Springfield, Virginia, native finished the season with a 0.783 save percentage, a mark that ranks second in the Atlantic 10 and turned in a career-high five clean sheets, two of which came against conference opponents. Tapen, who earned her Accounting degree in just three years and is working towards a master's degree, excelled in the classroom and posted a 3.95 GPA.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The George Washington women's soccer squad garnered four Atlantic 10 postseason honors, the league announced on Thursday. Senior Sofia Pavon was named to the All-Conference First Team, first-years Maria Pareja and Hannah Zaluski landed on the All-Conference Rookie Team, and Anna Tapen earned All-Conference Academic Team recognition.
Pavon earns First Team honors for the second straight season and grabs her fifth postseason award after being named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year in 2015 and landing on the All-Conference Second Team and All-Rookie team as a first-year. The Chicago, Illinois, native scored a career-high nine goals, eight of them in conference play, and tallied a career-high six assists to pace the Colonials with 24 points on the year. The senior registered at least one point in six of GW's last eight matches of the season and posted a team-high four game winners, a mark that ranks third in the conference.
Starting in all 19 contests of her rookie season, the only first-year student-athlete to do so, Zaluski made an immediate impact on the GW back line and finished the season ranked third on the team in minutes. The political science major found the back of the net for the first time against Rhode Island and added two assists against Richmond to finish the season with four points.
Pareja joins Zaluski on the All-Conference Rookie team after seeing action in all 19 contests in her first-year campaign. The Fairfax, Virginia, native made 12 starts and found the back of the net for the first time in her career against Rhode Island. Pareja also recorded 34 shots on the season and rattled off a season-high six shots against George Mason.
Tapen lands on the All-Conference Academic Team after posting a stellar season as GW's keeper, starting all 19 contests and making a career-high 101 saves. The Springfield, Virginia, native finished the season with a 0.783 save percentage, a mark that ranks second in the Atlantic 10 and turned in a career-high five clean sheets, two of which came against conference opponents. Tapen, who earned her Accounting degree in just three years and is working towards a master's degree, excelled in the classroom and posted a 3.95 GPA.
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