Freshman earns soccer honor

Freshman
earns soccer honor
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Rice Owls midfielder
Sarah Yoder was named Freshman of the Year when Soccer Buzz
announced its Division I first-year program honors Dec.
28. Defenders Caitlin Currie and Betsy Huete joined Yoder
on the publication’s All-National Team, composed of
the best players from the seven first-year schools.

Yoder led the
Western Athletic Conference with eight assists and had 12
points on the season; she and Currie were on the All-WAC
Second Team, joining fellow freshman goalkeeper Amanda Garrison.
Rice garnered a No. 2 ranking in Soccer Buzz’s first-year
programs poll in November.

Binghamton sophomore
Tracy Kasmarcik was named National Player of the Year for
first-year programs, and Western Kentucky’s Jason Neidell
nabbed Coach of the Year honors.

Since 1996,
Soccer Buzz has honored the best programs, players and coaches
from schools that sponsor Division I soccer for the first
time. The selections are based on voting from all Division
I head coaches and Soccer Buzz staff.