Thanks to everyone who attended the end of the season awards banquet this past Saturday. The banquet is always a great opportunity to reflect upon and highlight the successes of the team throughout the season. In addition to the highlights, individual awards were also handed out. Our Most Valuable Offensive player award went to freshman Sami Atkinson. Atkinson lead the OAC in overall points scored and was honored as Forward of the year by the OAC. Atkinson also received the Newcomer of the Year award. Earning the Most Valuable Defensive player award was sophomore Paige Garber. Garber was an anchor in the polar bear back line that allowed only 16 goals on the season. Earning the Most Improved award was sophomore Erin Waehner. In goal, Waehner was second in the OAC with a goals against average of .64 and a save percentage of .836%. Senior co-captain MaryAnne Ventura earned the Coach's Award for her overall efforts and commitment during her time as a Polar Bear. Senior co-captain Chelsea Albert was awarded Most Valuable Player for her contributions on the field. In addition to her solid defensive play, Albert also contributed 3 goals and 5 assists for 11 points on the season. Albert was also recently named to the First Team All Great Lakes Region team. Sophomore Tara Tokar also earned Second Team All Great Lakes Region honors. Tokar also rounded out the awards for the afternoon as her goal against Wilmington College was named Goal of the Year.
The banquet was capped off by the senior wills where everything from old jerseys, subscriptions to people magazine, and cans of Pringles were willed down to the underclassmen. Overall, the event was a great way to honor and give thanks to everyone who contributed to the successes on and off the field. As we close the chapter on the 2010 season, we look forward to an exciting 2011 season of Polar Bear soccer!
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