Soccer Concludes Season with Annual Awards Banquet
3/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
March 10, 2011
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama women's soccer team officially closed the 2010 campaign when it hosted the annual end of the season awards banquet at Chuck's Fish. Coaches, players, parents and administrators attended the dinner honoring the success of the fall season.
Head coach Todd Bramble distributed awards, voted on by the team, honoring certain players that made a difference during the season. For their hard work throughout the year, senior Hailey Hull won the Coaches Award, senior Victoria Frederick was named offensive MVP, junior Justine Bernier won defensive MVP, and senior midfielder Rosaly Petriello won all-around MVP accolades.
"Our annual honors banquet is a very special event for us each year," Bramble said. "It gives us one last opportunity to come together as a close-knit group and celebrate the victories and cherish the memories that inevitably come out of each season. It also gives us the opportunity to say thanks to another graduating class who, certainly in this case, was a special group. The night was extremely enjoyable and an appropriate way to close the chapter on the 2010 season."
Petriello finished her soccer career off with an impressive senior season. The midfielder from St. Catharine's, Ontario, started and played in all 18 games this past season while logging 1,367 minutes. Petriello posted the game-winning goal in Alabama's season opener against Samford on Aug. 20 as well as scoring two goals, including the game winner and a season-best four points versus Chattanooga on Sept. 5. She led the team with 42 shots and had a total nine points on four goals and an assist.
Senior forward Brooke Rogers was named to the SEC Community Service team for the second straight year. Rogers, a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been immersed in the Tuscaloosa since arriving at the Capstone four years ago. On the field Rogers tied for the team lead with 14 points and paced the squad with seven goals.
Bernier, Frederick and freshman Molly Atherton received their All-SEC awards.
Bernier also received her NSCAA All-Region honor Bernier after putting together a 2010 campaign in which she garnered SEC first-team accolades. The goalkeeper also becomes the first Alabama all-region selection since 1998.
The junior broke the Alabama all-time shutout and save record by totaling five clean sheets and 77 saves. She sported a 1.09 goals against average and an .828 save percentage. During conference play she tallied three shutouts and made 63 stops.
Frederick put together a career season as she finished tied for the team lead with 14 points. The Huntsville, Ala., native scored four goals and led the team with a single-season, career-best six assists. Her six helpers were one off the single-season record at Alabama. During conference play, the fleet-footed forward led the team with 11 points on three goals and five assists.
Atherton came to the Capstone ranked by TopDrawer as one of the top freshmen, and she did not disappoint. The newcomer tallied two points on two assists and started in all 18 matches. She logged 90 or more minutes on six different occasions, including three in a row to finish the season. The Gulfport, Miss., native fired off 40 shots which ranked second on the team and put 17 on frame.
The soccer team also received academic awards for hard work in the classroom for the fall semester.
The entire team earned the NSCAA Academic Team Award and placed 11 of 21 players on the honor roll.
Frederick and Rogers were named to the NSCAA Scholar All-South team for their hard work on and off the field. Rogers was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team as well.
