Four MAAC Women’s Soccer Student-Athletes Earn All-ECAC Honors
DANBURY, CT – Four Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) women’s soccer student-athletes earned All-ECAC honors, as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
Quinnipiac University red-shirt Freshman forward Kelsey Goldring claimed the 2017 ECAC Division I Rookie of the Year award, while teammate junior forward Nadya Gill was an All-ECAC honorable mention. Monmouth University sophomore goalkeeper Amanda Knaub and senior midfield Miranda Konstantinides were also recognized. Knaub was tabbed to the All-ECAC First Team and Konstantinides received an All-ECAC honorable mention.
Goldring was named the 2017 MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-Rookie Team. The forward finished the season with the eighth-most points in the league (18) and most among all freshmen. The red-shirt freshman registered five goals and eight assists in 19 games. Goldring ranked tied for fourth in the MAAC in assists, and tied for second in game-winning goals (three). She earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors twice in 2017 (September 18 & October 2).
Gill earned All-MAAC First Team honors after she led the league in points (34) and goals scored (13). She was tied with the fourth-most assists in the conference (eight) and registered the most shots (78). Gill tallied four multi-goal games in 2017, including a hat-trick against Saint Peter’s University on September 16. She was named MAAC Offensive Player of the Week twice in her junior campaign (August 21 & September 18)
Knaub claimed the 2017 MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year award, was named to the All-MAAC First Team, and United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I All-East Region Second Team. She posted a league-high 11 shutouts, which were the most in the MAAC since Hawks’ Ashley Lewis recorded 12 in 2013. The sophomore led the conference with a 0.88 goals against average, ranked fourth with a .796 save percentage, and fifth with 74 saves. She was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week three times in 2017 (September 4, September 11, October 2).
Konstantinides earned All-MAAC First Team honors and was selected to the All-Championship Team this past season. The senior notched a pair of goals in 18 games for the Hawks, including the game-winner against Niagara University on September 16.
About the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC):
Established in 1938, the ECAC is the nation's largest Conference, ranging in location from Maine to Georgia, and westerly to Missouri. The ECAC hosts numerous championships in men's and women's sports across Divisions I, II and III, offering opportunities for thousands of student-athletes. For more information, visit ecacsports.com.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.