Entries for the 'Women's Soccer' Category

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has awarded the 2012 and 2013 Women’s Soccer National Championships to Orange Beach, Ala. The 29th and 30th annual events will take place at the Orange Beach Sportsplex and will be co-hosted by the Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission and the University of Mobile. The 2012 National Championship is scheduled for Nov. 26 – Dec. 1, with the 2013 tournament taking place Dec. 2 – 7.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics released the 2011 Women's Soccer All-America teams Monday, and the University of Mobile had four student-athletes honored. Lorna Brownlie was tabbed a Third Team All-American, while Christy Lachappelle, Bekah Counce and Olivia Maddox earned Honorable Mention honors.

DECATUR, Ala-- The University of Mobile women's soccer team had four players named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, as announced by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Friday. Student-athletes are nominated by their institution's head coach and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status in order to qualify for the honor.

DECATUR, Ala-- The 7th-seeded University of Mobile women's soccer team will be one of sixteen teams competing at the final site of the 2011 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Nov. 28 - Dec. 3 in Decatur, Ala. The Lady Rams defeated UT-Brownsville in Saturday's Opening Round to improve to 18-3-1 on the year. Mobile will face Graceland (10-6-4), who toppled Concordia on penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie, Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 1:30 pm.

MOBILE, Ala-- The 5th-ranked University of Mobile women's soccer team defeated University of Texas at Brownsville 2-1 in a NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round contest Saturday evening. With the win, Mobile (18-3-1) will advance to the final site of the 2011 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship in Decatur, Ala., Nov. 28 - Dec. 3. Mobile will face Graceland (Iowa) Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 1:30 pm. The Lady Scorpions end the year at 17-3-1.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-- The NAIA released the qualifiers and pairings for the 2011 Women's Soccer National Championship, and the 5th-ranked University of Mobile Lady Rams will be making their 6th overall appearance and 2nd-straight. The Lady Rams will host Texas at Brownsville in a National Championship Opening Round game Nov. 19 at a time to be determined. That winner will join the winners of the other 15 opening round contests at the final site of the National Championship in Decatur, Ala. Nov. 28 - Dec. 3.

GULFPORT, Miss-- The 3rd-ranked University of Mobile women's soccer team fell 0-2 to 2nd-ranked Lee University in the finals of the 2011 SSAC Tournament Saturday at the Gulfport Sportsplex. Mobile (17-3-1, 11-1) will receive a bid to the 2011 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship, and will await word on a site and opponent for the National Championship Opening Round to take place Nov. 19.

MOBILE, Ala-- The Southern States Athletic Conference released the 2011 Women's Soccer All-Conference Team and year-end awards, and the 3rd-ranked University of Mobile Lady Rams were well-represented. The All-Conference team is made up of 14 players, with Lorna Brownlie, Christy Lachappelle and Olivia Maddox earning the nod for Mobile. Rebekah Counce and Jesslyn Fagundes earned spots on the All-Conference 2nd-Team, while Rebekah Spalding and Brianna Heiss were named All-Freshman.