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Women?s Soccer Holds Annual Banquet
4/18/2016 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C.- The Duke women's soccer team held its annual team banquet Sunday evening to officially wrap up the very successful 2015 campaign, which saw the Blue Devils advance to the NCAA College Cup for the second time over the last five years under the direction of head coach Robbie Church.
A total of six awards were given out on the evening including Newcomer of the Year, Most Inspirational Player, Coaches Award, Most Outstanding Offensive Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Most Valuable Player. All awards except for the Coaches Award were voted on by the student-athletes.
Junior Christina Gibbons was presented with the Most Valuable Player award for the second straight season, after becoming just the 10th Blue Devil in school history to earn NSCAA All-America accolades. Gibbons, a native of Raleigh, N.C., started all 25 matches, helping Duke register an ACC-best 14 shutouts along with scoring three goals and assisting on five others. She was a NSCAA Scholar All-America, All-ACC First Team selection, TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI honoree and NCAA College Cup All-Tournament honoree.
Gibbons was also selected the Most Outstanding Defensive Player award, spearheading one of the best defensive units in the nation. The squad allowed only five goals over the final 12 matches of the season.
Named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player for the second consecutive year was junior Toni Payne, after collecting four goals and five assists for 13 points. Payne, who hails from Birmingham, Ala., notched three goals and two assists during the NCAA Tournament as the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship match. The 5-4 forward earned NCAA College Cup All-Tournament accolades, after scoring the second goal in a 2-0 victory over top-ranked and reigning NCAA Champion Florida State in the NCAA semifinals.
Earning the Newcomer of the Year award was rookie Kayla McCoy. A product of Lincolnwood, Ill., McCoy led Duke in scoring with eight goals along with two assists for 18 points. She registered three game-winning goals, including a crucial first half goal in the NCAA College Cup semifinals against Florida State. She started 15-of-25 matches up front for the Blue Devils. McCoy's eight goals were tied for eighth on the Duke freshman record charts.
One of three tri-captains for the season, senior Danielle Duhl was presented with the Most Inspirational Player award. Duhl, who is from Los Angeles, Calif., competed in 13 matches on the season. She totaled her first collegiate goal against 25th-ranked California early in the season and added assists against Fresno State and Weber State in the UNC Nike Classic.
The duo of Ashton Miller and Courtney McDaniel were presented with the Coaches Award.
A product of Okemos, Mich., Miller earned All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors as a sophomore. She started 24-of-25 matches scoring five goals and producing five assists. McDaniel, who is from Longwood, Fla., was sideline with an injury in 2015, but did start the Senior Day contest against NC State.
As a team, Duke posted a 14-6-5 overall record and closed the season with an 8-2-2 mark. The Blue Devils knocked off fifth-ranked Florida, second-ranked Stanford and third-ranked Florida State on their way to the national championship match. Duke saw its season come to a close with a 1-0 loss to sixth-ranked Penn State.
2015 Awards
MVP: Christina Gibbons
Most Outstanding Offensive Player: Toni Payne
Most Outstanding Defensive Player: Christina Gibbons
Newcomer of the Year: Kayla McCoy
Most Inspirational Player: Danielle Duhl
Coaches Award: Ashton Miller, Courtney McDaniel
#GoDuke
A total of six awards were given out on the evening including Newcomer of the Year, Most Inspirational Player, Coaches Award, Most Outstanding Offensive Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Most Valuable Player. All awards except for the Coaches Award were voted on by the student-athletes.
Junior Christina Gibbons was presented with the Most Valuable Player award for the second straight season, after becoming just the 10th Blue Devil in school history to earn NSCAA All-America accolades. Gibbons, a native of Raleigh, N.C., started all 25 matches, helping Duke register an ACC-best 14 shutouts along with scoring three goals and assisting on five others. She was a NSCAA Scholar All-America, All-ACC First Team selection, TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI honoree and NCAA College Cup All-Tournament honoree.
Gibbons was also selected the Most Outstanding Defensive Player award, spearheading one of the best defensive units in the nation. The squad allowed only five goals over the final 12 matches of the season.
Named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player for the second consecutive year was junior Toni Payne, after collecting four goals and five assists for 13 points. Payne, who hails from Birmingham, Ala., notched three goals and two assists during the NCAA Tournament as the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship match. The 5-4 forward earned NCAA College Cup All-Tournament accolades, after scoring the second goal in a 2-0 victory over top-ranked and reigning NCAA Champion Florida State in the NCAA semifinals.
Earning the Newcomer of the Year award was rookie Kayla McCoy. A product of Lincolnwood, Ill., McCoy led Duke in scoring with eight goals along with two assists for 18 points. She registered three game-winning goals, including a crucial first half goal in the NCAA College Cup semifinals against Florida State. She started 15-of-25 matches up front for the Blue Devils. McCoy's eight goals were tied for eighth on the Duke freshman record charts.
One of three tri-captains for the season, senior Danielle Duhl was presented with the Most Inspirational Player award. Duhl, who is from Los Angeles, Calif., competed in 13 matches on the season. She totaled her first collegiate goal against 25th-ranked California early in the season and added assists against Fresno State and Weber State in the UNC Nike Classic.
The duo of Ashton Miller and Courtney McDaniel were presented with the Coaches Award.
A product of Okemos, Mich., Miller earned All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Academic Team honors as a sophomore. She started 24-of-25 matches scoring five goals and producing five assists. McDaniel, who is from Longwood, Fla., was sideline with an injury in 2015, but did start the Senior Day contest against NC State.
As a team, Duke posted a 14-6-5 overall record and closed the season with an 8-2-2 mark. The Blue Devils knocked off fifth-ranked Florida, second-ranked Stanford and third-ranked Florida State on their way to the national championship match. Duke saw its season come to a close with a 1-0 loss to sixth-ranked Penn State.
2015 Awards
MVP: Christina Gibbons
Most Outstanding Offensive Player: Toni Payne
Most Outstanding Defensive Player: Christina Gibbons
Newcomer of the Year: Kayla McCoy
Most Inspirational Player: Danielle Duhl
Coaches Award: Ashton Miller, Courtney McDaniel
#GoDuke
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