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Sabrina D’Angelo Named Semifinalist For Three Awards
South Carolina freshman goalkeeper a semifinalist for three All White Kit postseason awards
COLUMBIA,
S.C. – South Carolina freshman goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo has been
named a semifinalist for three end of the year awards by All White Kit,
a premier women’s soccer blog that covers collegiate and professional
soccer in the United States and overseas.
 D’Angelo
was selected as a semifinalist for the Rookie of the Year, Golden Glove
Award and International Player of the Year awards in a ballot that was
voted on by coaches across the country. The list of finalists will be
announced the first week of January.
D’Angelo was named to the
NSCAA All-South Region first team, the Soccer America All-Freshman
First Team and was picked as SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC
Co-Defensive Player of the Year after solidifying herself as the
goalkeeper of the year in the SEC as a freshman. D’Angelo was the first
player in SEC history to earn two Player of the Year honors in the same
season, and she was the only freshman named to the First Team All-SEC
list in addition to being the only freshman goalkeeper in the nation to
be named to an NSCAA All-Region team. She finished the season fifth
among the nation’s freshmen in goals against average (0.80) and 10th in
save percentage (.824). D’Angelo was the SEC’s leader in goals against
average and set the South Carolina freshman records for goals against
average, save percentage, matches played, matches started and wins.
The
freshman was one of 14 players named to the Rookie of the Year
semifinal list for all first-year players. D’Angelo is the lone
goalkeeper on the list and is joined by Morgan Brian (Virginia //
Midfielder), Dagny Brynjarsdottir (Florida State // Midfielder), Kelly
Cobb (Duke // Forward), Abby Dahlkemper (UCLA // Defender), Jaelene
Hinkle (Texas Tech // Defender), Kim Marshall (Wake Forest //
Defender), Samantha Mewis (UCLA // Midfielder), Kelley Monogue (Texas
A&M // Forward), Riley Ridgik (Wake Forest // Midfielder), Kendall
Romine (Stanford // Defender), Kate Schwindel (West Virginia //
Forward), Rachel Tejada (Illinois State // Forward) and Chioma Ubogagu
(Stanford // Forward).
She is one of 10 players selected as a
semifinalist for the Golden Glove Award, awarded to the top goalkeeper
in the nation. D’Angelo is the lone freshman on the list and is joined
by Aubrey Bledsoe (Wake Forest), Tara Campbell (Duke), Adrianna Franch
(Oklahoma State), Alexa Gaul (Texas), Bianca Henninger (Santa Clara),
Chantel Jones (Virginia), Natalie Kulla (Marquette), Emily Oliver
(Stanford) and Aline Reis (UCF).
Thirteen international
student-athletes are represented as semifinalists for the International
Player of the Year Award, including D’Angelo who hails from Welland,
Ontario, Canada. She is joined on the list by Roxanne Barker
(Pepperdine // South Africa), Dagny Brynjarsdottir (Florida State //
Iceland), Chelsea Buckland (Oregon State // Canada), Christine Exeter
(Louisville // Canada), Nkem Ezurike (Michigan // Nova Scotia), Alina
Garciamendez (Stanford // Mexico), Ines Jaurena (Florida State //
France), Annika Niemeier (Oklahoma State // Germany), Teresa Noyola
(Stanford // Mexico), Christabel Oduro (Memphis // Canada), Aline Reis
(UCF // Brazil) and Ingrid Vidal (Kansas // Colombia).
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