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2008-09 Highlights

UWF ATHLETICS
2008-09 HIGHLIGHTS

2008-2009 UWF Athletics Major Accomplishments:
- 50th overall Gulf South Conference title
- Fourth straight GSC Women's All-Sports Trophy, fifth in last six years
- Five GSC championships and 10 NCAA postseason appearances
- Finished 29th in Division II Learfield Sports Directors' Cup
- 11 of 13 teams advance to postseason
- Women’s soccer NCAA runner-up
- Volleyball wins first GSC title and reaches NCAA South Region finals for first time
- Suzana Cavalcante singles runner-up at ITA National Small College Championships
- Nolan Intermoia (men's soccer) and Courtney Jones (women's soccer) named to GSC "Top Ten"

INDIVIDUAL HONORS COMPLETE LIST

WOMEN’S SOCCER
- Overall record of 24-1-1, GSC record of 8-0
- Reached NCAA Final Four for first time in program history, falling 1-0 to Seattle Pacific in double overtime in finals
- Won fifth GSC championship to tie Christian Brothers for most in conference history
- Ranked No. 2 in final NSCAA national poll, highest in program history
- Set school records in wins (24) and winning percentage (.942)
- Shaneka Gordon individual honors:

PSA Amateur Athlete of the Year
NSCAA All-America first team
Daktronics Ron Lenz National Player of the Year
Daktronics All-America first team
NSCAA All-South Region first team
Daktronics South Region Player of the Year
Daktronics All-South Region first team
GSC Player of the Year
All-GSC first team
GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player

- Marcela Franco (first team), Shameka Gordon (first team), and Courtney Jones (second team) Daktronics All-Americans
- Shameka Gordon named Most Outstanding Defensive Player at NCAA Final Four
- Joe Bartlinski named NSCAA National Coach of the Year, NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year, GSC Coach of the Year
- Seven All-South Region selections (Franco, Shameka Gordon, Shaneka Gordon, Jones, Dernelle Mascall, Kaley Morris, Anastasia Prescott)
- Jones named to GSC "Top Ten"
- Six All-GSC selections (Sheka Codner, Franco, Shameka Gordon, Shaneka Gordon, Morris, Prescott)
- Franco and Jones named to NSCAA Scholar All-America Team, NSCAA Scholar All-South Region Team, and CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
- Codner, Franco, Jones, and Morris earn GSC All-Academic Team honors
- Nine GSC Player or Defender of the Week awards (Franco 1x, Shameka Gordon 1x, Shaneka Gordon 2x, Jones 1x, Mascall 1x, Morris 2x, Prescott 1x)
- Set school records in goals (92), points (248), goals against average (0.26), consecutive wins (20), and consecutive games without a loss (25)
- Ranked fourth in NCAA Division II in scoring offense (3.54), second in goals against average (0.265), and second in won-lost percentage (.942)
- Jones ranked third in NCAA Division II in goals against average (0.245) and 11th in save percentage (0.885), Shaneka Gordon ranked 11th in points per game (2.38) and 14th in goals per game (0.958)
- Shaneka Gordon tied UWF single season record for points (58)
- Jones set UWF single season goalkeeper records in wins (24), goals against average (0.24), and shutouts (17)
- Received proclamation from UWF Faculty Senate recognizing outstanding performance on field and in classroom

WOMEN’S TENNIS:
- Overall record 20-8, GSC record 4-1
- Reached finals of NCAA South Regional, falling to host Valdosta State 5-0
- Won GSC title, 10th in program history, in a 5-4 victory over Valdosta State
- Ranked as high as No. 5 in ITA national poll
- Suzana Cavalcante named to ITA All-America Team in singles and doubles, Paulina Ojeda in doubles
- Cavalcante named ITA South Region Senior Player of the Year
- Gui Jasmin named ITA South Region Assistant Coach of the Year
- Four All-GSC selections (Taylor Brewster, Cavalcante, Renata Mattos, Ojeda)
- Brewster named to GSC All-Academic Team

Fall Season
- Cavalcante singles runner-up at ITA National Small College Championships
- Cavalcante earned ITA James O'Hara Sargent Sportsmanship Award
- Cavalcante won singles title at ITA South Regional
- Brewster and Mattos reached semifinals in doubles at ITA South Regional
- Ojeda reached quarterfinals at ITA South Regional, falling to Cavalcante 6-2, 6-2

VOLLEYBALL:
- Overall record of 31-8, GSC record of 12-0
- Reached NCAA South Region finals for the first time, falling to Nova Southeastern 2-3
- Won first GSC championship in program history
- Ranked as high as No. 15 in AVCA national poll, highest in program history
- Second consecutive year with 30+ wins and perfect GSC record
- Held a perfect 16-0 record at home
- Luciana Rapach individual honors:

AVCA All-America second team
AVCA All-South Region first team
Daktronics All-South Region second team
All-GSC first team
GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player

- Three All-South Region selections (Patricia Gandolfo, Madeline Gonzalez, Rapach)
- Four All-GSC selections (Gandolfo, Gonzalez, Rapach, Chelsea Wilhoite)
- Melissa Wolter GSC East Division Coach of the Year
- Jerica Carter named to GSC All-Academic Team
- Four GSC Offensive or Defensive Player of the Week awards (Gandolfo 3x, Gonzalez 1x)
- Gonzalez named UWF Comfort Inn-vitational Most Valuable Player
- Gonzalez set UWF record for career assists (2,926)
- Rapach set UWF single-match digs record (30) against Lynn (9/12)

MEN’S SOCCER:
- Overall record 15-4-2, GSC record 3-2-1
- Won third straight GSC championship, sixth in program history
- Ranked as high as No. 10 in NSCAA national poll
- Nolan Intermoia individual honors:

GSC "Top Ten"
NSCAA All-America third team
Daktronics All-America third team
Daktronics All-South Region first team
NCAA South Region All-Tournament team
All-GSC first team
Three-time GSC Defender of the Week

- Four All-South Region selections (Richard Dixon, Intermoia, Thomas Olmsted, Rafael Segal)
- Six All-GSC selections (Dixon, Intermoia, Olmsted, Segal, Matt Williams, Paul Willoughby)
- Segal named to GSC All-Academic Team
- Seven GSC Player or Defender of the Week awards (Intermoia 3x, Olmsted 2x, Segal 1x, Williams 1x)

SOFTBALL:
- Overall record 43-18, GSC record 15-11
- Advanced to finals of NCAA South Regional, falling to host Alabama-Huntsville 5-2
- Entered GSC Tournament as East Division No. 3 seed, falling to eventual champion Valdosta State
- Ranked as high as No. 17 in NFCA national poll (4/1)
- Two All-South Region selections (Jillian Lafrance, Shannon Miles)
- Lafrance named GSC East Division Pitcher of the Year
- Five All-GSC selections (Emily Burge, Melissa Chastang, Lafrance, Miles, Caurie Miller)
- Lafrance three-time GSC East Division Pitcher of the Week
- Franny Bell named to GSC All-Academic Team
- Burge set UWF all-time strikeout record, finishing her career with 731

WOMEN’S GOLF:
- Placed eighth at NCAA Super Regional
- Won fourth straight GSC title, with Bhavna Shetty winning Individual Medalist honors
- Ranked as high as No. 15 in NGCA national poll
- Shetty named GSC Player of the Year
- Three All-GSC selections (Natalia Espinosa, Shetty, Rachel Williams)
- Robin Dezarn named GSC Coach of the Year for fourth straight season

MEN’S TENNIS:
- Overall record 15-10, GSC record 3-1
- Reached finals of NCAA South Regional, falling to host Barry 5-0
- Reached semifinals of GSC Tournament, falling to Ouachita Baptist 5-3
- Ranked as high as No. 10 in ITA national poll
- Kevin Ducros named to ITA All-America Team in singles
- Ducros named GSC Freshman of the Year
- Two All-GSC selections (Ducros, Andrey Pozhidaev)
- Jose Ycaza named to GSC All-Academic Team

Fall Season
- Sean Gunnels and Pozhidaev reached quarterfinal round in doubles at ITA South Regional
- Luis Arboleda reached round of 16 in singles at ITA South Regional

MEN’S GOLF:
- Placed 11th at NCAA Super Regional
- Finished third at GSC Championships (4/20-21), led by All-Tournament Team selection Carlos Rodriguez finishing fourth
- Ranked as high as No. 12 in GCAA national poll during spring season
- Kyle Scott named to GCAA All-America second team
- Ryan Black named to GCAA All-Freshman Team
- Black and Scott named to GCAA All-South Region Team
- Black became third straight Argonaut named GSC Freshman of the Year
- Three All-GSC selections (Black, Otto Bonning, Scott)
- Won team title at State Farm Laker Collegiate hosted by Clayton State (9/29-30); Bonning and Scott tied for fifth overall

BASEBALL:
- Overall record 33-23, GSC record 8-10
- Entered GSC Tournament as East Division No. 4 seed and advanced to semifinals, led by All-Tournament Team selection Jack Materne
- Ranked as high as No. 17 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper national poll
- John Church individual honors:

NCBWA All-America third team
ABCA All-South Region first team
Daktronics All-South Region second team
NCBWA All-South Region first team
All-GSC second team
Drafted by New York Mets in 23rd Round of MLB Draft

- Brandon Brewer named to ABCA Gold Glove South Region Team
- Six All-GSC selections (Brewer, Church, Tyler Hastings, Kevin Johnson, Greg Pron, Kyle Ramsey)
- Johnson named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on 2/23
- Seven GSC East Division Player of Pitcher of the Week honors, including six of 11 pitcher awards (Lee Huggins 1x, Johnson 4x, Ramsey 1x, Jon Sintes 1x)

MEN’S BASKETBALL:
- Placed tied for fourth in the GSC East Division with an overall record of 13-12 and GSC mark of 5-7
- Charles Bouie named to East Division All-GSC second team
- Max Hoggard named to GSC All-Academic Team
- Josh Jackson (11/25) and Darryl McGhee (2/11) named GSC Player of the Week
- Ryan Henry named to the Florida Tech Christmas Classic All-Tournament Team
- Defeated Temple Baptist 102-34 (12/16), setting program record for fewest points allowed in a game

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY:
- Finished sixth at GSC Championships and ninth at NCAA South Region Championships
- Bailee Hedstrom and Shannon McDougall earn All-GSC second team selections
- Hedstrom earns first GSC Runner of the Week in program history after a seventh place finish at Tiger Invitational (10/4)
- Hosted Gulf Coast Stampede (9/20) and won title, with McDougall finishing first among collegiate runners

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY:
- Finished fifth at GSC Championships and 10th at NCAA South Region Championships
- Andrew Maedel named to GSC All-Academic Team
- Hosted Gulf Coast Stampede (9/20) and won title, Justin Gates and Maedel finished in top five

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:
- Placed tied for sixth in the GSC East Division with an overall record of 8-19 and GSC mark of 3-9
- Amy Drake named to East Division All-GSC second team
- Dominique Boykins named to GSC All-Academic Team
- Drake (1/21), Jessica Young (1/28), and Tiffany Williams (2/4) earned back-to-back-to-back GSC Player of the Week honors