Five members of The University of Scranton women's soccer team earned United Soccer Coaches' All-Region V honors as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Senior midfielder Niamh Healy (Orangeburg, N.Y./Tappan Zee)Â earned First Team accolades, while senior midfielder Mary Haggerty (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City)Â and junior goalie Nicole Olson (Stoughton, Mass./Ursuline Academy)Â garnered Second Team honors and junior forward Emily Bannon (Middletown, N.Y./Minisink Valley)Â along with sophomore defender Liv Enderle (Sparta, N.J./Sparta)Â both were named as Third Team selections.
This marks the third career All-Region selection for Healy, the second for Haggerty and Olson and the first for Bannon and Enderle.
It is also the third consecutive year that Scranton has had five All-Region honorees, which is tied for the most in a single season in program history.
Healy led the Landmark Conference in goals (19), points (40) and game-winning goals (seven) and registered four multi-goal games. The Orangeburg, N.Y., native also scored in 10 straight games from Sept. 3 to Oct. 3.
Her 19 goals are the most by a Scranton player since 2003.
Haggerty started all 20 games as a midfielder for the Royals and tallied 17 points on four goals and nine assists. Her nine assists were tied for the Landmark Conference lead along with Bannon and she added two game-winning goals in victories over Goucher and Susquehanna.
In goal, Olson ranked second in the Landmark in goals against average (0.81), save percentage (.795) and shutouts (eight). She did not allow a goal in six of her final eight games including 170:47 of scoreless action in two conference playoff victories.
For Bannon, the Middletown, N.Y., native started all 20 games and registered four goals to go along her with conference-leading nine assists. She tied the single-game assist record with three in a 4-1 victory at Marywood on Sept. 6.
Enderle started 20 games as a defender for the Royals and helped lead a unit that conceded just 17 goals, which was tied for the second fewest in the conference. Scranton also tied for the Landmark lead in goals against average at 0.85 and recorded nine shutouts on the year.
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