WSOC | Four Dons Earn All-Academic Honors
11/22/2017 10:24:00 AM | Women's Soccer
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco women's soccer team had four of its own earn West Coast Conference All-Academic honors, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.Â
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Senior Sonja Giraud earns first team honors, while Izzie Lueken, Desiree Major, and Autumn Smithers all earned honorable mention accolades.
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Giraud, an international business major, holds a 3.54 GPA while leading the Dons in goals (8) and points (19). She earned All-WCC Second Team honors this year and wraps up her career sixth all-time in goals scored at USF. This is the third time she's earned all-academic honors, earning honorable mention honors in her sophomore and junior season.
Junior Autumn Smithers boasts a 3.21 GPA. The marketing major is one of two Dons who played in all 1,908 minutes this season, while earning All-WCC Honorable Mention honors in her return to the pitch. This is her first time earning all-academic accolades.
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Izzie Lueken, a psychology major with a 3.79 GPA, scored a pair of goals for USF this season, including a game-winner in the thrilling 1-0 win over Cal early in the year. Fellow sophomore Desiree Major is a biology major with a 3.77 GPA. She finished fourth on the team with five points, scoring two goals and an assist, and tallied the game winner in the 2-1 win over BYU on Nov. 2.
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The Dons finished the year 8-10-2, and sixth in the WCC with a 4-5 record.
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Senior Sonja Giraud earns first team honors, while Izzie Lueken, Desiree Major, and Autumn Smithers all earned honorable mention accolades.
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Giraud, an international business major, holds a 3.54 GPA while leading the Dons in goals (8) and points (19). She earned All-WCC Second Team honors this year and wraps up her career sixth all-time in goals scored at USF. This is the third time she's earned all-academic honors, earning honorable mention honors in her sophomore and junior season.
Junior Autumn Smithers boasts a 3.21 GPA. The marketing major is one of two Dons who played in all 1,908 minutes this season, while earning All-WCC Honorable Mention honors in her return to the pitch. This is her first time earning all-academic accolades.
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Izzie Lueken, a psychology major with a 3.79 GPA, scored a pair of goals for USF this season, including a game-winner in the thrilling 1-0 win over Cal early in the year. Fellow sophomore Desiree Major is a biology major with a 3.77 GPA. She finished fourth on the team with five points, scoring two goals and an assist, and tallied the game winner in the 2-1 win over BYU on Nov. 2.
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The Dons finished the year 8-10-2, and sixth in the WCC with a 4-5 record.
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