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Three Earn All-Region Honors
11/28/2018 6:32:00 AM | Women's Soccer
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco women's soccer team had three juniors earn United Soccer Coaches All-West Region honors this week, with Autumn Smithers earning second team honors and Samantha Jehnings and Miciah Madison earning third team honors.
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This is the first all three all-region honor of all three players following a tremendous season that saw USF go 11-7-2, just the ninth time in program history the Dons have won 10 or more games.Â
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Smithers, the Dons defensive midfielder and two-time All-WCC honoree, earned her first all-region honor following a season in which she once again led the Dons in minutes. Smithers tallied career-highs in shots (20), points (9), and goals (4). She was a crucial part of the Dons defensive unit that 12.6 shots per game.
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Jehnings, a three-time all-conference honoree took home her first all-region honors following a tremendous junior campaign. She finished the year with a career-high 11 goals, which ranked 41st in the nation, and is fourth most in a single season in USF history. Of her 11 goals, four of them were game winners for the Dons, the four-game winning goals is second most in a single season at USF.
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For Madison, earning third team honors is the culmination of her record breaking season. The native of Tracy, Calif., led the Dons with 11 assists, which is a program record for assists in a season – besting the old mark of 10 set by Jannik Abel in 1994. They also led the NCAA at the end of the regular season. Â
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This is the first all three all-region honor of all three players following a tremendous season that saw USF go 11-7-2, just the ninth time in program history the Dons have won 10 or more games.Â
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Smithers, the Dons defensive midfielder and two-time All-WCC honoree, earned her first all-region honor following a season in which she once again led the Dons in minutes. Smithers tallied career-highs in shots (20), points (9), and goals (4). She was a crucial part of the Dons defensive unit that 12.6 shots per game.
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Jehnings, a three-time all-conference honoree took home her first all-region honors following a tremendous junior campaign. She finished the year with a career-high 11 goals, which ranked 41st in the nation, and is fourth most in a single season in USF history. Of her 11 goals, four of them were game winners for the Dons, the four-game winning goals is second most in a single season at USF.
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For Madison, earning third team honors is the culmination of her record breaking season. The native of Tracy, Calif., led the Dons with 11 assists, which is a program record for assists in a season – besting the old mark of 10 set by Jannik Abel in 1994. They also led the NCAA at the end of the regular season. Â
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