SAN MATEO, Calif. – Seven members of the University of San Francisco men's soccer team earned West Coast Conference All-Academic honors as announced by the conference office on Monday morning.
 
Redshirt sophomore Catherine Hill was named to the first team, while Bianca Coad, Sydney Cooper, Samantha Curwood-Wager, Molly Eby, Cassidy George, and Jamesen Ward all received honorable mention accolades.
 
To qualify, a student-athlete must be of at least sophomore standing, own a minimum 3.20 grade point average and be a starter or an important reserve, having participated in at least 50% of the institution's completed contests.
 
This is the first time on the list for Hill. The Dons captain is a kinesiology major with a 3.99 GPA. A fierce defender, Hill anchored a backline defense that allowed just 12 goals in conference play, en route to earning Second Team All-WCC honors.
 
For Coad, this marks the first time she has earned all-academic honors. The San Francisco native who is a kinesiology major with a 3.34 GPA finished the year playing in 10 games with three starts. She had the assist that led to the game-winning goal in the Dons' 1-0 win over Pacific in the finale.
 
Sydney Cooper, a fellow senior, also takes home all-academic honors for the first time. The Kinesiology major with a 3.83 GPA had an outstanding senior campaign, in which she earned Second Team All-WCC honors. She appeared in 10 games, and scored three goals and two assists.
 
Curwood-Wager is the last of the trio who are kinesiology majors earning all-academic awards. The junior from Redondo Beach, Calif., boasts a 3.46 GPA. She appeared in all 10 games making eight starts mostly as a defender and defensive midfielder, and helped USF's strong defensive play.
 
Redshirt junior Molly Eby, is in the sports management graduate program and boasts a 3.67 GPA. Eby was a force in goal for the Dons. She finished the year with 47 saves which was fourth in the WCC. She finished the year with a 4-4-2 record and tallied four shutouts.
 
This is the first all-academic award for George and Ward as well. For George, a junior math major with a 3.38, she finished the year with one assist. She played in eight games and made six starts.
 
Ward, a psychology major with a 3.89 GPA, played in 10 games and made eight starts.  She was fourth on the team with three points on one goal and one assist.
The women's soccer team once again had a tremendous year in the classroom. The Dons boasted a fall GPA of 3.72. 27 players had a 3.0 or higher, 26 had a 3.5 or higher. Hill, Candace Hillegas, Kenna Roth, Marissa Vasquez, Ward, and Halle Watson all earned perfect 4.0 GPAs.