LA JOLLA, Calif. - Junior Lisa Bradley, one of three captains on the 2009 UC San Diego women's soccer team, earned All-America First Team honors in a National Soccer Coaches Association of American announcement Friday.
Bradley, of Martinez, Calif., contributed as both a midfielder and defender during 2009. The lone junior starter, Bradley stepped up as a leader on the young Tritons' squad and often marked the opposition's top scorer toward the end of the regular season and into the playoffs.
In regards to postseason honors, Bradley has gradually risen up the ranks. In 2007 she was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman of the Year and a year later, she earned All-CCAA Second Team honors. This season Bradley received All-CCAA First Team accolades before earning the All-America mention Friday.
The Tritons finished their 2009 season at 15-5-2, while playing freshmen and sophomores at 10 of the 11 starting spots. After earning a first-round bye in the NCAA Division II Tournament, UCSD topped Chico State 2-1 before the Tritons' campaign ended on a penalty kick shootout with Cal State Dominguez Hills.
NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Team
(sponsored by the NSCAA)
First Team
Amanda Deck, MF, JR, St. Rose
Jenna Boyko, MF, SR, Quincy
Erin Mruz, MF, SO, Grand Valley State
Jamie Gillis, GK, SR, Massachusetts-Lowell
Becca Mays, F, SR, Metro State
Kristin Burton, F, SR, Armstrong Atlantic State
Shakira Duncan, F, JR, West Florida
Irie Dennis, F, SR, Grand Valley State
Kelly Guerin, D, JR, St. Rose
Katie Whiting, D, JR, St. Rose
Lisa Bradley, D, JR, UC San Diego
Kim Abbott, D, SR, St. Edward's
Second Team
Courtney Turner, MF, JR, Tusculum
Megan Beal, MF, SR, Davis and Elkins
Marcela Franco, MF, SR, West Florida
Lyndsie Bernardini, GK, FR, West Chester
Gabriela Demoner, F, SR, Franklin Pierce
Kayla Mitchell, F, SR, Colorado Mines
Gina Goforth, F, SR, Columbus State
Jocelyn Charette, F, SR, Seattle Pacific
Jessica Murphy, F, SO, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Kathleen Strazzere, D, SR, Massachusetts-Lowell
Alli Miller, D, SR, Central Oklahoma
Abigail Schuhmann, D, SO, Bellarmine
Third Team
Brittany Godin, MF, SO, St. Rose
Jamie MacArthur, MF, SR, Fort Lewis
Morgan Gruenenfelder, MF, JR, Carson-Newman
Katie Reuck, MF, SR, Truman State
Mary Plunkett, GK, JR, Georgia College
Gabrielle Gramprey, F, SR, Merrimack
Angelika Johansson, F, JR, Franklin Pierce
Shaneka Gordon, F, SR, West Florida
Sarah Oswald, F, JR, West Chester
Meagan Thomas, D, JR, Rollins
Casey Smith, D, JR, North Georgia
Shameka Gordon, D, SR, West Florida
