2015 Awards and Season Review
December 28, 2015 | Women's Soccer, Student-Athlete Academic Services
SEATTLE – Following another successful season for UW women's soccer that saw the Huskies make their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and second straight, the Huskies were recognized by a variety of organizations and publications for their performances on and off the field. UW also gave out its team awards at the annual year end banquet.
Here's a summary of the team awards and the honors received by the Huskies throughout and after the season, highlighted by McKenzie Karas' appearance on the All-Pac-12 First Team and Megan Kufeld's recognition as the CoSIDA All-American of the Year.
Team Awards (voted on by players)
Rookie of the Year – Kelcie Hedge
Goal of the Year – Sam Kokoska (9/17 vs. Portland)
Most Improved – Pascale Dumesnil
Unsung Hero – Dominique Bond-Flasza, Shaye Villanueva
101 Club Scholar Athlete – Allyson Brahs
Most Inspirational – Sarah Shimer
Offensive Most Valuable Player – Kimby Keever
Defensive Most Valuable Player – McKenzie Karas
Player of the Year – Shannon Simon
L.I.F.E. Awards (given by coaching staff)
Loyalty – Tori Burns
Industry – Katey Fawcett
Faith – Rachel Wheeler
Efficiency – Allyson Brahs
Weight Room Awards (given by strength and conditioning coach)
Iron Dawg – McKenzie Karas
Raising the Bar – Sarah Shimer
In the Trenches – Paige Serwold
Honors and Awards by Player
Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District First 8 Team
Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
All-Pac-12 First Team
NSCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week – Sep. 28-Oct. 4
Nike Portland Invitational Defensive MVP
All-Pac-12 Second Team
NSCAA All-Pacific Region Third Team
CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District First 8 Team
Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week – Aug. 31-Sep. 6
Husky Nike Invitational Defensive MVP
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
All-Pac-12 Second Team
NSCAA All-Pacific Region Third Team
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week – Sep. 7-13
Nike Portland Invitational Offensive MVP
Husky Nike Invitational Offensive MVP
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Pac-12 All-Century Team Members
Hope Solo
Tina Frimpong Ellertson
Lesle Gallimore (Cal)
