NEWISA Selects Four Gulls for All-New England Squad

BEVERLY, Mass. – Four players from this year’s Endicott women’s soccer team were chosen as members of the Division III All New England team by the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA). The teams include the best women’s soccer players in the region and are selected by a vote of coaches.
 
Senior forward Colleen Pepin (Fairhaven, Mass.)  was the top vote-getter across all of Division III and earned a spot on the First Team. She was joined by fellow captain Caitlin Peters (Salem, N.H.). Defender Christine Silva (Stoneham, Mass.) was selected as a member of the Second Team while junior midfielder Chelsea Garlock earned a Third Team nod.
 
Pepin, who has already earned acclaim this season as Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Senior Scholar Athlete and CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America is selected to the NEWISA First Team for the second year in a row. The striker led the Gulls with 16 goals and 36 points and netted the game-winner five times. Pepin was also invited to play in NEWISA’s annual Senior Bowl this past weekend, where she had two assists to lead her team to a 6-4 victory.
 
In her junior year, Peters earns her third consecutive NEWISA New England honor. The CCC defensive player of the year, Peters anchored a back-field that allowed just 6.5 shots per game from opponents and held clean sheets nine times. Peters started every game for the Gulls and pitched in offensively with two assists. Her leadership and communication on-field were crucial in getting the Gulls back to the CCC championship game.
 
Another key defensive presence was Silva, who is named to her first New England team. The crafty and quick defender was able to lock down one side of the field, while also jumping forward effectively into an offensive rush. Silva grabbed one assist this year, and her pace and field vision made her a fun player to watch and a dangerous one for opposing teams.
 
Garlock also finds herself honored by NEWISA for the first time in her career. The junior midfielder had a goal and two assists this season and was selected to the CCC All-Conference Second Team.
 
 
2011 NEWISA All-New England Honors for DIVISION III
 
First Team
 
GK       Megan Dempsey                      Keene State                       Sr(*)
FB       Caitlin Peters                           Endicott                                 Jr
FB       Melissa Dempsey                     Keene State                       Sr(*)
FB       Samantha Place                      UMASS-Boston                    Sr(*)
FB       Niki Scott                                 Worcester St                         Sr
M         Karina Scavo                           Gordon                                   Jr(*)
M         Kristin Mulry                           UMASS-Boston                      Jr
M         Jackie Moscardelli                  Springfield                            Sr
F          Ellery Gould                            Bowdoin                                   Sr
F          Colleen Pepin                          Endicott                                   Sr(\#)
F          Kaitlyn Burrell                         Salve Regina                          Jr
 
Second Team
 
GK       Allie Horowitz                         Amherst                                 Sr
B          Christine Silva                         Endicott                                 Jr
B          Andrea Park                            MIT                                          Jr
B          Jordan Muse                          Wheaton                                 Jr
B          Michelle Meagher                   Roger Williams                   Sr
M         Kathryn Nathan                       Amherst                                Jr
M         Julia Favorito                         Middlebury                              So
M         Alexa Maher                           Roger Williams                      Sr
M         Emily Vincunas                      Wheaton                                 Sr
F          Krista Ledin                             UMASS-Boston                     Fr
F          Katie Caron                             UNE                                          Sr
F          Katie Mantie                            Springfield                             Sr
F          Danielle Clifford                     Worcester St                         Sr
 
Third Team
           
GK       Meghan Wright                       MIT                                          Jr
GK       Jessica Woodworth                 UNE                                      Sr
GK       Erin Greenstein                       Springfield                           Jr
B          Erin Griffin                             Keene State                            Sr
B          Jesalyn Dvorak                                   UNE                            Sr
M         Chelsea Garlock                      Endicott                               Jr
M         Sara McMurray                        WNE                                    Sr
M         Katelyn Mawicke                    Wheaton                              Sr
F          Scarlett Kirk                            Middlebury                            So
F          Laurin Pendleton                     Roger Williams                   Sr
F          Cassey Muse                            Wheaton                             Jr
 
(*)-denotes leading vote-getter at that position
(\#)-denotes leading overall vote getter for the Division