Mustangs Lead NSCAA East With Five Scholar Athletes

After totaling a school record 15 wins on the field this season, the Stevenson women's soccer team made school history off of it as well as the Mustangs had a total of five players named to the 2009 NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Team on Friday. The selections are the first for the team in its 16-year history.

Stevenson's five honorable mention honorees, senior Katie Decker (White Hall/Hereford) and juniors Kaitlyn Amos (Baltimore/Catholic), Brittany Bangert (White Marsh/Eastern Tech), Allison Humphries (Bel Air/John Carroll) and Heather Redding (Street/North Harford), are the most among the 94 selections from 53 teams in the NSCAA's East Region.

The Mustangs were also one of only two schools representing the CAC as Mary Washington junior Sarah Tryon was an honorable mention selection as well.

Eyler Named NSCAA Women's All-South Atlantic Region

Stevenson women's soccer sophomore Stephanie Eyler (Thurmont/Catoctin) was honored on Monday as the first player in school history to receive all-region honors as she was named to the NSCAA Women's NCAA Division III All-South Atlantic Region Second Team.

The 2009 CAC Player of the Year, 2008 CAC Rookie of the Year and two-time All-CAC First Team selection, Eyler was one of three players from the CAC to receive recognition.

Eyler scored a CAC record 22 goals for the second-straight season while adding four assists for a total of 48 points. She also led the CAC in both goals and points for the second consecutive season and in just two years, has totaled 44 goals and 97 points in only 40 career games.

Eyler is 10 goals shy of the 12-year-old all-time CAC record held by Goucher's Sarah Weaver and only 32 points short of the career points record set by Weaver and Erin Kuhn of York (Pa.)

Stevenson Women's Soccer Sweeps All-CAC Awards

After an amazing season the Mustangs were honored by the CAC Coaches. The honors and accomplishments of the 2009 season continued for the Stevenson women's soccer team on Thursday as the Mustangs had five players named to the All-CAC first or second team as well as the CAC Player, Rookie and Coach of the Year honors.

Leading the way was sophomore Stephanie Eyler (Thurmont/Catoctin) who was named CAC Player of the Year, freshman Melinda Kane (Baltimore/Mercy) who was named CAC Rookie of the Year and head coach Graeme Millar who was named CAC Coach of the Year.

In addition, senior Katie Decker (White Hall/Hereford) and juniors Allison Humphries (Bel Air/John Carroll) and Kaitlyn Amos (Baltimore/Catholic) all received All-CAC honors.

CAC ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

Mustangs Edged by Swarthmore In ECAC Semi-Finals

Despite losing three starters to injury in the first half, the Stevenson women's soccer team remained competitive with a team that was nationally-ranked until a week ago before falling in the final 10 minutes to Swarthmore, 1-0 in the semifinals of the ECAC Division III South Championship Saturday at Spring Run Stadium. It was a fantastic performance considering the injuries, poor field conditions and inconsistent officiating.

With the loss, Stevenson finished the season with a school record 15 victories, tying the mark set by the 2006 squad. The team also set a school record with a 10-game win streak from September 26 to November 4 and won a share of the CAC regular season title. The Mustangs also went unbeaten in 12 out of 13 games at home, winning 10.

Saturday also marked the final game in the careers of seniors Lauren Bauer (Baltimore/Bel Air) and Katie Decker (White Hall/Hereford). Both appeared in 40 of the team's 41 games over the last two seasons with Bauer totaling three assists in 30 starts and Decker adding 23 points on four goals and 15 assists in 39 starts. These two players contributed a great deal in the last two seasons and I only wish I could have coached them for 4 years. They are both outstanding students and both played an integral part in our success this season.

Women's Soccer Advances to ECAC Semifinals

After the loss in the CAC Final, our fantastic group of players bounced back with an exciting win over Moravian. Freshman Kayla Curry scored her first career goal just over three minutes into the second overtime to keep the Mustangs unbeaten in our last 12 as we posted a 3-2 victory over Moravian Wednesday in the first round of the ECAC Division III South Championship.

The win was the first for Stevenson (15-3-2) in three ECAC appearances and ties a school record for wins in a season set by the 2006 squad. This was a great win in tough conditions and helped our team advance to the ECAC Semi-finals against Swarthmore, a nationally ranked program during the season, on Saturday.

Mustangs Achieve ECAC Tournament Berth

After our phenomenal season, we have been awarded for our strong record with a spot in the ECAC tournament. We have been given the number 2 seed and will face a very good landmark conference team, Moravian College. The team and I are excited that our season is not over yet and we can get another chance to finish our season with a title. The game will be at 2pm on Wednesday at Owings Mills. I hope you will be there to support our team!

ECAC Tournament Bracket

OUR TEAM IS BRILLIANT!!!

This posting has taken me a couple of days to write as I found it hard to really put down what happened on Saturday in the CAC Final. We played one of our best games but still just came up a little short. The players gave everything and showed great strength and character after a late goal. We dominated the first half and overtime with the wind playing a huge factor in the second half. We scored two amazing goals, Stephanie Eyler hitting a beauty from 20 yards out and Heather Redding finishing in the bottom corner after some great combination play. Unfortunately, we were good but did not have the luck to complete the win. 

This has been a very successful season and this loss does not take away from all we have achieved. With a young team and in only our 3rd year in the CAC, we finished 2009 CAC Regular Season Co-Champions and made the CAC Final. We achieved our first regional ranking in the NCAA and NSCAA and finished with a 14-3-2 record with a school record 10 consecutive wins. We also beat 3 NCAA tournament teams, Christopher Newport, Frostburg and Mary Washington and just lost out to Catholic and Virginia Wesleyan who also made the tournament. This program is going places and I am going to make sure we continue to be successful.

All this success does not amount to just how brilliant this team really is. The players work hard and have fun every single day in practice while juggling class schedules, studying, and work. They are very unselfish and support each other through the good times and the bad times. I respect every single one of my players and I am confident that each one of them is going to be successful in life and work. I hope we can continue the season by getting an ECAC bid today as I am not ready to stop being a part of this amazing team!