Women's Soccer honored with prestigious awards

Women's Soccer honored with prestigious awards

The Muskingum women's soccer team was the only Ohio Athletic Conference men's or women's team to be honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with the prestigious NSCAA Ethics/Sportsmanship Silver Award for 2014. In addition, the Muskies were also awarded the NSCAA Team Academic Award.

The Muskies were one of only 79 men's or women's teams across the nation to achieve the Silver Award which spans across all National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions (NCAA), all National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics divisions (NAIA) and all National Junior College Athletic Association divisions (NJCAA).

Muskingum, under the guidance of Head Coach Mary Beth Caudill, who also serves as immediate Past President of the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association, has been honored with either the Gold or Silver NSCAA Team Ethics/Sportsmanship Award in 13 of the last 16 years. To be recognized with the Silver Award, a team can receive no red cards and no more than five yellow cards accumulated during the season.

The Muskies earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award after achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or greater for the 2013-14 academic year. Muskingum has now been recognized for its academic excellence in 16 of the last 18 years.

The 2014 season was a memorable one for the Muskies as they set several school records. Muskingum tied the school mark for best winning percentage (.556), and set school marks for longest unbeaten streak (7), longest winning streak (6), best non-conference record (7-1-1) and fewest goals allowed (27).