W. Soccer Honors Seniors at Year End Dinner

May 6, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C. - Head coach Steve Springthorpe and the NC State women's soccer team recently held their annual end of the year team dinner to honor its seniors and distribute team awards.

Seniors - Top L-R (Alyson Santilli, Jess Herrmann; Botton L-R (Kara Baldy, Nadia Aboulhosn); Not pictured Kaitlin Wescoe

Springthorpe and his staff honored five seniors, Nadia Aboulhosn, Kara Baldy, Jessica Herrmann, Alyson Santilli and Kaitlin Wescoe, for all their hard work and dedication and were each given a framed jersey to commemorate their time at NC State.

"The five seniors who are leaving the program have helped our team improve the standard of training and play for our team going forward," said Springthorpe. "As a coach we rely on our seniors to set the tone and lead the team on the field and in the classroom. We appreciate the dedication that they have shown to the program and NC State University."

Team awards were also given out during the dinner, and junior goalkeeper Kim Kern brought home two awards - the Robin Morlock Most Valuable Player Award and the Best Defensive Player Award.

The team-voted MVP award was given to Kern, a Raleigh native, after her stellar work in goal in 2010. She started all 19 games for the Wolfpack, posting four shutouts and owning a 1.40 goals-against-average.

She also earned the defensive award for leading the Pack defense all season long, including allowing only 26 goals, the fewest for an NC State team since 2006.

Jennie Krauser

At the other end of the field, freshman Jennie Krauser was tabbed Best Offensive Player of the Year. She tied for the team lead in points (14), goals (5) and assists (4). She earned the award for the quantity of scoring opportunities she provided all year in her first season at NC State.

The Coaches' Award went to junior Tanya Cain for her leadership on and off the field. She not only scored four goals and distributed four assists for 12 total points, she was recognized on both regional and national teams for her dedication in the classroom

Her leadership and presence on the field was extremely vital to the Pack and that, along with her classroom work, is why the coaching staff recognized the third-year forward from Pinebluff, N.C.

The Iron Wolf Award went to freshman Ariela Schreibeis for her work in the weight room. She showed a stellar work rate and a great deal of improvement in her first season.

Jordan Edwards

Junior Jordan Edwards earned the Scholar Wolf Award, while Morgan Phipps received the Scholar Wolf Newcomer Award.

Edwards, a business administration major, and Phipps, who is enrolled in the First Year College program, both excelled in the classroom during the 2010-11 school year.

North Carolina State University Athletics

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