St. Georges Repeats as Team MVP
February 26, 2019 03:10 PM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior defender Bianca St. Georges collected her second Team MVP honor in as many years at the West Virginia University women's soccer season-ending banquet, held Saturday, Feb. 23, at Touchdown Terrace inside Milan Puskar Stadium.
A two-time team captain, St. Georges, a native of St. Felix de Valois, Quebec, anchored a Mountaineer defense which posted 12 shutouts and allowed just 13 opponent goals in 2018. A senior, St. Georges helped the WVU backline hold its Big 12 opponents to just five goals in the regular season. The Mountaineers denied three consecutive opponents a goal en route to the 2018 Big 12 Soccer Championship title.
A starter in 80-of-81 career matches, St. Georges finished second on the team this season in goals (7) and points (14), both career single-season bests. She was a perfect five-for-five from the penalty line, the best mark nationally.
A 2018 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy candidate, St. Georges was named to the Senior CLASS Award All-America First Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team. She also earned the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honor and was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team. She was selected 20th overall by the Chicago Red Stars at the 2019 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft.
A leader in the classroom, too, St. Georges was named the Google Cloud Academic All-America of the Year for Division I women's soccer and earned United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-America First Team honors.
Classmate Easther Mayi Kith also repeated as the team's Defensive MVP. The Quebec City, Quebec, native, started all 23 matches at center back and helped guide the backline to the 12 clean sheets. She was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and earned the Most Outstanding Defensive Player honor at the 2018 Big 12 Soccer Championship. Mayi Kith capped her season with United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team accolades.
A candidate for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award, Mayi Kith garnered United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-America Third Team accolades. She capped her Mountaineer career ranked No. 4 in career starts (89) and No. 5 in matches played (93). Mayi Kith signed a contract with Montpellier HSC, a member of Ligue 1, the top level of French professional soccer, in January.
Senior Sh'Nia Gordon was named the team's Offensive MVP. A native of Ocklawaha, Florida, Gordon paced WVU in 2018 with 20 points (9 G, 2 A). Gordon's team-best goal total ranked No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference, while her point total ranked No. 6. She finished the year ranked No. 1 on the team, No. 3 in the conference and No. 60 nationally with four game-winning goals. In four seasons with WVU, Gordon tallied 25 goals and 15 assists for a team-best 65 career points. Most notably, in September, Gordon scored the fastest goal in WVU program history with the game-winner just 0:25 into the Mountaineers' 2-0 win at No. 21 TCU.
A starter at forward in all 95 career matches, Gordon set the Mountaineer program record in 2018. Additionally, she is tied with Michaela Abam (2014-17) at No. 1 in career matches played. A United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team honoree, Gordon was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and earned Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player accolades.
Senior Amanda Saymon was named the Most Improved Player for the 2018 season. A native of Bridgeport, West Virginia, Saymon earned her first career starts at outside back this season and capped her career with playing time in 29 matches. The Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree finished the year with three points (1 G, 1 A), the first of her career, and scored the first of two insurance goals in the Mountaineers' 3-0 win over No. 9 Baylor on Nov. 4 to clinch the Big 12 Soccer Championship crown.
Senior Hannah Abraham was selected for the Mountaineer S.O.C.C.E.R. Award. The honor is given by the coaching staff to the student-athlete who displays good sportsmanship, optimism, character, concern, effort and respect.
A native of Fairchance, Pennsylvania, Abraham started 22 of 23 matches at forward and ranked No. 5 on the team with 12 points (4 G, 4 A). Three of her scores were game-winners, the second-best total on the team and No. 7 in the Big 12 Conference. A member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, Abraham was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23.
All other team awards were voted on by the student-athletes.
Saturday's banquet was a celebration honoring the Mountaineers' success, as well as the careers of seniors Abraham, Gordon, Mayi Kith, Saymon, St. Georges, Grace Cutler, Patricia Fernandez, Vanessa Flores and Nadya Gill.
The 2018 Big 12 Conference champions, WVU finished the season at 15-4-4 (7-2) and ranked No. 14 nationally. The Mountaineers qualified for their 19th consecutive NCAA Tournament, the fifth-longest active streak nationally.
A two-time team captain, St. Georges, a native of St. Felix de Valois, Quebec, anchored a Mountaineer defense which posted 12 shutouts and allowed just 13 opponent goals in 2018. A senior, St. Georges helped the WVU backline hold its Big 12 opponents to just five goals in the regular season. The Mountaineers denied three consecutive opponents a goal en route to the 2018 Big 12 Soccer Championship title.
A starter in 80-of-81 career matches, St. Georges finished second on the team this season in goals (7) and points (14), both career single-season bests. She was a perfect five-for-five from the penalty line, the best mark nationally.
A 2018 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy candidate, St. Georges was named to the Senior CLASS Award All-America First Team and the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team. She also earned the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honor and was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team. She was selected 20th overall by the Chicago Red Stars at the 2019 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft.
A leader in the classroom, too, St. Georges was named the Google Cloud Academic All-America of the Year for Division I women's soccer and earned United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-America First Team honors.
Classmate Easther Mayi Kith also repeated as the team's Defensive MVP. The Quebec City, Quebec, native, started all 23 matches at center back and helped guide the backline to the 12 clean sheets. She was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and earned the Most Outstanding Defensive Player honor at the 2018 Big 12 Soccer Championship. Mayi Kith capped her season with United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team accolades.
A candidate for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award, Mayi Kith garnered United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-America Third Team accolades. She capped her Mountaineer career ranked No. 4 in career starts (89) and No. 5 in matches played (93). Mayi Kith signed a contract with Montpellier HSC, a member of Ligue 1, the top level of French professional soccer, in January.
Senior Sh'Nia Gordon was named the team's Offensive MVP. A native of Ocklawaha, Florida, Gordon paced WVU in 2018 with 20 points (9 G, 2 A). Gordon's team-best goal total ranked No. 5 in the Big 12 Conference, while her point total ranked No. 6. She finished the year ranked No. 1 on the team, No. 3 in the conference and No. 60 nationally with four game-winning goals. In four seasons with WVU, Gordon tallied 25 goals and 15 assists for a team-best 65 career points. Most notably, in September, Gordon scored the fastest goal in WVU program history with the game-winner just 0:25 into the Mountaineers' 2-0 win at No. 21 TCU.
A starter at forward in all 95 career matches, Gordon set the Mountaineer program record in 2018. Additionally, she is tied with Michaela Abam (2014-17) at No. 1 in career matches played. A United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team honoree, Gordon was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and earned Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player accolades.
Senior Amanda Saymon was named the Most Improved Player for the 2018 season. A native of Bridgeport, West Virginia, Saymon earned her first career starts at outside back this season and capped her career with playing time in 29 matches. The Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree finished the year with three points (1 G, 1 A), the first of her career, and scored the first of two insurance goals in the Mountaineers' 3-0 win over No. 9 Baylor on Nov. 4 to clinch the Big 12 Soccer Championship crown.
Senior Hannah Abraham was selected for the Mountaineer S.O.C.C.E.R. Award. The honor is given by the coaching staff to the student-athlete who displays good sportsmanship, optimism, character, concern, effort and respect.
A native of Fairchance, Pennsylvania, Abraham started 22 of 23 matches at forward and ranked No. 5 on the team with 12 points (4 G, 4 A). Three of her scores were game-winners, the second-best total on the team and No. 7 in the Big 12 Conference. A member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, Abraham was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23.
All other team awards were voted on by the student-athletes.
Saturday's banquet was a celebration honoring the Mountaineers' success, as well as the careers of seniors Abraham, Gordon, Mayi Kith, Saymon, St. Georges, Grace Cutler, Patricia Fernandez, Vanessa Flores and Nadya Gill.
The 2018 Big 12 Conference champions, WVU finished the season at 15-4-4 (7-2) and ranked No. 14 nationally. The Mountaineers qualified for their 19th consecutive NCAA Tournament, the fifth-longest active streak nationally.
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