ROCHESTER, NY – Empire 8 co-champion Ithaca College took home two of the four major individual honors as part of the 2012 All-Conference Women’s Soccer Teams. Rachael Palladino earned Offensive Player of the Year accolades for the third straight year while head coach Mindy Quigg and staff secured the Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year award. Nazareth senior Amanda Sudore was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year and Stevens Institute of Technology forward Carly Bean was selected as the Rookie of the Year.
Palladino, a senior from Lansing, has put together a stellar career that began with the league’s top rookie award in 2009. She is a rare occurrence in any sport earning Player of the Year honors three times and is now a four-time First Team all-conference honoree. Palladino currently leads the Bombers (17-1-2) with 28 points this season on a conference-high 13 goals and two assists. She has registered at least one point in 12-of-18 games played and has helped jumpstart Ithaca’s offense to the tune of 52 goals and 2.6 tallies per game.
Sudore, an Ontario, NY native, anchored a defensive unit that limited opposition to less than one goal per game (0.84). She stepped forward to notch a goal in the regular season against Stevens and helped the Golden Flyers earn a share of the conference title. Sudore is a three-time first-team all conference honoree.
Bean (Williamson, NY) made an immediate impact on the Ducks’ field this year. She started 15-of-18 games and finished second on the team with 15 points on six goals and three assists. Bean’s Rookie of the Year honor marks the third straight year a Steven’s player has been recognized.
Mindy Quigg adds this coaching honor to four previous Empire 8 top coaching awards, her last coming in 2009. In her 19
th season at Ithaca, Coach Quigg has led the Bombers to a share of the conference title and their 10
th straight NCAA Tournament. The Bombers earned the Empire 8's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 3-2 advantage in penalty kicks.
One member of each team was named that institution’s representative on the 2012 Women’s Soccer Sportswoman of the Year Team. Empire 8 emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete’s experience in conjunction with an institution’s educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen.
Listed below are the complete 2012 Empire 8 Women’s Soccer All-Conference Teams.
Empire 8 2012 Women’s Soccer All-Conference Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Rachael Palladino, Ithaca College
Defensive Player of the Year: Amanda Sudore, Nazareth College
Rookie of the Year: Carly Bean, Stevens Institute of Technology
Coaching Staff of the Year: Head Coach Mindy Quigg and staff, Ithaca College
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FIRST TEAM |
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Backs |
Yr |
School |
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Megan Palladino |
Sr |
Ithaca |
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Alyssa Figueroa |
Jr |
Houghton |
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Amanda Sudora |
Sr |
Nazareth |
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Amanda Konieczny |
Sr |
St. John Fisher |
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Midfielders |
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Amanda Callanan |
Jr |
Ithaca |
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Julie Winn |
Sr |
Ithaca |
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Sarah Eichelberger |
Sr |
Nazareth |
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Bridgette Barden |
Jr |
Stevens |
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Forwards |
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Stephany Ellison |
So |
Houghton |
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Rachael Palladino |
Sr |
Ithaca |
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Olivia Derleth |
Jr |
Nazareth |
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Ann Heine |
So |
Stevens |
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Goalkeeper |
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Becca Salant |
Sr |
Ithaca |
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Abbie Carey |
Jr |
Nazareth |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Backs |
Yr |
School |
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Anna Gray |
Jr |
Ithaca |
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Alex Liese |
Jr |
Ithaca |
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Paige Allen |
Sr |
Stevens |
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Midfielders |
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Emily Karpinski |
Jr |
Elmira |
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Christine Belding |
Sr |
Nazareth |
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Vicki Alfieri |
Sr |
St. John Fisher |
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Heather Konieczny |
Sr |
St. John Fisher |
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Forwards |
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Jen Bowman |
Sr |
Houghton |
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Ellyn Grant-Keane |
Jr |
Ithaca |
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Chelsea Oberkrieser |
Jr |
St. John Fisher |
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Alex Rohloff |
Jr |
St. John Fisher |
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Goalkeeper |
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Sydney DeVitto |
Sr |
St. John Fisher |
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HONORABLE MENTION |
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Backs |
Yr |
School |
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Sarah Cipperly |
Jr |
Nazareth |
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Caley Manuel |
Sr |
St. John Fisher |
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Jaime Hillman |
Sr |
Utica |
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Midfielders |
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Stephanie Morini |
Fr |
Hartwick |
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Sarah Gabriele |
Fr |
Houghton |
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Mel Gettys |
Fr |
Nazareth |
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Becky Wos |
Jr |
Stevens |
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Forwards |
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Cristina Sicari |
Jr |
Hartwick |
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Carly Bean |
Fr |
Stevens |
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Jessie Wos |
Jr |
Stevens |
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Samantha Spohler |
Sr |
Utica |
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Sarah Southwell |
Jr |
Utica |
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Goalkeeper |
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Hope Brown |
So |
Hartwick |
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Caitlyn Smith |
Jr |
Utica |
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SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR |
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Gabby Rinaldi |
Sr |
Alfred |
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Laura Bartus |
Sr |
Elmira |
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Carly Pine |
Sr |
Hartwick |
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Katie Phillips |
Sr |
Houghton |
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Julie Winn |
Sr |
Ithaca |
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Kassandra Prutsman |
Sr |
Nazareth |
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Val Hanson |
Jr |
St. John Fisher |
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Caitlyn Labonte |
Jr |
Stevens |
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Kati Stolz |
Sr |
Utica |