Women's Soccer | 12/1/2022 8:18:09 AM
St. John Fisher senior defender Bella Guarracino and Russell Sage graduate student forward Natalie Ricci were named to the 2022 United Soccer Coaches Division III Region III team. Both standout student-athletes garnered third team accolades.
Guarracino was named the 2022 Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year, while Ricci was the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year. Both earned Empire 8 first team accolades in 2022.
Guarracino, a native of Ballston Spa, N.Y., became the first St. John Fisher student-athlete to earn Defensive Player of the Year accolades. She led a stout St. John Fisher defense that allowed just four goals in nine Empire 8 regular season games.
Ricci, a native of Cohoes, N.Y., was second among all E8 student-athletes in scoring this season with 18 points on seven goals and four assists. Two of her seven goals were game-winners. A four-time All-Empire 8 selection, Ricci has 30 goals and 71 points in 55 career games. She is the first Russell Sage student-athlete to earn Player of the Year honors.
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