2006 Amherst Women's Soccer Milestones

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Went undefeated in NESCAC during regular season (7-0-1) and entered the NESCAC Postseason Championship Tournament as the No. 1 seed.
• NESCAC Postseason Championship Tournament Finalists (lost 1-0 in OT to Middlebury).
• Finished season with the lowest GAA in NESCAC (0.51).
• Advanced to NCAA quarterfinals against The College of New Jersey (lost in shoot out 3-0).
• Finished the 2006 season ranked 7th in the nation.

INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Senior Forward Amy Armstrong (Avon, CT)

• adidas/NSCAA All-American First Team
• adidas/NSCAA All-New England First Team
• D3Kicks.com All-American First Team
• D3Kicks.com All-New England First Team
• NESCAC Player of the Year
• All-NESCAC First Team
• Academic All-NESCAC
• Finished 3rd in NESCAC in points per game (1.47), 4th in goals per game (.63) and 2nd in total goals scored (12)
• Selected to play in the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Soccer Bowl game
• NEWISA All-New England First Team

Senior Goalie Piper Crowell (San Rafael, CA)

• adidas/NSCAA All-American Second Team
• adidas/NSCAA All-New England First Team
• D3Kicks.com All-American Second Team
• D3Kicks.com All-New England First Team
• NEWISA All-New England First Team
• All-NESCAC First Team
• Academic All-NESCAC
• Led NESCAC in goals against average (0.44) and save percentage (.914) and finished ninth in saves per game (4.47)
• Selected to play in the NEWISA Soccer Bowl game
• Named NESCAC Player of the Week for the period ending October 23

Senior Defender Liz Foley (Tolland, CT)

• Academic All-NESCAC
• Selected to play in the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association Soccer Bowl game

Senior Midfielder Lesley Pruzansky (Saratoga, CA)

• Jewish Sports Review First Team All American
• adidas/NSCAA All-New England Second Team
• NEWISA All-New England Third Team
• All-NESCAC Second Team
• Academic All-NESCAC
• Finished 2nd in NESCAC for total assists (6) and 6th in assists per game (.32)

Junior Midfielder Heather Nowak (New Haven, CT)

• Finished 7th in NESCAC in assists per game (.29)

Sophomore Defender Alanna Darling (Charlton, MA)

• adidas/NSCAA All-New England First Team
• NEWISA All-New England Second Team
• All-NESCAC First Team

First-Year Midfielder Meg Murphy (Springfield, MA)

• adidas/NSCAA All-New England Third Team
• NEWISA All-New England Second Team
• NESCAC Rookie of the Year
• All-NESCAC First Team