April 02, 2005
The Texas A&M soccer team hosted a busy weekend of action and awards as they played three games and held their annual awards banquet.
"This is a really fun weekend for the team," stated A&M head coach G Guerrieri. "The players get to go out and continue their spring season and then get dressed up and have a nice banquet and reflect back on a great fall season. This team had a special season last year, both individually and as a team, so it is exciting to be able to get together and celebrate in this way."
The Aggies played their Maroon and White game on Friday with Maroon team captain Madison Klovstad and her squad defeating the White side 5-1.
On Saturday, the Aggies faced off against New Mexico and Oklahoma coming out with a 1-0-1 record as goalkeeper Julie Spearink and the Aggies defeated the Lobos, 5-1, before Kati Jo Spisak took the net against Oklahoma in a 3-3 tie.
At the Aggies' annual awards banquet, held in the Zone Club, the players and staff recognized the team for their 42 All-American, All-Region, All-Big 12 and a host of weekly and academic awards from differing collegiate soccer organizations and associations that they recieved while bringing home the Big 12 Regular Season and Tournament titles last season.
The team also recieved 11 internal awards at the banquet ranging from postion MVP's to the Spirit of Aggieland award.
2004 Texas A&M Soccer Awards
Leading scorer - Ashlee Pistorius (fresh.)
Offensive MVP - Ashlee Pistorius (fresh.)
Midfield MVP - Amy Berend (fresh.)
Defensive MVP - Shannon Labhart (senior)
Perseverance - Paige Carmichael (fresh.) - Given to the player with the "never say die" attitude, overcoming all obstacles.
Iron Aggie - Emily DeWoody (junior) - Given to the player who achieves the most in the weight room.
Newcomer of the Year - Ashlee Pistorius (fresh.)
Assists Leader -Carrie Berend (junior)
12th Man Award - Christina Echavarry (senior), Amanda Burke (senior) and Melissa Garey (fresh.) - Given to the player who made the largest contribution off the bench.
Spirit of Aggieland - Suzzette Devloo (soph.) - Given to the player who exemplifies the spirit of Aggieland by displaying a strong cohesive spirit for the team.
Most Improved - Julie Spearink (fresh.)