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Women’s Soccer Earns Athlete, Coach, Team of the Year from Words Unlimited
1/24/2020 4:34:00 PM | General, Women's Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University women's soccer has earned the Female Athlete of the Year, Female Sports Coach of the Year, and Team of the Year awards from Words Unlimited, the statewide organization of sportswriters, sportscasters, and sports publicists announced on Friday.
Coming off a season in which the Bears won the Ivy League title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship, junior center back Sydney Cummings (Millstone Township, N.J.) earned Female Athlete of the Year, head coach Kia McNeill gained Female Sports Coach of the Year, and the program garnered Team of the Year laurels.
Female Athlete of the Year: Sydney Cummings, Brown Women's Soccer
A junior center back, Sydney Cummings earned Second Team All-America, First Team All-Ivy, First Team All-East Region, and First Team All-New England honors last fall. Also, a First Team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Academic and Academic All-Ivy selection, she played all 1,790 minutes on the season and ranked third in the Ivy League with seven assists.
Female Sports Coach of the Year: Kia McNeill, Brown Women's Soccer
Voted both the 2019 Ivy League Coach of the Year and the New England Soccer Journal's NCAA Division I Women's Coach of the Year, McNeill guided the Bears to their first Ivy League Championship and first NCAA appearance since 1994. Her squad produced six All-Ivy selections, as well as the Rookie of the Year.
Team of the Year: Brown Women's Soccer
Posting an overall record of 14-2-3 including a 6-0-1 record in Ivy League play last fall, the Bears captured their 13th Ivy League title and earned their first NCAA appearance since 1994. Setting program records for wins in a season (14), home wins (11) and shutouts (13), Brown ranked second in the NCAA in goals allowed (eight) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by topping Monmouth in a penalty kick shootout.
Banquet Details:
Words Unlimited will hold its 74th annual Sports Awards Banquet on Sunday, February 16 at the Cranston Country Club, 69 Burlingame Rd, Cranston R.I. Reception will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $35 for adults and $19 for children and may be obtained by contacting Words Unlimited President John Parente at (401) 826-0555 or any Words Unlimited member.
A silent auction also will be held to support the Words Unlimited Scholarship Fund. Cash and checks are accepted for all items (no credit cards, please).
2019 Words Unlimited Award Winners
Male Athlete of the Year: Jay Albis, Johnson & Wales wrestling
Female Athlete of the Year: Sydney Cummings, Brown University women's soccer
Female Sports Coach of the Year: Kia McNeill, Brown University women's soccer
Male Sports Coach of the Year: Rocco Baldelli, Minnesota Twins manager
Small College Achievement Award: Rhode Island College women's tennis
Co-Schoolgirl Athletes of the Year: Jayme DeCesare, La Salle basketball and softball and Alyssa Worthington, West Warwick gymnastics
Schoolboy Athlete of the Year: Kyle Moison, Lincoln indoor and outdoor track & field
Schoolgirl Coach of the Year: Tom Martin, La Salle girls tennis
Schoolboy Coach of the Year: Aaron Thomas, North Kingstown boys basketball
Team of the Year: Brown University women's soccer
Words Unlimited Hall of Fame Inductees: Al Aleixo, late Providence Journal sports writer; Frankie Galasso, Syndicated Sports and Editorial Cartoonist/Illustrator; and Ed Habershaw, Salve Regina University Associate Athletic Director
Amby Smith Achievement Award: Bill Giusti, CCRI equipment manager
Frank Lanning Achievement Award: George Egan, longtime hockey coach and RIIL hockey sport director
Bill Cawley Achievement Award: Ray DeAngelis, longtime volleyball official, coach and RIIL sport director
Story of the Year: Barrington Little League All-Stars
Community Service Award: Lincoln High's Peanut Butter Express Champion
Coming off a season in which the Bears won the Ivy League title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship, junior center back Sydney Cummings (Millstone Township, N.J.) earned Female Athlete of the Year, head coach Kia McNeill gained Female Sports Coach of the Year, and the program garnered Team of the Year laurels.
Female Athlete of the Year: Sydney Cummings, Brown Women's Soccer
A junior center back, Sydney Cummings earned Second Team All-America, First Team All-Ivy, First Team All-East Region, and First Team All-New England honors last fall. Also, a First Team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Academic and Academic All-Ivy selection, she played all 1,790 minutes on the season and ranked third in the Ivy League with seven assists.
Female Sports Coach of the Year: Kia McNeill, Brown Women's Soccer
Voted both the 2019 Ivy League Coach of the Year and the New England Soccer Journal's NCAA Division I Women's Coach of the Year, McNeill guided the Bears to their first Ivy League Championship and first NCAA appearance since 1994. Her squad produced six All-Ivy selections, as well as the Rookie of the Year.
Team of the Year: Brown Women's Soccer
Posting an overall record of 14-2-3 including a 6-0-1 record in Ivy League play last fall, the Bears captured their 13th Ivy League title and earned their first NCAA appearance since 1994. Setting program records for wins in a season (14), home wins (11) and shutouts (13), Brown ranked second in the NCAA in goals allowed (eight) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by topping Monmouth in a penalty kick shootout.
Banquet Details:
Words Unlimited will hold its 74th annual Sports Awards Banquet on Sunday, February 16 at the Cranston Country Club, 69 Burlingame Rd, Cranston R.I. Reception will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $35 for adults and $19 for children and may be obtained by contacting Words Unlimited President John Parente at (401) 826-0555 or any Words Unlimited member.
A silent auction also will be held to support the Words Unlimited Scholarship Fund. Cash and checks are accepted for all items (no credit cards, please).
2019 Words Unlimited Award Winners
Male Athlete of the Year: Jay Albis, Johnson & Wales wrestling
Female Athlete of the Year: Sydney Cummings, Brown University women's soccer
Female Sports Coach of the Year: Kia McNeill, Brown University women's soccer
Male Sports Coach of the Year: Rocco Baldelli, Minnesota Twins manager
Small College Achievement Award: Rhode Island College women's tennis
Co-Schoolgirl Athletes of the Year: Jayme DeCesare, La Salle basketball and softball and Alyssa Worthington, West Warwick gymnastics
Schoolboy Athlete of the Year: Kyle Moison, Lincoln indoor and outdoor track & field
Schoolgirl Coach of the Year: Tom Martin, La Salle girls tennis
Schoolboy Coach of the Year: Aaron Thomas, North Kingstown boys basketball
Team of the Year: Brown University women's soccer
Words Unlimited Hall of Fame Inductees: Al Aleixo, late Providence Journal sports writer; Frankie Galasso, Syndicated Sports and Editorial Cartoonist/Illustrator; and Ed Habershaw, Salve Regina University Associate Athletic Director
Amby Smith Achievement Award: Bill Giusti, CCRI equipment manager
Frank Lanning Achievement Award: George Egan, longtime hockey coach and RIIL hockey sport director
Bill Cawley Achievement Award: Ray DeAngelis, longtime volleyball official, coach and RIIL sport director
Story of the Year: Barrington Little League All-Stars
Community Service Award: Lincoln High's Peanut Butter Express Champion
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