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Duran named United Soccer Coaches Player to Watch
8/9/2022 11:42:00 AM | Women's Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Kayla Duran has been named to United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Players to Watch list for the 2022 season, as announced by the association Tuesday.
Duran, the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, was one of 35 defenders named to the list and is one of just three representatives from the Ivy League. Princeton's Madison Curry and Harvard's Jade Rose were also tabbed as players to watch.
The Woburn, Mass. native also earned All-Ivy First Team honors following the 2021 season, her first with the Bears. Duran was one of only three players to start all 16 games for head coach Kia McNeill's squad and scored one goal and added four assists for six points on the year. She recorded the game-winning goal in the team's big league victory over Princeton.
In addition to her Ivy League honors, Duran was also named to the All-Region First Team and a CoSida Academic All-American.
Click here to view the United Soccer Coaches' full Watch List.
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Duran, the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, was one of 35 defenders named to the list and is one of just three representatives from the Ivy League. Princeton's Madison Curry and Harvard's Jade Rose were also tabbed as players to watch.
The Woburn, Mass. native also earned All-Ivy First Team honors following the 2021 season, her first with the Bears. Duran was one of only three players to start all 16 games for head coach Kia McNeill's squad and scored one goal and added four assists for six points on the year. She recorded the game-winning goal in the team's big league victory over Princeton.
In addition to her Ivy League honors, Duran was also named to the All-Region First Team and a CoSida Academic All-American.
Click here to view the United Soccer Coaches' full Watch List.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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