November 11, 2009 STANFORD SWEEP Cardinal win three Pac 10 Awards
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-- With a Stanford sweep, forward Kelley O’Hara was named Pac-10 Player of the Year, midfielder Mariah Nogueira was
named Freshman of the Year and head coach of the Cardinal, Paul Ratcliffe, was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year
O’Hara, a native of Fayetteville, Ga., becomes the fifth Stanford player all-time to be named Conference Player of the Year. O’Hara has
had a record-setting season, as she shattered the 15 year school record and Conference record for goals in a season, netting 23, leading the team to an undefeated season heading into the tournament.
O’Hara also set the school record for points in a season with 55. She ranks second on the Cardinal career list with 54 goals and is five away from tying the program’s all-time leader. O’Hara leads the
Conference in multiple categories, including game-winning goals, as she has netted eight on the year.
For the third-straight season, a Cardinal freshman has won the honor of Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, with midfielder Nogueira joining the
ranks of fellow teammates Christen Press (2007) and Lindsay Taylor (2008). Nogueira, who hails from Westminster, Calif., is third on the squad in goals scored (5) and also has five assists. She has started
all but one game for the squad this season, being a steady presence in the midfield.
Leading his squad through an undefeated regular season, a Pac-10 Championship and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, Ratcliffe was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year for the second-straight year. Stanford is riding a 20-0-0 season heading into the tournament
and is the consensus No. 1 team in the nation. The Cardinal have multiple offensive threats as the squad has outscored their opponents
70-12 and boast the second-best scoring offense in the country.
Ratcliffe’s players rank in the top of the Pac-10 in every offensive category this season. Stanford players mark the top-three spots in assists and assists per game, and the top-two spots in shots, shots per game, points per game, points, goals and goals per game. Ratcliffe makes his seventh consecutive appearance in the postseason
as the Cardinal head coach and lead’s Stanford to its 12th-consecutive
trip in school history.
FIRST TEAM
Name Pos. Year School
Kelley O’Hara* F Sr. Stanford
Lauren Cheney*** F Sr. UCLA
Alex Morgan** F Jr. California
Carly Dobratz MF Sr. Washington State
Rachael Axon* MF Sr. Oregon State
Mariah Nogueira MF Fr. Stanford
Ali Riley D Sr. Stanford
Liz Harkin** D Sr. Arizona State
Rachel Quon D Fr. Stanford
Christen Press* F Jr. Stanford
Kristin Olsen GK Sr. USC
*two-time All-Pac-10 honoree
***four-time All-Pac-10 honoree
**three-time All-Pac-10 honoree SECOND TEAM
Name Pos. Year School
Sydney Leroux F So. UCLA
Kiersten Dallstream F Sr. Washington State
Veronica Perez F Sr. Washington
Alyssa Dávila MF Jr. USC
Katie Oakes MF Sr. California
Kate Deines MF So. Washington
Lauren Wilmoth D Sr. UCLA
Alina Garciamendez D Fr. Stanford
Lauren Barnes D Jr. UCLA
Lindsay Taylor F So. Stanford
Meghan Berlingo GK Jr. Washington State
Honorable Mention: Renae Cuellar (ARIZ, So., F); Kristina Larsen
(UCLA, Sr., F), Jen Stoltenberg (ORE, Jr., F), Katrin Omarsdottir
(Cal, So., MF), Camille Levin (STAN, So., MF), Alexandra Elston (ASU,
Jr., MF), Alicia Jenkins (STAN, Sr., D), Meagan Holmes (USC, R Sr.,
D), Dea Cook (UCLA, Sr., D), Brianna Bak (CAL,Sr., D), Ashley Seal
(OSU, So., D/MF)
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name Pos. School
Mariah Nogueira MF Stanford
Rachel Quon D Stanford
Chelsea Cline MF UCLA
Samantha Johnson F USC
Courtney Verloo F Stanford
Zakiya Bywaters MF UCLA
Mariah Cameron D Washington State
Alina Garciamendez D Stanford
Chelsea Buckland F Oregon State
Scout Libke MF Oregon
Mel Johnston MF Washington State
