PBC YEARBOOK
CSU’s Corcione Wins NCAA Elite 90 Award
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – Continuing her run of awards, Columbus State
University junior women’s soccer player Nicole Corcione was named
the Elite 90 award winner for the 2015 NCAA Division II women’s soccer
championship. The award was handed out at the championship banquet on Wednesday night in Pensacola, Fla.
Corcione adds the Elite 90 award to a long list of honors presented
to her since the end of the regular season. The Candler, N.C. native has
also been named the D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year, Peach
Belt Conference Player of the Year and a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
The Elite 90 award is presented to the student-athlete with the
highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals
site for each of the NCAA’s championships. In order to be eligible, the
student-athlete must be a sophomore or above and participated in their
sport for at least two years with their school. They must be an active
member of the team, traveling and a designated member of the squad
size at the championship. All ties are broken by the number of credits
completed.
Corcione is the second student-athlete in Columbus State history
to be recognized with the award joining Filip Cojbasic, who won the
award for men’s tennis during the 2010-11 academic year.
Columbus State’s leader in points, Corcione carries a perfect 4.0
grade-point average and is majoring in nursing.
She becomes the fourth Peach Belt Conference student-athlete
to win the NCAA Elite 90. Columbus State’s Filip Cojbasic won for men’s
tennis in 2011, USC Aiken’s Andrew Ward received the honor for men’s
golf in 2014 and Lander’s Diego Zegarra claimed the men’s tennis honor
in 2015.
CSU’S Corcione, UNG’s Pennock Named NSCAA Women’s Soccer All-Americans
KANSAS CITY, MO -- The National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA) has named Columbus State’s Nicole Corcione and North Georgia’s Jade Pennock All-Americans. The PBC has now had multiple NSCAA
All-Americans for eight straight seasons.
Corcione was named a first-team All-American, becoming the
eigth PBC women’s soccer player to earn that distinction. The award
is another in an awards- filled year as the Candler, N.C. native has also
been named the D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year, Peach Belt
Conference Player of the Year, a CoSIDA Academic All-American and won
the NCAA Elite 90 Award. She is also currently preparing to play in the
national championship match on Saturday.
On the field, Corcione has turned in one of the top seasons in
program history. She has scored 15 goals on the year, including one in
Sunday’s national quarterfinal victory over fourth-ranked Barry. Corcione has also added 13 assists on the season, which ranks third in the
country. The junior continues to climb the all-time record charts for the
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2015 Women’s Soccer
All-Conference Team
First Team
Forwards
Jenny Allen, Armstrong State
Nicole Corcione, Columbus State
Maria Marti Bartis, Clayton State
Jacy Ramey, North Georgia
Midfielders
Olivia DeJong, Armstrong State
Sophia Matonak, North Georgia
Jade Pennock, North Georgia
Shelby Rolling, Columbus State
Defenders
Jessica Allen, North Georgia
Megan Gil, North Georgia
Jasmine Senécal-Guzman, UNC Pembroke
Siobhan Wilson, Clayton State
Goalkeeper
Maylyn Parsons, Columbus State
Second Team
Forwards
Courtney Crump, UNC Pembroke
Chelsea Person, Columbus State
Olivia Jarrell, Columbus State
Rachel Vanhorn, North Georgia
Midfielders
Ragnheidur Bjarnadottir, Georgia College
Lucy Cunningham, Clayton State
Frida Lindblom, Flagler
Taylor Marks, Columbus State
Cassandra Wade, Columbus State
Defenders
Michelle Allen, Armstrong State
Hugrun Elvarsdottir, Columbus State
Allyease Schwartz, Georgia College
Jessi Vaverka, North Georgia
Goalkeeper
Ashlee Graham, Georgia College
Brine Golden Ball Winner (Most Goals Scored)
Nicole Corcione, Columbus State
Player of the Year
Nicole Corcione, Columbus State
Freshman of the Year
Olivia Jarrell, Columbus State
Coach of the Year
Jay Entlich, Columbus State
2015-16