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2015 Nebraska Soccer 11 ncaa tournament appearances 290 all-time victories 10 conference championships BROOKS BRENNAN sophomore | 5-9 | defender | albuquerque, n.m. (albuquerque academy) | one letter Career Highlights Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) 2014 (Freshman) Brooks Brennan played in four matches as a freshman for a total of 33 minutes on the defensive end for the Huskers. She made appearances against SMU, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Michigan State. NU recorded shutouts against UND and the Mustangs. High School Brennan earned five high school letters in soccer at Albuquerque Academy, while her squad won four straight state titles from 2009 to 2012. During her senior year, Brennan notched seven goals and 10 assists and was named 4A District Player of the Year in 2013. She started playing for Albuquerque Academy in eighth grade and was named first team all-district and a three-time all-state defender. Academically, she earned five athletic-academic awards. 44 Other Information During the club season, Brennan played for Simon Rothman with Rio SC, where she won state titles in 2011 and 2012. Personal Information Brooks is the daughter of Tom and Kate Brennan and was born on Oct. 11, 1995. She has one brother, Ben. Brooks plans to major in mechanical engineering at Nebraska. Brooks on Nebraska “It had everything I was looking for in a college and an excellent soccer program. It is the type of school that you can be proud to say you will be playing for. The coaches were all so nice and the possibilities at Nebraska seem to be endless, both academically and athletically.” 30 helena ferraz sophomore | 5-9 | goalkeeper | campinas, brazil (american school of campinas) Career Highlights Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) 2014 (Freshman) Helena Ferraz (pronounced FAY-Haas) did not see playing time in 2014, but provided depth behind goalkeeper Kelly Schatz. Ferraz also played basketball and volleyball, where she was voted the best defensive volleyball player in 2010, as well as the best defensive basketball player in 2010 and 2011. 2013 (Redshirt) Ferraz (pronounced FAY-Haas) redshirted her first season at Nebraska behind goalkeeper Emma Stevens, as the Huskers won a pair of Big Ten Championships. Other Information Ferraz played club soccer for the Guarani Futebol Clube under Macial Almeida in the Sao Paulo State Soccer Federation. High School Ferraz joined the Huskers from Campinas, Brazil, where she played varsity soccer for five years at the American School of Campinas under Edmund Rajah in the Sao Paulo High School League. Ferraz is the first player in Nebraska soccer history to come from Brazil. Ferraz helped Campinas to a pair of Sao Paulo championships in 2012 and 2013, as well as a Big 8 Tournament title in 2009. Tabbed as the team's most committed player in 2013, Ferraz was also named most valuable player in 2009 and 2012, as well as the team's best defensive player in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, Ferraz was the Big 8 Tournament player of the