November 20, 2009
St. John’s women’s soccer players Amanda Pasciolla and Kelly
McConnell have been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-America® Women’s Soccer Teams, as selected by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Pasciolla, an economics major with a 4.0 grade-point-average, was
selected to the second team. Starting in all 21 games, she helped
lead the team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance this
season. Pasciolla controlled the midfield in nine shutout wins and
fueled the team’s return to the BIG EAST Semifinals for second time
in history by assisting on the game winner in double-overtime
against Georgetown in quarterfinal action on Nov. 1. A 2009 All-BIG
EAST second team honoree, she set career highs in 2009 with four
assists and six points. She scored the game-winning goal against
then-No. 25 UConn, giving STJ its third win in program history over
its league rival.
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