Goldey-Beacom Soccer Teams Get 21 on the CACC Academic Honor Roll

12/16/2021 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom's soccer teams again excelled in the classroom with a combined 21 student-athletes making the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Academic Honor Roll.

The women's team got seniors Line Kristoffersen (Bergen, Norway), Kelly Mejia (State College, PA) and Taylor Owen (Pittsburgh, PA) making it a third time, senior Kiera Young (Aberdeen, MD) getting her second appearance along with junior Jaida Brown (Millville, NJ), Isabella Cutshaw (Edgewater Park, NJ), Bella Davidoski (Turnersville, NJ), Lauren Ebner (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ), Paige Ludwig (Hagerstown, MD), Jennifer Mejia (State College, PA), Tori Nilles (Fallston, MD), Alexa Pacheco (Santo Domingo, DR) and Alanna Speaks (Dover, DE). The men's unit saw Chari Konomi (Helsingborg, Sweden) recording his third appearance, junior Alejandro Sanchez (Madrid, Spain) notching his second along with Adam Alvemo (Kalmar, Sweden), Ethan Maguire (Sydney, Australia), Dan McAllister (Drongan, Scotland), Tumi Sekhampu (Midrand, South Africa), Patrick Stolze (Obersulm, Germany) and Alejandro Varela (Cali, Colombia) also making the list.

Kristoffersen owns the most academic distinctions among the group, having been named CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2018 and 2019. Her 2019 campaign on the field was the most breathtaking, in which she was eighth in the nation with a school-record 12 assists (first in the CACC), ninth with 0.6 assists per game (first in the CACC), 11th with 2.3 points per contest, 11th with 46 points for the second-best mark in team history, 15th with 0.85 goals per game and 16th with 17 goals for the second-best mark in team history.

A gifted athlete who meant a great deal to the squad, she graduates ninth in team history with 56 points, tied for ninth with 14 assists and 10th outright with 21 goals.

Mejia produced a great deal at center back, being named CACC Defensive Player of the Year, first team CCA All-East Region and second team United Soccer Coaches All-East Region during the 2018 season. She also was tabbed second team All-CACC each of the last two seasons (2019 and 2021).

Owen gave the program a great deal at forward over her four years, competing in 75 games with 70 starts. She ends her time tied for sixth in program history with 16 assists in addition to recording 12 goals and 40 points.

Young showed a great deal of resilience in battling through injury to compete three seasons, recording five goals and nine assists over 51 games with 48 starts. Brown has been a solid player in contributing valuable minutes, playing 38 games over her three seasons with 19 starts.

The women's team (10-7, 7-4 CACC) this season advanced to the CACC Tournament a school-record seventh straight year, notched a school-record five straight seasons with double-digit victories and went into the conference tournament with a six-game winning streak that tied the school record.

Sanchez over his three seasons has played 39 games with 16 starts, helping shape the nucleus for a young team at midfield. Konomi during the 2018 campaign played in 17 games with 15 starts, helping the Lightning defend their CACC title, and this season saw action in eight games with six starts.

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