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| Laurie Trifone earned her second WIAC award |
Posted 11/7/07
UW-Platteville's Laurie Trifone and Sarah Gengler earned spots on the all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference soccer team.
Trifone, a senior goalkeeper from Dubuque (Wahlert High School), and Gengler, a junior defender from Hartford, helped the Pioneers hold opponents to 1.7 goals per game with five shutouts.
Trifone became just the second Pioneer, next to Jessi Jones in 2000-03, to earn multiple first team honors. She was also a 2005 honoree. During her four-year career, she logged 6,488 minutes in the net and recorded 468 saves, the third-highest in school history. She was the keeper for 27 career wins, of which 16 were shutouts.
"Laurie's been a pillar, especially this year, even though she was plagued by injuries," First-Year Pioneer Coach Enzo Fuschino said. "She came up big, day in and day out, game in and game out. She's also one of those players who was a good leader on the field and directed the defense."
Gengler was the sweeper for a tough defense that held seven of the eight conference opponents to one goal or less.
"To be a good sweeper, you have to be able to read the game, and Sarah reads well and reacts so well," Fuschino said. "We even moved her up to forward when we were having trouble scoring and she scored a couple of goals for us. She was also good at directing traffic on the field. She knows the game very well."
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| Sarah Gengler anchored the defense |
The young Pioneers were 1-6-1 in league play and 3-13-5 overall.
"Despite having a young and inexperienced group, with a third of the team new, we exceeded my expectations," Fuschino said. "Except for a couple of games, we played with everyone. The best part is they still had smiles on their faces. They worked hard all year, and we're looking forward to next year. We'll have a good base to build on. We'll miss our seniors, but the returning base here is very respectable and makes me look forward to the next season."
2007 All-WIAC Women’s Soccer Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Caitlin Casey, Oshkosh, Freshman, Midfielder, Waukesha (West)
Becky Cera, Whitewater, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wauwatosa (West)
Amy Cory, La Crosse, Senior, Forward, Crystal Lake, Ill. (South)
Jenny Drott, Oshkosh, Junior, Defender, Mukwonago
Sarah Gengler, Platteville, Junior, Defender, Hartford
Dana Gudel, Oshkosh, Senior, Midfielder, Middleton
Liz Kidd, Stevens Point, Senior, Midfielder, Shorewood
Liz Kooistra, Eau Claire, Junior, Forward, Lakeville, Minn.
Michelle Lizotte, Stout, Senior, Forward, Racine (Horlick)
Haelee Maurer, Eau Claire, Freshman, Midfielder, Appleton (West)
Allison Muer, Eau Claire, Junior, Midfielder, Minneapolis, Minn. (South)
Tracy Olson, River Falls, Senior, Defender, Rosemount, Minn.
Amanda Prawat, Stevens Point, Junior, Forward, Oregon
Allie Rivard, Eau Claire, Junior, Goalkeeper, Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
Allison Smith, Eau Claire, Junior, Defender, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
Amy Smith, Eau Claire, Junior, Forward, Bloomington, Minn. (Thomas Jefferson)
Alyssa Spaude, Whitewater, Junior, Defender, Hartland (Arrowhead)
Julie Sperstad, River Falls, Senior, Midfielder, Eau Claire (Memorial)
Anna Talbot, Eau Claire, Senior, Defender, Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview)
Laurie Trifone, Platteville, Senior, Goalkeeper, Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert)
Kaylee Weise, Stevens Point, Junior, Forward, Brookfield (East)
Ramsey Weyenberg, La Crosse, Junior, Midfielder, Appleton (East)
Player of the Year: Anna Talbot of Eau Claire
Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete: Meredith DeCaluwe of Stevens Point
Coach of the Year: Sean Yengo of Eau Claire