Helping the women’s soccer team to its first overall winning record since 2007, Angela Garcia and Jennifer Rivera secured NCAA Division II All-West Region honors for their 2011 performances.
The Broncos finished with an overall mark of 8-6-4 while going 6-6-4 in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play and narrowly missing a berth into the NCAA D-II postseason. CPP is one of six teams that had two or more players on the All-West Region squads announced Wednesday, after a vote of the region’s Sports Information Directors.
Rivera demonstrated her scoring and passing skills in 2011 as she led the team in assists with seven and was tied for third in goals with three. The Broncos never lost a game in which she scored, and both of the games that the Broncos won in which she scored a goal were game-winners, including the 1-0 win at Cal State Monterey Bay on Oct. 7. After transferring from Mt. San Antonio College, the senior midfielder totaled 12 goals and eight assists during her stellar two-year Bronco career.
Garcia shifted from forward to defense this past year and still used her quickness to generate scoring chances for the Broncos. The junior from Hanford, Calif., finished the season with eight points, including three goals and two assists. Garcia’s best statistical performance came against Grand Canyon on Sept. 1, in which she scored a goal and had an assist en route to a 4-2 victory.
Daktronics NCAA Division II All-West Region Teams
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kristin Armstrong, UC San Diego
FIRST TEAM
Hayley Johnson, UC San Diego
Jacqueline Hanna, Cal State LA
Taylor Sawyer, Seattle Pacific
Sara Studer, Sonoma State
Lisa Ohberg, Cal State Los Angeles
Marina Nesic, Grand Canyon
Kelsey Jenkins, Seattle Pacific
Anne Wethe, UC San Diego
Jessica Murphy, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Karenee Demery, Cal State Stanislaus
Meghan Lindsay, Seattle Pacific
Jaucelyn Richter, Montana State-Billings
Kristen Armstrong, UC San Diego
SECOND TEAM
Alicia Patten, Western Washington
Angela Garcia, Cal State Pomona
Vanessa Cervantes, Cal State Stanislaus
Ellen Wilson UC San Diego
Jennifer Rivera, Cal State Pomona
Alexia Poon, Cal State Stanislaus
Shelby Wong, UC San Diego
Taylor Colacion, Sonoma State
Sarah McTigue, UC San Diego
Britt Edman, BYU-Hawaii
KaUa Wall, Hawaii Pacific
Jennifer Mason, Dixie State
Jamie Arthurs, Western Washington
(Top photo: Jennifer Rivera battles for a ball during the Broncos 4-2 win over Grand Canyon University Sept. 1. Bottom photo: Angela Garcia beats Kristina Gomez to the ball during the Broncos win over Cal State San Bernardino Sept. 16.)