Women's Soccer News

December 28, 2011
Four Women's Soccer Players Named NSCAA All-Central Region
Four St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) women's soccer players have been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Central Region Team.

November 28, 2011
Webster to Induct Three into Gorloks' Hall of Fame
The Webster Athletics Hall of Fame will add three new members to its ranks as Ashley (Everett) Zeier, Laura (Stuhlman) Peiter, and Jeanne (Zes) Gilbert have been voted in for 2012.

November 14, 2011
139 Student-Athletes Named to Fall All-Academic Team
One hundred thirty-nine student-athletes have been named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team.

November 8, 2011
Principia Women Will Take on No. 14 Wartburg in NCAA Tournament

November 6, 2011
Greenville's Sievert Grabs Top Women's Soccer Honor; 34 Named All-Conference
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the 2011 All-Conference Women's Soccer Team and special award winners.

November 5, 2011
Principia Women's Soccer Heading Back to NCAA Tourney After Capturing SLIAC Championship
The Principia College women's soccer squad, under first year head coach Jess Semnacher, will be heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the past four years after capturing the 2011 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Women's Soccer Tournament Championship.

November 4, 2011
Greenville's Wienecke, Principia's Henneberry Named Academic All-District
Greenville College's Natalie Henneberry and Principia College's Lauren Wienecke have both been named Second Team Academic All-District, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

November 3, 2011
#3 Greenville, #1 Principia Advance to Women's Soccer Tournament Championship
Third-seeded Greenville College and top-seeded Principia College advance to the 2011 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Women's Soccer Tournament Championship after winning their respective semifinal games.

November 2, 2011
2011 Women's Soccer Tournament Preview
Principia College's women's soccer team claimed their fifth consecutive regular season conference championship to earn the #1 seed in the 2011 SLIAC Tournament. The remainder of the field is set with Webster University, Greenville College and Fontbonne University joining Principia in the battle for this year's tournament crown. Semifinal action begins Thursday, November 3, and the championship will be played on Saturday, November 5.

November 1, 2011
SLIAC Announces Final 2011 Athletes of the Week for Fall Sports
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 24-30.

October 31, 2011
SLIAC To Hold Online Chat With Tournament Coaches
The four coaches leading their teams into the SLIAC men's and women's soccer Tournaments and volleyball Tournament will answer your questions in a pre-tournament online chat.

October 24, 2011
Webster Sweeps Volleyball Players of the Week for October 17-23
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 17-23.

October 17, 2011
Powell Continues to Dominate Women's Cross Country Weekly Honors; Three Others Repeat with Athlete of the Week Honors
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 10-16.

October 10, 2011
Webster's Cupp, Principia's Andersen Repeat as Players of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 3-9.

October 4, 2011
Greenville's Coon Has Record-Setting Week to Earn Second Volleyball Offensive Player Honors
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 26-October 2.

September 26, 2011
Principia's Powell Continues to Dominate the Running Path; Claims 3rd Runner of the Week Honor
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 19-25.

September 19, 2011
Two Runners Repeat as Athletes of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 12-18.

September 12, 2011
Principia Athletes Grab Five Athlete of the Week Honors
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 6-11.

September 6, 2011
SLIAC Announces First Athletes of the Week for Fall 2011 Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the first Athletes of the Week for the Fall 2011 season.

August 16, 2011
Principia Looking to Dominate Once Again in Women's Soccer
The Principia College women's soccer team, under the guidance of first-year head coach Jess Semnacher, has been chosen by the league coaches to rank first this season in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) standings.

May 9, 2011
Greenville Women's Soccer Steps Up in Tornado Clean-up Efforts
The Greenville College women's soccer team spent Saturday, May 7, assisting residents in the St. Louis area with clean up following the destructive tornadoes of April 22.

April 26, 2011
Semnacher to Take the Reigns of Principia Women's Soccer Program
Former Principia assistant men’s soccer coach, Jess Semnacher, has been hired as the new women’s soccer coach at Principia College effective April 1, 2011.

March 10, 2011
Fontbonne Appoints Hoener as Women's Soccer Coach
The Fontbonne University athletic department has appointed Brian Hoener as its new head women’s soccer coach following the resignation of former coach Mike Lagow.

February 24, 2011
Eureka Names Robin Ramirez Head Women's Soccer Coach
Robin Ramirez has been chosen as the new Eureka College women’s soccer head coach, according to an announcement from Eureka Director of Athletics Paul Bryant, Thursday afternoon.

January 24, 2011
Principia Women's Soccer Awarded NSCAA Gold Team Ethics Award
The Principia College women’s soccer team was one of six intercollegiate soccer teams (including NAIA, NCAA Divisions I, II, and III) to be awarded the Gold Team Ethics Award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

January 21, 2011
MacMurray Names Shane Taylor Head Men's & Women's Soccer Coach
Shane Taylor, of Winchester, enters his first year as the men’s and women’s head soccer coach at MacMurray College.

January 11, 2011
Eight SLIAC Women's Soccer Players Named to NSCAA Scholar All-Region Team
Eight St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Women's Soccer Players have been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) College Scholar All-Central Region Team.

December 16, 2010
Principia, Webster Men's & Women's Soccer Recognized for Academics by NSCAA
The Principia College and Webster University men's and women's soccer teams have been recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) with Team Academic Awards for 2010.

December 16, 2010
Three SLIAC Women's Soccer Players Named All-Region
Three St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Women's Soccer Players have been named to the 2010 NSCAA/Performance Subaru NCAA Division III Women's All-Central Region Team.

December 12, 2010
SLIAC Announces Fall All-Sportsmanship Teams
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced today the All-Sportsmanship Team for the Conference’s four Fall sports. The All-Sportsmanship Team was one of three new awards approved during the Conference’s Fall meetings to recognize one of the fundamental principles of the Conference.

November 20, 2010
Lee Ellis Steps Down as Principia's Women's Soccer Coach
Long time Principia College Women’s Soccer Coach, Lee Ellis, has decided to step away from the head coaching duties after 15 highly successful years to focus more time and energy on his administrative role as Director of Athletics.

November 20, 2010
Webster's Capkovic Earns Academic All-America Honors
Webster University senior, Christy Capkovic, can add a new honor to her impressive resume, compiled over four record-breaking seasons with the Gorloks women's soccer team, Academic All-American.

November 18, 2010
131 Student-Athletes Named to Fall All-Academic Team
One hundred thirty-one student-athletes have been named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team.

November 8, 2010
Principia Women's Soccer to Travel to Texas for NCAA First Round
The Principia College women's soccer team will travel to Abilene, Texas, to take on Hardin-Simmons University in a first round matchup of the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.

November 7, 2010
Principia Women's Soccer Defeats Greenville 5-1 to Claim Eighth Tournament Championship
The Principia College women's soccer team defeated Greenville College 5-1 to claim their eighth St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Tournament Championship since 1991.

November 7, 2010
Webster's Capkovic Named First Team Academic All-District
Webster University senior Christy Capkovic (Mehlville HS, STL) has been voted to the CoSIDA/ESPN 2010 First Team Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team. As a First Team selection in her district, she will now be placed on the national ballot for Academic All-American consideration.

November 6, 2010
SLIAC Announces 2010 Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams and Award Winners
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the 2010 Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams and award winners.

November 1, 2010
Six Receive Final Athlete of the Week Honors for Fall 2010
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 25-31.

October 25, 2010
Two Women's Soccer Players Repeat as Athletes of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 18-24.

October 18, 2010
Seven New Names Grab Athlete of the Week Honors
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 11-17.

October 15, 2010
Principia's Lee Ellis Tallies 200th Career Victory
Principia College head women's soccer coach Lee Ellis recorded his 200th career victory on October 5, 2010, with a 2-0 victory on the road at Greenville College.

October 11, 2010
Greenville's Sutton Three-Peats; Two Others Repeat as Athletes of the Week
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of October 4-10.

October 4, 2010
Athletes of the Week Announced for September 27-October 3
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 27-October 3.

September 27, 2010
Greenville's Sutton, Webster's Carder Earn Second Athlete of the Week Honors this Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 20-26.

September 20, 2010
Greenville Athletes Sweep Cross Country, Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week Awards
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 13-19.

September 13, 2010
Principia Athletes Grab Five Athlete of the Week Honors for September 6-12
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of September 6-12.

September 7, 2010
SLIAC Announces First Athletes of the Week for 2010 Fall Season
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the first Athletes of the Week for the 2010 Fall season.

August 20, 2010
SLIAC Women's Soccer Coaches Pick Principia to Win League in 2010
The Principia College women's soccer team was chosen to finish first this season in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) by the league's coaches.

August 12, 2010
Berna Joins MacMurray Soccer Coaching Staff
Arielle Berna enters her first year on MacMurray’s coaching staff this fall. Coach Berna will assist head soccer coach Jacob Ramos with strategy on the field, as well as recruitment for women’s and men’s soccer.

August 10, 2010
Four Assistant Coaches Named at Westminster
Four individuals have joined the Westminster College athletic staff as assistant coaches for the fall sports season.

June 30, 2010
Webster's Arias Selected for Costa Rica U20 World Cup Squad
ST. LOUIS - Webster University women's soccer goalkeeper, Maria Arias, has been selected for the roster of the Costa Rica U-20 National Team. The team will be competing in the FIFA 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, from July 13 through August 1, in host country Germany.

June 1, 2010
Blackburn's Watt, Westminster's Crafts Receive SLIAC Post Graduate Scholarship
ST. LOUIS – 2010 Graduates Laura Watt (Jerseyville, Ill./Jersey Community) of Blackburn College and Shanna Crafts (St. Peters, Mo./Francis Howell Central) of Westminster College have been awarded the 2009-10 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Post Graduate Scholarships.

February 14, 2010
Two Men's, Six Women's SLIAC Soccer Players Earn NSCAA Scholar All-Region
ST. LOUIS - Two men's and six women's St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) soccer players have earned 2009 NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region honors.

December 14, 2009
Four Women's Soccer Players Named All-Central Region
ST. LOUIS - Four St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) women's soccer players have been named to the 2009 NSCAA All-Central Region team. Principia College's Lauren Wienecke and Alicia Girbes-Pierce, and Webster University's Christy Capkovic were all named Second Team, while Webster's Jenna Steiner was named Third Team.

November 12, 2009
127 Student-Athletes Named to Fall All-Academic Team
ST. LOUIS - One hundred twenty-seven student-athletes have been named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team. The recipients were varsity members of their school's cross country, soccer or volleyball squad for the Fall 2009 season.

November 7, 2009
SLIAC Championship Saturday Concludes With A Gorlok Sweep
ST. LOUIS - Webster University made St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) history by claiming all three Fall Tournament Championships today (November 7).

November 7, 2009
SLIAC Announces 2009 Women's Soccer Award Winners
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams and award winners for the 2009 season were announced today (November 7) during the All-Star Trophy Awards Ceremony following the SLIAC Tournament Championship. Principia College's Alicia Girbes-Pierce was named the SLIAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Greenville's College's Mindy Siebert came away with Newcomer of the Year honors.

August 23, 2009
Principia Women's Soccer Looks to Defend Title in 2009
ST. LOUIS - The Principia College women's soccer team grabbed the No. 1 spot in the 2009 SLIAC Women's Soccer Pre-Season Coaches' Poll. The Panthers, who went undefeated in conference play at 8-0, 19-2 overall and captured both the regular season and conference tournament titles, received five first place votes in the poll.

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