Enyeart WCC Player of the Year; Smith Coach of the Year!

Enyeart Highlights 11 Pilots earning All-WCC Honors

SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- For the third straight season the University of Portland posted an undefeated West Coast Conference record and for the third straight season the Pilots were rewarded with the WCC Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors. Portland senior Michelle Enyeart took home the conference’s top honor, while Pilots’ Head Coach Garrett Smith earned the league’s top coaching accolade. Santa Clara senior Jordan Angeli was named the WCC Defensive Player of the Year, while Portland’s Kendall Johnson and Santa Clara’s Allie Vernon shared the league’s Freshman of the Year award.

A total of 11 Pilots were honored, including a league-high four first team honorees. Joining Enyeart on the first team was senior goalkeeper Kelsey Davis, junior midfielder Sophie Schmidt and sophomore striker Danielle Foxhoven. Portland also had five second team honorees – Johnson, Kendra Chandhoke, Megan Sweeney, Jessica Tsao and Keelin Winters – while Johnson also was a member of the All-Freshman Team.

Enyeart enjoyed a standout senior season with six goals and six assists during conference play, but her college career was abruptly ended with a knee injury five seconds before halftime in the regular season finale versus San Diego.

A native of Hemet, Calif., Enyeart concludes her UP career ranked fourth on the school’s all-time points list with 136 (48g, 40a). Her 48 goals and 40 assists are both fourth on the Pilots’ career charts. Enyeart scored her 100th career point in the 2009 season opener and then joined the 30-goal, 30-assist club one game later. She is one of only six Pilots to have accomplished the feat and one of only three with 40-plus in each category. Enyeart is the eighth Pilot in WCC history to garner the league’s Player of the Year award, and the third straight, following former UP standouts Megan Rapinoe (2008), Angie Woznuk (2007), Christine Sinclair (2005, 04, 02), Erin Misaki (2000), Justi Baumgardt (1996), Shannon MacMillan (1995, 93), and Tiffeny Milbrett (1994, 92).

Angeli is the seventh Santa Clara player to win the conference’s top defensive honor, and the first since former Bronco Leslie Osborne took home the award in 2004. Angeli helped anchor a Bronco defense that allowed just four goals in conference play and posted three shutouts.

Johnson is the 11th Pilot to be named the WCC’s Freshman of the Year and the fifth consecutive, while Vernon is the seventh Santa Clara player to be named Freshman of the Year, and the first since Lauren Zealear earned the award in 2003. Johnson follows teammates Foxhoven (2008), Winters (2007), Enyeart (2006) and Megan Rapinoe (2005), as well as former UP standouts Lindsey Huie (2002), Christine Sinclair (2001), Michelle French (1995), Holly Pierce (1994), Justi Baumgardt (1993), and Shannon MacMillan (1992).

For leading the Pilots to their record 11th league crown, Smith was awarded his fourth WCC Coach of the Year honor and his third in a row. Smith has led the Pilots to 21-straight conference wins, marking the longest winning streak in WCC play in league history.

For leading the Pilots to their record 11th league crown, Smith was awarded his fourth WCC Coach of the Year honor and his third in a row. Smith has led the Pilots to 21-straight conference wins, marking the longest winning streak in WCC play in league history.


2009 WCC Awards
Player of the Year: Michelle Enyeart, Portland
Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Angeli, Santa Clara
Co-Freshman of the Year: Kendall Johnson, Portland & Allie Vernon, Santa Clara
Coach of the Year: Garrett Smith, Portland

2009 All-WCC First Team
Jordan Angeli, Santa Clara
Kiki Bosio, Santa Clara
Kelsey Davis, Portland
Michelle Enyeart, Portland
Danielle Foxhoven, Portland
Julie Gallaudet, Loyola Marymount
Sophia Medina, Pepperdine
Jessica Menzhuber, Saint Mary’s
Stephanie Ochs, San Diego
Sophie Schmidt, Portland
Natalie Vinti, San Diego

2009 All-WCC Second Team
Roxanne Barker, Pepperdine
Kendra Chandhoke, Portland
Kendall Johnson, Portland
Sheridan Jones, Gonzaga
Kelly Reilly, Pepperdine
Katherine Reynolds, Santa Clara
Michelle Spacciapolli, Pepperdine
Megan Sweeney, Portland
Jessica Tsao, Portland
Allie Vernon, Santa Clara
Keelin Winters, Portland
Jackie Zinke, San Diego

2009 All-WCC Honorable Mention
Lacey Bartels, LMU; Cammie Burke, PEP; Allyssa Clark, LMU; Kim Feeney, LMU; Maxine Goynes, SCU; Kristina Hall, USF; Tiffany Harrison, LMU; Hallie Huston, USD; Halley Kreminski, POR; Jenny La Ponte, SCU; Elissa Magracia, USD; Christine Mock, USD; Ashley O’Brien, USF; Anessa Patton, SCU; Daelyn Paul, SMC; Amanda Poach, SCU; Eli Reed, POR; Kelsea Smith, PEP; Elle Sweeney, GON

2009 All-WCC Freshman Team
Roxanne Barker, Pepperdine
Mariah Hobbs, San Diego
Emily Hutchins, Gonzaga
Kendall Johnson, Portland
Lauren Matheson, Santa Clara
Cori McGovern, Loyola Marymount
Daelyn Paul, Saint Mary’s
Kelsea Smith, Pepperdine
Christina Tognetti, Saint Mary’s
Allie Vernon, Santa Clara
Kelsey Wilson, Loyola Marymount

Poopdeck Pappy wrote:I'm surprised that Tiffany Milbrett wasn't selected as WCC Freshman of the Year in her first year on the bluff. Was that 1990? Maybe they didn't offer that honor back then.

DaTruRochin wrote:Was that not the same NWAC that they used for baseball too for a bunch of years? I remember UW being in the same conference for a long time... Or I took too many knocks to the head in HS

Geezaldinho wrote:We should go back to calling ourselves Columbia.

DaTruRochin wrote:

Geezaldinho wrote:We should go back to calling ourselves Columbia.

ONLY if we get to go back to being called the "Cliffdwellers" That has to be one of my favorite nicknames (Even though it isn't anymore...)

DaTruRochin wrote:

Geezaldinho wrote:We should go back to calling ourselves Columbia.

ONLY if we get to go back to being called the "Cliffdwellers" That has to be one of my favorite nicknames (Even though it isn't anymore...)