Meggie Dougherty Howard (left) and Savannah Jordan earned 2016 NSCAA All-America honors.
Meggie Dougherty Howard & Savannah Jordan NSCAA All-Americans
Friday, December 2, 2016 | Soccer
Jordan is first Gator to earn four consecutive NSCAA All-America honors
GAINESVILLE, Florida – A pair of Gator seniors – Meggie Dougherty Howard and Savannah Jordan - are among the 2016 All-Americans announced today by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Jordan is a second-team selection and Dougherty Howard is part of the All-America third team.
Jordan is the first Gator to claim NSCAA All-America honors each of her four collegiate seasons. The next Gator in number of NSCAA All-America honors is Erin Baxter, who collected three NSCAA All-America honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.
In the program's 22-year history, a total of 21 Gators have picked up a total of 36 NSCAA All-America honors.
Here's a look at the season notes for Florida's 2016 All-Americans"
Second team:
Forward – Savannah Jordan
Third team:
Midfielder – Meggie Dougherty Howard
Jordan is a second-team selection and Dougherty Howard is part of the All-America third team.Jordan is the first Gator to claim NSCAA All-America honors each of her four collegiate seasons. The next Gator in number of NSCAA All-America honors is Erin Baxter, who collected three NSCAA All-America honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.
In the program's 22-year history, a total of 21 Gators have picked up a total of 36 NSCAA All-America honors.
Here's a look at the season notes for Florida's 2016 All-Americans"
Second team:
Forward – Savannah Jordan
- First Gator to earn four NSCAA All-America honors
- All-Southeastern Conference first team for fourth consecutive year – only other Gator to earn four consecutive All-SEC first-team honors is Gator Great Abby Wambach
- Second in SEC with 41 points and 16 goals - in NCAA Division I statistics, tied for eighth in points and T-9th in goals
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1, Week 8)
- Four double-goal matches (at No. 15 UCLA, at Oklahoma State, vs. Georgia, at Mississippi) - turned in 21 multi-goal matches as a Gator
- No. 2 on Florida's career goals (81) and points (189)
- One of 19 in NCAA Division I history to score 81 or more goals and one of seven to do it since 2000
- Third player since 2000 to rank among the NCAA Division I top 10 goal scorers each season of collegiate career
- Semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy award
- College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American first-team selection
- Part of U.S. U-23 team in Nordic Tournament in England, scoring three goals in the tournament's three matches
Third team:
Midfielder – Meggie Dougherty Howard
- All-Southeastern Conference first team - second consecutive All-SEC honor, as a second-team selection in 2015
- SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player – registering an assist in each match of event - also recorded an assist or goal (or both) in each NCAA Tournament match
- Started every match at defensive midfield
- Led Gators with 12 assists, second in points (28) and tied for second in goals (8) – all collegiate highs
- Tied for 10th in Gator career charts with 25 assists
- Scored golden goal in 103rd minute at Kentucky -provided game-winning goal in NCAA First Round versus FGCU and hit penalty kick to open scoring in Wisconsin match
- Played the entirety of 15 matches in2016
- Part of U.S. U-23 team in Nordic Tournament in England, starting first and final matches.
| 2016 NSCAA All-America Teams | ||||
| First Team | ||||
| Pos | First | Class | School | Hometown |
| GK | Cassie Miller | JR | Florida State | Cave Creek, Ariz. |
| D | Maddie Bauer | SR | Stanford | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| D | Kadeisha Buchanan*** | SR | West Virginia | Brampton, Ont. |
| D | Christina Gibbons* | SR | Duke | Raleigh, N.C. |
| D | Kaleigh Kurtz | SR | South Carolina | Greer, S.C. |
| MF | Rachel Corboz* | JR | Georgetown | Green Brook, N.J. |
| MF | Ashley Lawrence* | SR | West Virginia | Toronto, Ont. |
| MF | Alexis Shaffer | SR | Virginia | Cary, N.C. |
| MF | Andi Sullivan* | JR | Stanford | Lorton, Va. |
| F | Ashley Hatch* | SR | BYU | Gilbert, Ariz. |
| F | Savannah McCaskill* | JR | South Carolina | Chapin, S.C. |
| F | Margaret Purce* | SR | Harvard | Olney, Md. |
| F | Stephanie Ribeiro* | SR | Connecticut | Pawtucket, R.I. |
| Second Team | ||||
| Pos | First | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Jane Campbell | SR | Stanford | Kennesaw, Ga. |
| D | Rashida Beal | SR | Minnesota | Germantown, Wis. |
| D | Kirsten Crowley | SR | Florida State | Panama City Beach, Fla. |
| D | Mandy Freeman | SR | Southern California | Royal Palm Beach, Fla. |
| D | Taylor Isom | JR | BYU | Sandy, Utah |
| MF | Morgan Andrews* | SR | Southern California | Milford, N.H. |
| MF | Chelsea Drennan | SR | South Carolina | Anderson, S.C. |
| MF | Rachel Hill* | SR | Connecticut | Rollinsford, N.H. |
| MF | Rose Lavelle** | SR | Wisconsin | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| F | Michaela Abam | JR | West Virginia | Houston, Texas |
| F | Jenna Hellstrom | SR | Kent State | Sudbury, Ont. |
| F | Savannah Jordan | SR | Florida | Fayetteville, Ga. |
| F | Lily Sender | SR | UNLV | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Third Team | ||||
| Pos | First | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Lauren Clem | JR | Northwestern | Stevensville, Mich. |
| D | Natalia Kuikka | SO | Florida State | Kemi, Finland |
| D | Jemma Purfield | SO | South Alabama | Cottingham, England |
| D | Marina Paul | SR | Georgetown | Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| MF | Catrina Atanda | SR | Clemson | Bell Mead, N.J. |
| MF | Alexa Ben | JR | DePaul | Schaumburg, Ill. |
| MF | Meggie Dougherty Howard | SR | Florida | Largo, Fla. |
| MF | Jessie Fleming | FR | UCLA | London, Ont. |
| MF | Casie Ramsier* | SR | Auburn | Dallas, Texas |
| F | Bridgette Andrzejewski | FR | North Carolina | Lutherville, Md. |
| F | Kendall Ham | SR | Bucknell | Stratham, N.H. |
| F | Jaycie Johnson | SR | Nebraska | Lake Winnebago, Mo. |
| F | Tyler Lussi* | SR | Princeton | Lutherville, Md. |
| F | Tabby Tindell | SR | Florida Gulf Coast | Ocala, Fla. |
| *denotes number of previous All-America honors | ||||
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