Florida's Brooke Thigpen Named to CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers List
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 | Soccer
University of Florida's Brooke Thigpen is part of the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers of the Week, the outlet announced Tuesday afternoon. This is the second honor for Thigpen in as many days as she was named the Southeastern Conference's Freshman Soccer Player of the Week on Monday.
Thigpen (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School) turned in a goal and two assists in Florida's wins last weekend versus Duke (2-1) and No. 20 Colorado (3-1). Thigpen broke a 1-1 tie to score the game-winning goal against Duke in the 64th minute. She also provided an assist on Florida's first goal of the match. In Sunday's 3-1 win over Colorado, Thigpen again was involved in the game-winning goal, this time providing the assist on roommate Erika Tymrak's 18-yard strike in the 48th minute. Thigpen shares Florida's 2009 points lead at six off of two goals and two assists.
| CS360's Primetime Performers of the Week (Sept. 8-13) | |||
| Name | School | Year | Position |
| Jordan Angeli | Santa Clara | Sr. | D |
| Michelle Enyeart | Portland | Sr. | MF |
| Georgina Giddings | Connecticut | Fr. | MF |
| Kelly Henderson | Boston College | Sr. | D |
| Christie Kotynski | Indiana | Sr. | D |
| C.J. Ludemann | St. John's | Sr. | F/MF |
| Bry McCarthy | West Virginia | Fr. | F |
| Mariah Nogueira | Stanford | Fr. | MF |
| Kelley O'Hara | Stanford | Sr. | F |
| Veronica Perez | Washington | Sr. | F |
| Kelsey Quick | Dartmouth | Sr. | MF |
| Aline Reis | UCF | So. | GK |
| Brooke Thigpen | Florida | Fr. | MF |
| Katy Van Lieshout | Denver | Fr. | MF |
| Allie Vernon | Santa Clara | Fr. | MF |
| Natalie Vinti | San Diego | Sr. | D |
| Nikki Washington | North Carolina | Sr. | MF |
| Courtney Whidden | Central Florida | Sr. | F |
Thigpen is 2009 ESPN RISE Winter High School All-American and was named the 2009 Florida High School 3A Dairy Farmer's Player of the Year. She was named the 2009 Florida Times Union All-First Coast Player of the Year after turning in 43 goals and 27 assists as a senior at The Bolles School.
Next up, the Gators play host to No. 5 Florida State (6-1, 0-0 ACC) on Friday, Sept. 18. Match time is set for 7 p.m. at the James G. Pressly Stadium. The first 1,000 fans at Friday's match receive “Beat FSU” t-shirts, compliments of Gatorade. Check out the Gator Outlook for a list of all promotions for Friday's match. Admission is free for all Gator soccer regular-season matches.
Streaming audio and video of Friday's match is available at www.GatorZone.com – the official website of the Florida Gators. Click on the GatorVision link to get complete information about streaming video for Friday's match. The match can also be heard on WRUF AM 850 with Adam Schick and Matthew Stubbington covering the action.
