Williamson and Travis Named to 2010 Soccer America Teams
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 | Soccer
Two University of Florida soccer players appear on Soccer America national year-end teams announced today by the magazine. Sophomore defender Kathryn Williamson (McKinney, Texas) is part of the Soccer America MVP second team and midfielder Taylor Travis (Cary, N.C.) is an All-Freshman second team selection.
| Gators on Soccer America Teams | |
| Soccer America MVPs | |
| Ameera Abdullah | 2008 |
| Erin Baxter | 1998 |
| Danielle Fotopoulos | 1996 & 1998 |
| Heather Mitts | 1998 |
| Abby Wambach | 2001 |
| Kathryn Williamson | 2010 |
| Soccer America All-Freshman | |
| Keisha Bell | 1998 |
| Melanie Booth | 2003 |
| Lauren Hyde | 2006 |
| Andi Sellers | 1997 |
| Erika Tymrak | 2009 |
| Taylor Travis | 2010 |
| Abby Wambach | 1998 |
Earlier this month, Williamson picked up National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Performance Subaru All-America second team honors. She also was selected to the NSCAA All-South Region first-team, named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and placed on the All-SEC first team. She is the second consecutive Gator to earn the SEC Defensive Player of the Year honor after Lauren Hyde received the award last year. Williamson started every match at center back in 2010 and led all Florida field players with an average of 88.29 minutes per match.
As a freshman, Travis finished second on the team and third in the conference with her 11 assists and was fifth on the team with 17 points. She is the second Gator in program history, and first since 1997, to be named SEC Freshman of the Year. She also was a second team selection for both the All-SEC and All-South Region squads. Travis' season-total of 11 assists ranked No. T20 in the final NCAA Division I soccer statistics.
During the 2010 season, Florida claimed the Southeastern Conference regular-season and tournament titles. It held top 10 national rankings in 10 of the 12 NSCAA polls of the season.
| 2010 Soccer America MVP | |||
| First Team | |||
| GK | Adrianna Franch | Oklahoma State | Soph. |
| D | Cassie Dickerson | Ohio State | Soph. |
| D | Lauren Fowlkes | Notre Dame | Sr. |
| F | Melissa Henderson | Notre Dame | Jr. |
| F | Sydney Leroux | UCLA | Jr. |
| MF | Kristie Mewis | Boston College | Soph. |
| F | Alex Morgan | California | Sr. |
| F | Christen Press | Stanford | Sr. |
| D | Toni Pressley | Florida State | Jr. |
| F | Jasmyne Spencer | Maryland | Jr. |
| MF | Keelin Winters | Portland | Sr. |
| Second Team |
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| GK | Bianca Henninger | Santa Clara | Jr. |
| F | Vicki DiMartino | Boston College | Soph. |
| D | Crystal Dunn | North Carolina | Fr. |
| MF | Sinead Farrelly | Virginia | Sr. |
| D | CoCo Goodson | UC Irvine | Jr. |
| F | Sarah Hagen | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Jr. |
| F | Morgan Marlborough | Nebraska | Soph. |
| D | Kerry McBride | Marquette | Jr. |
| MF | Teresa Noyola | Stanford | Jr. |
| MF | Ingrid Wells | Georgetown | Jr. |
| D | Kathryn Williamson | Florida | Soph. |
| 2010 Soccer America All-Freshman Teams | |||
| First Team | |||
| GK | Emily Oliver | Stanford | |
| MF | Vanessa DiBernardo | Illinois | |
| D | Crystal Dunn | North Carolina | |
| MF | Julie Johnston | Santa Clara | |
| D | Kassey Kallman | Florida State | |
| MF | Mandy Laddish | Notre Dame | |
| D | Rachel Lenz | Texas A&M | |
| F | Kealia Ohai | North Carolina | |
| MF | Mollie Pathman | Duke | |
| F | Jenna Richardson | Oregon State | |
| F | Katie Stengel | Wake Forest | |
| Second Team | |||
| GK | Kelsey Wys | Florida State | |
| D | Cloee Colohan | Portland | |
| MF | Nicholette DiGiacomo | Denver | |
| MF | Mariana Garcia | The Citadel | |
| D | Meg Morris | North Carolina | |
| D | Kecia Morway | Notre Dame | |
| MF | Alexa Newfield | Georgia | |
| D | Michelle Pao | Pepperdine | |
| F | Frances Silva | West Virginia | |
| MF | Taylor Travis | Florida | |
| F | Laura Weinberg | Duke | |
