Holly King on NSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
Monday, December 17, 2012 | Soccer
Senior Holly King is part of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-America team, the association announced Monday. It is King's second consecutive appearance on the team, moving up to the first team in 2012. She was a third-team selection in 2011.
| Gators on NSCAA Scholar All-America Team | ||
| Year | Team | Name |
| 2012 | 1st | Holly King |
| 2011 | 1st | Kathryn Williamson |
| 2011 | 3rd | Holly King |
| 2010 | 1st | Tahnai Annis |
| 2010 | 1st | Kathryn Williamson |
| 2010 | 2nd | McKenzie Barney |
| 2009 | 1st | Lauren Hyde |
| 2008 | 3rd | Lauren Hyde |
| 2008 | 3rd | Megan Kerns |
| 2007 | 1st | Stacy Bishop |
| 2006 | 1st | Stacy Bishop |
| 2004 | 1st | Stephanie Freeman |
| 1999 | 1st | Sarah Yohe |
| 1998 | 1st | Erin Baxter |
King also earned a spot on the NSCAA All-America third team, making her one of eight players to appear on both the NSCAA All-America and NSCAA Scholar All-America teams in 2012.
Florida has placed a player on the NSCAA Scholar All-America first team 10 times since 1998. In addition, Florida was recognized as a NSCAA Women's Team Academic Award program after posting a 3.37 grade point average for the 2011-12 academic year.
King was the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, placing her on the All-SEC first team. She started every match at holding midfield and was second among the Gator field players with her average of 85.4 minutes per match. She finished fifth among the 2012 Gators with a career season-high 14 points. King also had career-highs for goals (5) and assists (4). Four of her goals came on consecutive Sundays in September, including heading in the game-winner versus New Mexico and providing UF with the tying goal at Auburn. She earned her second consecutive spot on the SEC All-Tournament team in 2012.
A student-athlete must be a junior or above with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average, start more than 50 percent of all matches and be a significant contributor to the team to be nominated for NSCAA Scholar All-America honors.
| 2012 NSCAA Women's University Division I Scholar All-America Team | ||||||
| University First Team | ||||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown | Major | GPA |
| K | Elizabeth Hoerner | Jr. | Navy | Lititz, Pa. | Oceanography (Honors) | 3.77 |
| D | Ally Miller | Sr. | Marquette | Mequon, Wis. | Advertising | 3.86 |
| D | Jessica Morrow | Sr | Boston University | Andover, Mass. | Business Administration | 3.79 |
| D | Natalie Norris* | Sr. | Utah State | Sandy, Utah | Human Movement Science | 3.95 |
| D | Katie Slaughter | Sr. | Central Michigan | Cincinnati, Ohio | Biochemistry | 3.89 |
| M | Vanessa DiBernardo | Jr. | Illinois | Naperville, Ill. | Sports Administration | 3.60 |
| M | Betsy Hassett* | Sr. | California | Auckland, New Zealand | Social Welfare | 3.37 |
| M | Holly King* | Sr. | Florida | Ashburn, Va. | Education | 3.59 |
| M | Kylie Louw* | Sr. | Stephen F. Austin | Discovery, South Africa | Kinesiology | 3.79 |
| M | Mallory Schaffer* | Sr. | William and Mary | Allison Park, Pa. | Biology | 3.66 |
| F | Dana Larsen | Sr. | Baylor | Mequon, Wis. | Biochemistry | 4.00 |
| F | Colleen Williams* | Sr. | Dayton | Titusville, N.J. | Sports Management | 3.37 |
| University Second Team | ||||||
| K | Amy Howard | Sr. | Auburn | Mandeville, La. | Elementary Education | 3.65 |
| K | Erica Owens | Jr. | Brigham Young | Salt Lake City, Utah | Exercise and Wellness | 3.67 |
| D | Bailey Brandon | Sr. | Central Michigan | Livonia, Mich. | Law and Economics | 3.94 |
| D | Kassey Kallman | Jr. | Florida State | Woodbury, Minn. | Business | 3.68 |
| D | Lauren Patterson | Sr | Wright State | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Chemistry | 3.47 |
| D | Casey Short | Sr. | Florida State | Naperville, Ill. | Criminology | 3.40 |
| M | Rachel Brown | Sr. | Marquette | Lake Zurich, Ill. | Accounting and Finance | 3.56 |
| M | Juliana Libertin | Jr | Dayton | Uniontown, Ohio | Exercise Science | 3.71 |
| M | Bri Rodriguez | Sr | West Virginia | Aurora, Ill. | Sports Management | 3.30 |
| M | Renee Washington | Jr | LaSalle | Ewing, N.J. | Communications | 3.65 |
| F | Tesa McKibben | Jr | Saint Francis (Pa.) | Cogan Station, Pa. | Management and Marketing | 3.65 |
| F | Carlee Payne-Holmoe* | Sr. | Brigham Young | Pleasanton, Calif. | Public Health | 3.50 |
| F | Rafaelle Souza | Jr. | Mississippi | Salvador, Brazil | Civil Engineering | 3.72 |
| University Third Team | ||||||
| K | Stefanie Turner | Sr. | Central Michigan | Livonia, Mich. | Biomedical Science | 3.85 |
| D | Megan Fuller | Jr. | Ohio State | Bondurant, Iowa | Psychology | 3.41 |
| D | Alecia McNiff | Jr. | Saint Francis (Pa.) | Marietta, Pa. | Physical Therapy | 3.30 |
| D | Whitney Sharpe | Sr. | Loyola Marymount | West Des Moines, Iowa | History | 3.68 |
| D | Aurelia Soloman | Sr. | Dartmouth | Washington, D.C. | Geography | 3.40 |
| M | Paige Goeglein | Sr. | Middle Tennessee State | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Economics | 3.95 |
| M | Clarissa Hernandez | Jr. | South Alabama | Pensacola, Fla. | Chemical Engineering | 3.95 |
| M | Jennifer Meier | Jr. | Rider | Sayville, N.Y. | Elementary Education | 3.67 |
| F | Caroline Kastor | Jr. | Kansas | Wichita, Kan. | Classical Antiquity | 3.53 |
| F | Megan Marchesano | Sr. | Oklahoma State | Tulsa, Okla. | Nutritional Sciences | 3.62 |
| F | Nichole Schiro | Sr. | Loyola (Md.) | Okemos, Mich. | Biology | 3.86 |
