WOMEN'S SOCCER

November 18, 2011

The 2011 All-Orange Empire Conference Team was Announced with Santiago Canyon College's Bianca Frontino Named Most Valuable Player and Golden West College Head Coach Raul Ruiz Named Coach of the Year

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Following its Orange Empire Conference Championship, Santiago Canyon College received top honors on the All-Orange Empire Conference Team. Freshman midfielder Bianca Frontino was named the OEC Most Valuable Player after scoring all nine of her goals on the season in OEC play. She also added nine assists during conference competition while recording 10 helpers on the season.

Receiving Coach of the Year honors was Golden West College's Raul Ruiz after he led the Rustlers to a fourth place finish with a 6-7-3 record in the conference. On the season, Golden West finished 8-10-3 overall, just a year after finishing 3-17-1 overall and 2-14-0 in conference.

Joining Frontino on the All-OEC list as representatives of the conference champions were First-Teamers Valerie Barrios, Monique Cherry, Janelle Hanna and Jennifer Martin. Representing the Hawks on the Second-Team were Annie Brodzki, Crystal Mena, Amanda Scheatzle and Dena Wasielewski.

Representing second place Cypress College on the First-Team was Megan Ollar, Kayla Neujhar and Anisa Mahram. The Chargers also placed Stephanie Villasenor, Samantha Rice and Kayla Arenas on the Second-Team.

From third place Orange Coast College was Jessica Parker, Emma Pridmore and Jessica Amaral on the First-Team while Caitlin Padian, Nicole Vanderlaan and Kiley Leshin received Second-Team honors.

Candice Holt and Katie Fosmire represented Golden West College on the First-Team with teammates Katy Swart and Cindy Torres on the Second-Team. Following them from Riverside College Alyssa Mendible and Yesenia Garcia on the First-Team with Jordin Crosby and Denise Zavala on the Second-Team.

Brittany Solis and Yesenia Fonseca landed on the First-Team for Santa Ana College with Traci Kelley and Dania Gonzalez being named Second-Team. Fullerton College placed Nadia Ruiz and Stephanie Castillo on the First-Team and Jazmin Diaz and Andrea Torres on the Second-Team.

Saddleback College was represented by Bailey Marquez and Kaelyn Kaichi on the First-Team with Valerie Hlozek and Phaedra Lujano on the Second-Team. Finally, Irvine Valley College had Stephanie Horwitz named First-Team and Madison Lamont named Second-Team.