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KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State women's soccer team continued to make strides in 2017 under second-year head coach Benji Walton.
 
Featuring a roster that included 13 true freshmen and one redshirt freshman, the Owls posted an 8-7-4 record and advanced to the semifinals of the ASUN Conference Championship for the second year in a row.
 
The season was highlighted by a 1-0 victory over perennial Southern Conference contender Samford and included late-October wins at Lipscomb in the regular-season finale and winning a penalty-kick shootout versus North Florida in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Championship.
 


Individually, senior defender Abby Roth and redshirt-freshman Tiffany Sornpao had standout seasons for the Owls. Roth collected numerous honors, including United Soccer Coaches (USC) Second Team All-Southeast Region, selection to the USC NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-South Region First Team, first team ASUN All-Conference and ASUN All-Academic Team. She was also twice named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week.
 
Sornpao appeared in 14 matches, posted a 5-6-3 record, 1.06 goals-against average and seven shutouts. She was a unanimous selection to the ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team and earned conference Defender of the Week honors.
 
Roth and Sornpao were also named to the ASUN Championship All-Tournament team.
 
2017 Kennesaw State Honors
 
United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region
 Abby Roth (Second Team)
 
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Scholar
Abby Roth (First Team)
 
ASUN All-Conference
First Team
Abby Roth (D)
 
Second Team
Ashtah Das (MF)
 
All-Freshman Team
Tiffany Sornpao (GK)
 
All-Academic Team
Abby Roth (D)
 
All-Tournament Team
Abby Roth (D)
Tiffany Sornpao (GK)
 
Player of the Week
Isabella Contreras (Oct. 6)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Abby Roth (Aug. 28)
Tiffany Sornpao (Sept. 5)
Abby Roth (Oct. 23)
 
To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State soccer news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsSoccer or by liking Kennesaw State University on Facebook.
 
Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium is the home of women's soccer, women's lacrosse and football.
   
 

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