Jan. 13, 2005
San Diego freshman Amy Epsten (San Diego, CA/Our Lady of Peace) and senior Kaitlyn Pruett (Encinitas, CA/La Costa Canyon HS) both earned 2004 All-America honors as announced recently by the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz. Pruett, a senior defender, was named a Soccer Buzz third team All-American and second team All-Far West player by the NSCAA. Epsten, the WCC Freshman of the Year, was named a third team All-West Region All-American by Soccer Buzz and to the Soccer Buzz West Region All-Freshman team.
All-America Honor Roll...
Senior defender Kaitlyn Pruett
Second team NSCAA All-Far West Region
Soccer Buzz All-America third team
First team Soccer Buzz All-West Region
Freshman forward Amy Epsten
Third team Soccer Buzz Freshman All-America
Soccer Buzz West Region All-Freshman Team
Freshman midfielder Vanessa Vella
Soccer Buzz West Region All-Freshman Team
San Diego (12-8-2, 5-1-1 WCC) advanced to the NCAA playoffs in 2004, finishing with a national ranking of No. 30 in the final poll released by Soccer Buzz. USD was one of just 16 teams nationally to qualify for NCAA Tournament play in each of the past five seasons. The Toreros also equaled a program-best finish in the highly competitive West Coast Conference, winning five league games to place third behind co-WCC Champions Portland and Santa Clara. Guiding the Toreros to a strong finish, in which USD won seven of its last ten regular season games (7-1-2), second-year head coach Ada Greenwood was named the 2004 WCC Coach of the Year.
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