Boston College Athletics
Rahko Named Third-Team All-America By NSCAA
December 08, 2001 | Women's Soccer
Dec. 8, 2001
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - For sophomore midfielder Sarah Rahko (Londonderry, N.H.), she has already been named a member of the all-BIG EAST, New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association and the National Soccer Coaches Association of American/adidas (NSCAA) first teams. To go along with all these honors, she was named the BIG EAST Conference Midfielder of the Year. Rahko capped off an incredible 2001 season by being named third-team All-America by NSCAA/adidas.
Over the last two seasons, Rahko has put together some incredible totals. In 2001 alone, she scored nine goals, dished out eight assists and had 60 shots. Now that the 2001 season is in the books, she has scored 18 goals and added 21 assists for a total of 53 points.
Rahko was one of five players from the BIG EAST to be named to one of the three teams. University of Connecticut defender Casey Zimny and West Virginia University forward Katie Barnes were named to the first team. Connecticut midfielder Alexis Borisjuk earned second-team honors, and Rutgers freshman phenom Carli Lloyd joined Rahko on the third team.
The Eagles will return 13 players from the 2001 season, and head coach Alison Foley is already assembling an incredible recruiting class.
NSCAA First Team All-America
GK Emily Oleksiuk Sr. Penn State D Danielle Borgman Sr. North Carolina D Danielle Slaton Sr. Santa Clara D Casey Zimny Sr. Connecticut M Joanna Lohman So. Penn State M Mary-Frances Monroe Sr. UCLA M Aly Wagner Jr. Santa Clara F Katie Barnes Sr. West Virginia F Christine Sinclair Fr. Portland F Amy Wambach Sr. Florida F Christie Welsh Jr. Penn State
NSCAA Second Team All-America
GK Hope Solo Jr. Washington D Monica Gonzalez Sr. Notre Dame D Lauren Orlandos Jr. Portland D Catherine Reddick So. North Carolina M Alexis Borisjuk Sr. Connecticut M Lori Lindsey Sr. Virginia M Marcie Ward So. Stanford F Katy Cross Fr. Pennsylvania F Stephanie Rigamat Fr. UCLA F Ann Thomas Sr. Cincinnati F Kelly Wilson Fr. Texas
NSCAA Third Team All-America
G Katie Carson Sr. Clemson D Keisha Bell Sr. Florida D Danielle Murphy Jr. Florida D Amy Sauer Sr. Stanford M Jena Kluegel Sr. North Carolina M Carli Lloyd Fr. Rutgers M Sarah Rahko So. Boston College M Katy Westfall So. Harvard F Christine Latham Jr. Nebraska F Lindsay Gusick Fr. Virginia F Nicky Thrasher Sr. Texas A&M F Veronica Zepeda So. Santa Clara
