Penn State women's soccer head coach Erica Walsh was tabbed the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I Women's Soccer Coach of the Year and Whitney Church (Ashburn, Va.) earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, the conference announced today. Raquel Rodriguez (San Jose, Costa Rica) was also named to the ECAC Division I Women's Soccer All-Star first team alongside Church.

Penn State women's soccer junior Raquel Rodriguez (San Jose, Costa Rica) has been nominated as the 2014 of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Female Player of the Year after the Costa Rican Women's National Team made history by becoming the first Central American country to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The honors keep pouring in for Penn State senior Whitney Church (Ashburn, Va.), who was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America first team on Dec. 5.

Penn State men's soccer players Owen Griffith (Lewisburg, Pa.), Connor Maloney (Harrisburg, Pa.) and Andrew Wolverton (Atlanta, Ga.) have been awarded spots on the NCAA Division I All-Midwest Region Team, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced Wednesday (Dec. 10).

Penn State women's soccer senior Whitney Church (Ashburn, Va.) is one of 16 female semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Award, the NSCAA announced Tuesday (Dec. 2).

The Penn State women's soccer team put four players on the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region teams, with Whitney Church (Ashburn, Va.) and Raquel Rodriguez (San Jose, Costa Rica) capturing first team honors and Emily Hurd (Sammamish, Wash.) and Emily Ogle (Strongsville, Ohio) garnering third team accolades.

Despite a season high eight saves from keeper Andrew Wolverton (Atlanta, Ga.) and goal from forward Connor Maloney (Harrisburg, Pa.), the Penn State men's soccer team fell to No. 9 seeded Syracuse 2-1 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday (Nov. 23) at the SU Soccer Stadium.

The Penn State women's soccer team captured the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the 2013-14 school year, the NSCAA announced.

The Nittany Lion women's soccer team advanced to its 10th NCAA quarterfinal in program history after topping Virginia Tech, 2-1, in a hard-fought third round NCAA Tournament match on Sunday (Nov. 23).

Two second half goals, capped off by Penn State sophomore Brett Gravatt's first of the season, proved to be the difference as the Nittany Lions men's soccer team (13-5-1) defeated Hartwick (6-10-4) Thursday night at Jeffrey Field.