All-NAIA District 5 soccer team listed

NAIA District 5 champion Green Mountain College of Poultney, Vt., and District 5 East runnerup Thomas College of Waterville led the way in conference balloting with four players each named to the 1991 women’s All-District soccer team.

District 5 East champion St. Joseph’s College of Standish also earned four spots on the team with three players receiving All-Conference honors and Coach Lee Allen named District 5 women’s soccer Coach of the Year.

Top attackers in the conference were junior Jenn Griffiths, Green Mountain; senior Sherri Sawyer and sophomore Cassie Graves, Thomas; junior Kathy Britton, St. Joseph’s; and senior Jennifer Carlson, Castleton (Vt.) State.

All-Conference midfield honors went to sophomore Verna Clifford, Green Mountain; Thomas junior Mo McInnis; freshman Neile Joler, St. Joseph’s; University of Maine-Presque Isle junior Jeannie Robinson; and senior K.C. Callahan, University of New England of Biddeford.

Fullbacks earning all-star honors were Green Mountain senior Karen Clark and junior Karen Anderson; Thomas junior Michele Primiano; Castleton State senior Kathy Racine; and University of Maine-Farmington senior Kristin Alterio.

The only other rookie earning All-Conference honors this year was freshman goalkeeper Karen Rogers of St. Joseph’s.

In Standish last Saturday, Green Mountain beat St. Joseph’s 1-0 for the Dist. 5 title. St. Joseph’s, top-seeded in Dist. 5 East play, won that title by beating No. 3 Thomas, 2-1 in overtime the previous Thursday. Green Mountain concluded its season with a 10-7 record; St. Joseph’s at 13-4; and Thomas at 9-7.

Susan Mathies, a senior member of the Manhattanville College women’s soccer team in Purchase, N.Y., earned Co-Female Athlete of the Month honors with volleyball player Rachel Ruisi.

Mathies, a graduate of Nokomis High School in Newport, was a four-year veteran of the team who played defense for three years before doing some work as a forward/midfielder this season.

In that position, Mathies scored three goals and was a key member of the Valiants offense.

Her decision to return to sweeeper proved to be a good one, however. The Mathies-led defense forced opponents to three overtime periods and held the opposition to five goals in four games.

Mathies was regarded as a consistent and aggressive player who could turn situations around and create an offensive surge. An English major, she will graduate in May.