Galloway, NJ – Six members of the Richard Stockton women's soccer team earned NJAC all-conference selections, including five Ospreys who were recognized for the first time in their careers. Senior forward
Lexi Stasi (Cranbury/Princeton) led the squad as she garnered an NJAC First Team nod, her first career selection.Â
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In addition to Stasi, sophomore midfielder
Adrianna Boucher (Hamilton/Steinert) and junior midfielder
Marissa Bruno (Toms River/Toms River East) earned their first selections as NJAC Second Team honorees.
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Two midfielders, senior
Rachel Copare (Pittsgrove/A.P. Schalick) and junior
Keara Homan (Manasquan/Manasquan), and senior goalkeeper
Lauren Haynes (Williamstown/Williamstown) all were selected NJAC Honorable Mention. Copare picked up her second consecutive Honorable Mention nod while Homan and Haynes were honored for the first time in their careers.
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Stasi, who has started all 21 games thus far, leads the team with six goals, including a team-high four game-winners, which is tied for third in the NJAC. Stasi's 15 points rank second on the team. Boucher leads the NJAC with 10 assists and has scored four goals for 18 points, which also tops the squad. She has started all 21 games and has been the lynchpin of the Stockton offense.
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Bruno has started all 21 games and solidified the defensive part of the midfield. She also has scored a career-high three goals, including one game-winning tally. Copare also has been a defensive stalwart for Stockton once again this season, starting all 21 games and adding two markers on the offensive end.
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Homan has played in all 21 games in her first season at Stockton after transferring from Brookdale Community College. Included in her five goals was the game-winning tally with just 4:53 remaining to defeat arch rival Rowan 2-1 earlier this season.
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Haynes is a two-time NJAC Defensive Player of the Week in net for Stockton this season. In her first season as a starter, Haynes leads the league in minutes played (1847) and ranks third in saves (83), fifth in save percentage (.806) and shutouts (6), and sixth in goals against average (0.97).
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