Pepe named to All-Mid-Atlantic Team

12/8/2011 7:43:00 PM | Women's Soccer

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh senior Genna Pepe has been named to the All-Mid-Atlantic Team, as announced by the NSCAA on Wednesday. Pepe scored a pair of goals in 2011 while helping anchor the Mountain Hawks' defense as the left back. The honor comes after earning All-Patriot League honors for the second time in her career.
 
The Staten Island, N.Y. native scored at Quinnipiac and vs. Lafayette while proving her worth in the back and midfield as one of the Mountain Hawks' most dangerous playmakers. She joins student-athletes from four other Patriot League squads who also cracked the All-Region Team.  
 
As a junior, Pepe helped lead the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. She finished first among Lehigh defenders with seven points (one goal, five assists) while the assist total was third-best in the league. Pepe earned Second Team All-Patriot League as a junior before earning First Team laurels as a senior.
 
Lehigh wrapped up its season with a 6-9-2 record, 2-3-1 in Patriot League play after its game at Holy Cross on Saturday was called 30 minutes in due to snow. The Mountain Hawks lose six seniors, but return 20 underclassmen next season, including the current freshman class of nine which saw significant collegiate action.
 
First Team
  
 
  
 
 
Pos.
Player
  
Class
  
School
Hometown
K
Lauren Smedley
  
Jr.
  
Lafayette College
Hamilton, N.J.
D
Kathleen Beljan
  
Sr.
  
Dayton
Hillard, Ohio
D
Jess Hopton
  
Sr.
  
La Salle
West Chester, Pa.
D
Diana Weigel
  
Sr.
  
William & Mary
Fairfax, Va.
M
Cortlyn Bristol
  
Jr.
  
William & Mary
Chantilly, Va.
M
Mo Hawkins
  
So.
  
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia, Pa.
M
Mallory Schaffer
  
Jr.
  
William & Mary
Allison Park, Pa.
M
  
So.
  
La Salle
Ewing, N.J.
F
Kelsey Haycook
  
Fr.
  
La Salle
Point Pleasant, N.J.
F
Becca Wann
  
So.
  
Richmond
Chesterfield, Va.
F
Colleen Williams
  
Jr.
  
Dayton
Titusville, N.J.
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
Second Team
  
 
  
 
 
K
Melissa Sanger
  
Sr.
  
La Salle
Mullica Hill, N.J.
D
Meghan Collins
  
Sr.
  
Massachusetts
North Wales, Pa.
D
Adrienne Lerner
  
Sr.
  
Pennsylvania
Chevy Chase, Md.
D
  
Sr.
  
Lehigh
Staten Island, N.Y.
M
Erin Beck
  
Jr.
  
Pennsylvania
Fort Wayne, Ind.
M
Tori Burchett
  
Sr.
  
St. Bonaventure
Hindsdale, Ill.
M
Ashlynn Soellner
  
So.
  
Navy
Hollidaysburg, Pa.
F
Kim An
  
So.
  
Army
Oak Ridge, N.J.
F
Kathryn Barth
  
So.
  
Pennsylvania
Bethesda, Md.
F
Melanie Baskind
  
Sr.
  
Harvard
Framingham, Mass.
F
Jillian Kinter
  
Jr.
  
Colgate
Newburyport, Mass.
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
Third Team
  
 
  
 
 
K
Emily Cota
  
Jr.
  
Massachusetts
Green Lane, Pa.
D
Kate Herren
  
Sr.
  
Navy
Auburn, Wash.
D
Allison Kagawa
  
Sr.
  
Brown
Miliani, Hawaii
D
Molly McGuigan
  
So.
  
Army
Boulder, Colo.
D
Karol Sanchez
  
Jr.
  
Virginia Commonwealth
Palmares, Costa Rica
M
Natalie LeClair
  
Jr.
  
Richmond
South Hero, Vt.
M
Juliana Libertin
  
So.
  
Dayton
Uniontown, Ohio
M
Moa Mattsson
  
Fr.
  
Massachusetts
Uppsala, Sweden
F
Melissa Gavin
  
Fr.
  
Yale
Duxbury, Mass.
F
Ali Miller
  
Jr.
  
Delaware
Sinking Spring, Pa.
F
Julie Morrissey
  
Sr.
  
Massachusetts
Abington, Mass.
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