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Six student-athletes from the University of Redlands women’s soccer team earned All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) recognition, as announced on Tuesday by the conference office.

Junior defender Chelsea Hafley (Redlands, CA), sophomore midfielder Maddy Phillips (Seattle, WA) and junior midfielder Jessi Hoyt (Boise, ID) all picked up First-Team All-SCIAC laurels while junior defender Sandie Shuker (Redlands, CA), freshman defender Meghan King (Portland, OR) and senior goalkeeper Tenley Rawlings (Salt Lake City, UT) each picked up Second-Team All-SCIAC honors. In addition, Rawlings garnered the Brine Award of Distinction, which goes to a player that exemplifies the ideals of a well-rounded student-athlete.

As a defender, Hafley patrolled the defensive third but also proved to be an added threat to the offense. A starter in all 12 conference matches for the Bulldogs, she tallied eight points on three goals and two assists. She helped fortify the defensive third that held conference opponents to 0.57 goals per game. Hafley set up the team’s only goal in a 1-0 win over Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on Oct. 3, playing the ball to Hoyt, who scored from the left wing. On Oct. 29, she earned ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Second-Team laurels for her excellence on the pitch and in the classroom.

Phillips vastly improved in the 2009 campaign, parlaying her experience as a reserve in 2008 into a masterful season. She started in all 12 of Redlands’ SCIAC contests and supplied a team-high seven goals. In addition, she notched one assist. Of her seven conference scores, four wound up being game-winners. At the end of the regular season, she held the conference lead in game-winning goals. Against the University of La Verne on Oct. 31, she had her way with the Leopard defense, corralling three goals on three shots.

With solid experience as a junior midfielder, Hoyt helped guide a young offense. She accumulated a team-high 16 points in conference competition off of six goals and four assists. Her goal in the 21st minute against Pomona-Pitzer on Oct. 3 proved to be the difference in a tightly-contested match. A staple in the team’s lineup, she earned the starting nod in all 12 SCIAC tilts. Her athletic acuity and academic success helped earn her a spot on the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team this year, which was announced on Oct. 29.

For the second year in a row, Shuker picked up All-Conference recognition. With her strength and speed, she neutralized some of the SCIAC’s top scoring threats. A two-year starter on defense, she used her experience and leadership to hold her conference opposition to a mere 0.57 goals per game. Last season, Shuker garnered First-Team All-SCIAC honors.

As a freshman, King quickly worked her way into a starting role, competing as a holding midfielder. She used her instincts and athleticism to help control the pace of the game while making the team’s play unpredictable. Against Occidental College on Oct. 14, King posted her first career assist when she crossed a ball into the box from the left wing, which set up a Bulldog score. She took the field as a starter in all 12 of the team’s conference contests.

Finally, Rawlings was lauded as Second-Team All-SCIAC for the second time in as many years. As a three-year net minder for the Bulldogs, she has long anchored the defense. In SCIAC play, she recorded a 0.60 goals-against average while boasting a .825 save percentage. With the help of her defense, she accrued five shutouts against conference opponents while sharing three others with her back-up keepers. Last season, she received Third-Team All-West Region honors, as awarded by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). As a result of her excellence displayed both on and off the pitch, she gained the conference’s Brine Award of Distinction. The last Bulldog to earn the award was Kaitlin Hendricks ’08 in 2007.

Redlands (11-7, 9-3 SCIAC) finished the season ranked second in the conference standings and wound up qualifying for the SCIAC Postseason Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Bulldogs fell to Occidental, 0-2, in the postseason tournament semifinals and did not receive an at-large bid into the NCAA championships.