SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Once again, Santa Clara women's soccer had a big showing on the All-West Coast Conference Awards, voted on by the league's head coaches. Eleven different Broncos were honored with two taking home individual awards.
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Kat Jordan was named the co-Midfielder of the Year and
Mana Hayashi was the Freshman of the Year. Hayashi,
Colby Barnett,
Marisa Bubnis,
Sally Menti, and
Kennedy Schoennauer were named First Team All-WCC with Jordan,
Lucy Mitchell,
Tori Powell,
Marissa Vasquez, and
Addie Whitehouse taking home honorable mention. Hayashi and
Ava Weiland were on the All-Freshman Team
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Jordan has appeared in all 19 matches and made 15 starts this year while scoring four goals and adding three assists. She had a pair of game-winners against Cal and Washington.
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Hayashi missed time while playing at the U20 World Cup with Japan where she was the only American collegiate player to play in the finals. She was an integral part of the team as the go-between in the midfield.
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Barnett started all 19 games this season while being a catalyst in the midfield. She scored a goal and had four assists. Her tally was the game-winner in the season-opener at San Jose State. Barnett was Second Team All-WCC in 2022 and 2023.
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Bubnis returned from injury just before the conference slate and appeared in 11 matches overall with nine starts. She was an anchor at the back and added three assists on offense. Bubnis was First Team All-WCC in 2022 and All-Freshman in 2020.
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Menti Led the team with seven assists and added four goals while starting 18 matches. She scored the game-winners at UC Davis and against Gonzaga. This is her second year in a row being named to the first team while taking home second team and all-freshman in 2020 when she was the Freshman of the Year.
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Schoennauer led the team with 11 goals and added one assist. She had four braces on the year, including two in the first three matches and scored three game-winners.
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Mitchell started all of the team's 19 matches and finished second on the team with five assists while adding a pair of goals, including the game-winner against Saint Mary's in the conference-title clinching match. Mitchell was also honorable mention in 2021 and 2023.
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Powell appeared in 16 matches and made three starts while scoring three goals with four assists. She had the game-winner against Portland. Powell was named the
WCC Player of the Week on November 11 after scoring a goal and adding two assists in two matches.
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Vasquez played in all 19 matches and made 13 starts while playing in the midfield and up top. She was second on the team with five goals and added two assists as well.
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Whitehouse scored two goals and had two assists in 19 matches, making 18 starts. She was the
WCC Offensive Player of the Week on September 30 after scoring a pair of goals at San Francisco.
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Weiland stepped in and played 16 matches with 13 starts as a true freshman. She tallied a goal with three assists while helping the back line at center and outside back.