GREENVILLE,
SC -- Furman women's soccer freshman Emily Turgeon was selected as one of nine
finalists for the Soccer Buzz National Freshman-of-the-Year award on Friday.
November 10, 2000
GREENVILLE,
SC -- Furman women's soccer freshman Emily Turgeon was selected as one of nine
finalists for the Soccer Buzz National Freshman-of-the-Year award on Friday.
In addition, Turgeon is featured in the November 13 issue of Sports Illustrated in the "Faces In The Crowd" section.Turgeon, a freshman forward from Raleigh, N.C., is the nation's leader in total points this season as she tallied 23 goals and 17 assists for 63 points. She became the first player in Southern Conference women's soccer history to be honored as freshman-of-the-year and player-of-the-year in the same season.
Turgeon
was a pivotal member of the nationally ranked Lady Paladins, who finished the
season 20-3. She scored a goal or an assist in 18 of Furman's 23 matches and
shattered the Furman single season goals and points record. Turgeon's 23 goals
and 63 points eclipsed the old records of 13 goals and 43 points.
Turgeon's offensive output is one of the most impressive among freshman in NCAA Division I history. Turgeon finished four points shy of the third best freshman scoring output in NCAA Division I history as only three freshman register on the all-time NCAA single season points leaders chart of 67 or more points.
Turgeon was already tabbed as the fans choice for national freshman of the year as she beat out Clemson's Lindsay Browne in a fan poll on www.colllegesoccer.com last week.
"Emily came in and exceeded all expectations," said Furman head coach Brian Lee. "I think she has proven that she is certainly one of the best freshman in the nation and one of the best players in the region. I am glad to see that she is a finalist for this award and that Sports Illustrated has decided to feature her."
Joining Turgeon as finalists for the Soccer Buzz National Freshman-of-the-Year award are Emma Breland from Florida State, Lindsay Browne from Clemson, Aleisha Cramer from BYU, Penn State's Joanna Lohman, Boston College's Sarah Rahko, North Carolina's Alyssa Ramsey, Hartford's Cindy Welsh, and Marcie Ward of Stanford.