December 20, 2000
GREENVILLE, SC -- Furman women's soccer freshman Emily Turgeon earned third team All American honors by College Soccer Online this week. It is the first All American recognition for the nation's leading scorer.
Turgeon finished the nation as the leading scorer in Division I as she recorded 63 points on 23 goals and 17 assists.
Turgeon, a freshman from Raleigh, N.C., adds this honor to an already impressive list. She became the first player in Southern Conference women's soccer history to be named SoCon freshman-of-the-year and player-of-the-year in the same season. She was also named to the NSCAA All-Southeast Region second team. Turgeon is one of nine finalists for the Soccer Buzz national freshman-of-the-year award. The Soccer Buzz will be announced later this month. The freshman was also featured in the November 13 issue of Sports Illustrated in the "Faces In The Crowd" section.
Turgeon made an immediate impact for the Lady Paladins as a freshman. She scored a goal or recorded an assist in 18 of Furman's 23 matches. She scored big goals in big games, including two goals in the final seven minutes of regulation to give Furman a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Davidson en route Furmanšs second straight perfect SoCon regular season record.
She tallied six game-winning goals on the season. Turgeon's 23 goals and 63 assists shattered the Furman single season goals and points record. Though she has only played one season of college soccer, Turgeon ranks fifth in career goals, seventh in career assists, and sixth in career points in Furman's seven-year old soccer program.
Turgeon becomes the second Lady Paladin in Furman history to earn All American honors as Kaye Brownlee was a consensus All American in 1999.
Furman concluded the season with its second straight 20-3 overall record and 9-0 league mark. The Lady Paladins advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Duke.
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