Liberty Women’s Soccer Earns Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award
12/29/2022 4:01:52 PM | Women's Soccer
The Liberty women’s soccer team is one of 117 men’s and women’s collegiate teams to receive the United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award, the organization announced today.
Liberty picked up a yellow card in 38 percent of games, receiving eight cards in 21 games, to qualify for the award. The Lady Flames were never given more than one yellow card in a contest and did not receive a red card during the season. Liberty was one of 55 teams earning bronze status, which is presented to teams accumulating a card in 31 to 50 percent of their games.
Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer’s team finished 2022 with a 14-3-4 overall record, posting the best winning percentage and fewest losses in program history. The Lady Flames went 8-0-2 in ASUN play to claim the conference’s regular season title.
Liberty posted 12 shutouts on the season to lead the ASUN and finish the year 16th nationally in shutout percentage (.571).
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| Platinum |
| School | Coach | Program |
| Thomas College | Deb Biche-Labbe | Women |
| Gold |
| School | Coach | Program |
| Bard College | Kate Hofstede | Women |
| Calvin University | Emily Ottenhoff | Women |
| Castleton University | Chris Chapdelaine | Women |
| Centre College | Jay Hoffman | Women |
| Grove City College | Melissa Lamie | Women |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Lance Key | Women |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Deb Raber | Women |
| University of New England | Carly Gettler | Women |
| North Country Community College | Kent Egglefield | Women |
| Northern State University | Bob Casper | Women |
| Oxford College of Emory University | Ruth Geiger | Women |
| Silver |
| School | Coach | Program |
| Alfred University | Craig Yanni | Women |
| Amherst College | Jen Hughes | Women |
| Anderson University | Jennifer Myhre | Women |
| Ashland University | Cayleb Paulino | Women |
| Bowdoin College | Brianne Smithson | Women |
| Bridgewater College | Michael Van Horn | Women |
| Buena Vista University | Benton Frayne | Women |
| Carlow University | Allen Duda | Women |
| Cedarville University | Jonathan Meade | Women |
| Christopher Newport University | James Gunderson | Women |
| Clark University | Brienne Smith | Women |
| Colby College | Tracey Leone | Women |
| California State University Maritime Academy | Emily Scheese | Women |
| Diablo Valley College | Cailin Mullins | Women |
| University of Dubuque | Jason Berna | Women |
| Eastern Nazarene College | James Lipocky | Women |
| Frostburg State University | Brian Parker | Women |
| Juniata College | Joseph Alianiello | Women |
| Keystone College | Lilly Cross | Women |
| Le Moyne College | Jaro Zawislan | Women |
| Lebanon Valley College | Frank Carrozza | Women |
| Loras College | Matt Pucci | Women |
| McDaniel College | Sandy Lagana Bly | Women |
| Messiah University | Brad McCarty | Men |
| Monmouth College | Lucas Henderson | Women |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke | Lars Andersson | Women |
| University of North Georgia | Kayley Ralton | Women |
| Penn State University-Behrend | Patrick O'Driscoll | Women |
| Plymouth State University | Ryan Joy | Women |
| University of Puget Sound | Stephanie Cox | Women |
| Randolph College | Kevin Porterfield | Women |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Jenelle Harris | Women |
| Salve Regina University | Tanya Roberts | Women |
| Simmons University | Ann Marie Jaworski | Women |
| Springfield College | Kristin Cannon | Women |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Peter Krech | Women |
| Suffolk University | Ellie McDougall | Women |
| SUNY Geneseo | Nathan Wiley | Women |
| SUNY Old Westbury | Betty Bohringer | Women |
| SUNY Oswego | Brian McGrane | Women |
| University of Texas-Dallas | Kanute Drugan | Women |
| Trine University | Gary Boughton | Women |
| United States Military Academy | Tracy Chao | Women |
| Vassar College | Keith Simons | Women |
| Villanova University | Samar Azem | Women |
| Wabash Valley College | Patrick Harris | Women |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Kendra Jones | Women |
| Wheaton College (Ill.) | Patrick Gilliam | Women |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Sam Koenig | Women |
| Bronze |
| School | Coach | Program |
| Auburn Unviersity | Karen Hoppa | Women |
| Belhaven University | Kimberly Harrell | Women |
| Belmont Abbey College | Mike Lynch | Women |
| Bentley University | Lauren Lukis | Women |
| Blinn College | Alexandria Jackson | Women |
| Boston University | Casey Brown | Women |
| Catholic University | Casey Sommers | Women |
| Central College | Michael Kobylinski | Women |
| Central Connecticut State University | Michael D'Arcy | Women |
| College of Saint Benedict | Steven Kimble | Women |
| Culver-Stockton College | Tyler Tomlinson | Women |
| Dallas Baptist University | Marcus Wood | Women |
| Davidson College | Adam Denton | Women |
| East Texas Baptist University | Kristin Cox | Women |
| Edgewood College | Derek Helmer | Women |
| Emerson College | David Suvak | Women |
| University of Findlay | Michelle Rick | Women |
| Heidelberg University | Madalynn McLaughlin | Women |
| Iowa Western Community College | Adam Sanchez | Women |
| Kean University | Brian Doherty | Women |
| Lake Forest College | T.R. Bell | Women |
| Lewis University | Chris Koenig | Women |
| Liberty University | Lang Wedemeyer | Women |
| Lock Haven University | Peter Campbell | Women |
| Los Angeles Harbor College | Art Caballero | Women |
| University of Louisiana-Lafayette | Chris McBride | Women |
| Lubbock Christian University | Alex Denning | Women |
| Luther College | Hollie Gray | Women |
| Macalester College | Madeline Buckley | Women |
| Marywood University | Andrew Smith | Women |
| McMurry University | Charles Nobles | Women |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Brian Bahl | Women |
| Minnesota State University-Moorhead | Christie Kopietz | Women |
| University of Missouri | Stefanie Golan | Women |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Marc Gordon | Women |
| Parkland College | Dan Vogelsang | Women |
| Penn State University-Abington | Daniel Mannella | Women |
| Regis College | Alex Macpherson | Women |
| Russell Sage College | Garrett Cobb | Women |
| Salem College | Robin Ramirez | Women |
| Snow College | Charles Long | Women |
| St. Norbert College | Bob Rickards | Women |
| Stanford University | Paul Ratcliffe | Women |
| University of Tampa | Adrian Bush | Men |
| Tennessee Tech University | Steven Springthorpe | Women |
| Tyler Junior College | Corey Rose | Women |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | Susan Grant | Women |
| Wartburg College | Emily Ryan | Women |
| Webster University | Luigi Scire | Women |
| University of West Alabama | Graeme Orr | Women |
| Whitman College | Michelle Voiland | Women |
| Winthrop University | Spencer Smith | Women |
| University of Wisconsin -Eau Claire | Sean Yengo | Women |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Dawn Crow | Women |
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