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Date: November 15, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's soccer players honored by NESCAC

WATERVILLE, Maine ---- Junior forward Laura Williamson (Kingswood-Oxford/Manchester, Conn.) earned New England Small College Athletic Conference women's soccer all-conference honors for the third straight year and was one of four Colby College players named to the two teams this season.

Williamson and junior goalkeeper Liza Benson (Lawrence Academy/Orchid, Fla.) were each named to the NESCAC first team. Senior defender Kara McCabe (Taft School/Watertown, Conn.) and sophomore midfielder Katie McCabe (Taft School/Watertown, Conn.) were both on the second team.

Williamson made the first team after earning second team honors her first two seasons. She was named NESCAC Rookie of the Year after her first year. Williamson led the NESCAC in points per game (1.67) and was tied for the conference lead in goals per game (0.67) with her 10 goals and five assists for 25 points.

Williamson heads into her final year ranked second all-time in scoring at Colby with 34 goals and 13 assists for 81 career points. She trails Christine O'Donnell '03 in total points (95) and career goals (43).

Benson took over as starting goalkeeper in her junior season and was second in the NESCAC in saves per game (6.33) and was third in goals against average (0.87) and save percentage (.872). Benson posted seven shutouts in 15 starts. She made two big penalty kick stops in a shootout to help Colby advance past Amherst College into the NESCAC semifinals.

Benson has posted a 15-6-5 record in her three seasons at Colby. She has allowed 25 goals in 29 career games played and has nine shutouts.

Kara McCabe, a co-captain this year, had three goals and one assist for seven points this season. She helped lead a defense that allowed just 14 goals in 15 games. McCabe and the defense helped secure seven shutouts and had just one game where the opponent scored three goals. McCabe finished her career with seven goals and seven assists for 21 points.

Katie McCabe, Kara's younger sister, finished third in the NESCAC in assists per game (0.47) and was second on Colby in scoring with two goals and seven assists for 11 points. She had the decisive penalty kick in Colby's 4-3 shootout over Amherst to advance in a NESCAC quarterfinal game. McCabe had five assists in her first year and already has 12 in just two years. The Colby record for assists in a career is 18.

The Mules finished the season 7-3-5 and made the NESCAC semifinals before losing a 2-1 decision to Tufts University.