University of Connecticut Athletics
Mary Frances-Monroe Named to NSCAA All-America Second Team
12/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Monroe was selected as a First Team All-American her freshman year and in the 1999 season she was named a Second Team All-American. Starting and playing in all of UConns 26 games this season, she finished the year third on the team in scoring with 16 points on six goals and four assists. Monroe was selected to the 2000 All-Big East First Team and to the NSCAA/adidas All-Northeast Region First Team as well as being named Hermann and M.A.C. Trophy finalist for the second straight season.
Monroe was one of four members of the UConn womens soccer team to be tabbed with NSCAA/adidas All-Northeast Region honors. Monroe earned first team accolades, while senior Jen Carlson (Shelburne, VT) and junior Casey Zimny (Rochester, NY) and Mary-Beth Bowie (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) were selected to the second team.
Connecticut ended the season with a 17-7-2 overall and a perfect 5-0 record in the Big East Northeast Division. UConn was crowned the Big East Northeast Regular Season Champions and then fell to Notre Dame in the finals of the Big East Tournament Championship game, 1-0. Twentieth- year head coach Len Tsantiris led the Huskies to their 19th consecutive NCAA Tournament berth and their eighth straight NCAA Quarterfinal appearance, the 15th overall year since the tournament began. UConn fell to the eventual 2000 Womens College Cup Champions North Carolina, 3-0, in a quarterfinal game held in Chapel Hill, NC, on Nov. 24.
2000 NSCAA Womens Division I All-American Team
Womens All-America First Team
GK - Emily Oleksiuk, Penn State
D - Jenny Benson, Nebraska
D - Rhegan Hypio, Marquette
D - Jaclyn Ravenia, Richmond
D - Danielle Slaton, Santa Clara
M - Meghan Anderson, Nebraska
M - Aleisha Cramer, BYU
M - Katherine Lindner, Hartford
M - Anne Makinen, Notre Dame
F - Andrea Cunningham, Miami of Ohio
F - Laura Schott, California-Berkeley
F - Christie Welch, Penn State
Womens All-America Second Team
GK - Hope Solo, Washington
D - Nancy Augustyniak, Clemson
D - Lauren Orlandos, Portland
D - Sarah Powell, Boston College
M - Erin Misaki, Portland
M - Mary Francis Monroe, Connecticut
M - Stacey Tullock, Arizona State
F - Deidre Enos, Boston University
F - Katie Gordon, Marquette
F - Christine Latham, Nebraska
F - Tracey Milburn, UCLA
