Independence sponsoring Philly Soccer News Women’s College Player of the Year Award
Courtesy of Philly Soccer News
The Philadelphia Independence will be the presenting sponsor of the PhillySoccerNews.com Women’s College Player of the Year Award and Best XI Selection.
Four college players, either playing at Philadelphia area at schools or from the area and playing elsewhere, are finalists for the PhillySoccerNews.com Player of the Year Award presented by the Philadelphia Independence. They are: Heidi Sabatura of Villanova, Jill Hutchinson of Wake Forest University (Wayne, Pa.), Christa Matlack of Bucknell and Danielle Toney of Penn State.
“By becoming presenting sponsor of our Women’s College Soccer Awards, the Independence have demonstrated their commitment to fostering growth of women’s soccer in the Philadelphia area,” said PhillySoccerNews.com Executive Editor Charles Cuttone.
The winner of the award will be announced in early January and will be honored at a ceremony before a Philadelphia Independence game at West Chester University this summer.
The PhillySoccerNews.com Best XI presented by the Philadelphia Independence will be announced on December 29. The members of the Best XI also will be honored before an Independence game.
“We are proud to help recognize the great accomplishments of some of the top female college soccer players in the country” says Independence Associate GM and Director of Operations, Louise Waxler. “These young ladies have achieved outstanding success at the college level, and there is a real possibility that some of these players could be part of the WPS next year. We are happy to help honor their hard work and dedication.”
PhillySoccerNews.com is one of six sites in the Soccer News Net. Each of the four Philadelphia players is a finalist for the Soccer News Net Player of the Year Award, which will be announced in January.
Independence forward Amy Rodriguez won the Soccer News Net award in 2007, as a senior at USC. In addition, Independence defender Sue Weber was the 2007 recipient of the BigAppleSoccer.com Player of the Year Award, as well as a finalist for the national award that year.
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