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Shannon Murphy, who served for the past two years as an assistant at Fitchburg State after a standout playing career at Division II Saint Rose, has been appointed as the Falcons' new Head Women's Soccer Coach, effective immediately

The MCLA women's soccer team was a recipient of the 2011 Gold Award for Sportsmanship/Ethics from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America last week. Only 13 programs across all divisions of the NCAA earned the honor which is awarded to programs without a yellow or red card throughout the season

Worcester State senior classmates Nikki Scott and Danielle Clifford earned spots on the 2011 New England Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Association All-New England team for their performances this past season, while Scott was also tabbed to the 2011 ECAC Division III New England All-Star squad for her efforts in leading the Lancers to the MASCAC regular season and ECAC New England crowns

Worcester State senior Nikki Scott was named on Tuesday afternoon to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Division III Women's Soccer Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America

Worcester State senior teammates Danielle Clifford and Nikki Scott have both been tabbed to play in the upcoming New England Intercollegiate Women’s Soccer Association All-Star game on Sunday, December 4th on the campus of Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass.

Westfield State junior forward Kayley Miller was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Co-Player of the Week on Sunday evening after netting a goal and an assist in helping the Owls advance to the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships for the first time in school history with a penalty kick shootout triumph over host Stevens Tech

Worcester State senior midfielder Danielle Clifford was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Co-Player of the Week on Sunday evening after netting a pair of goals and leading the Lancers to their first-ever ECAC Division III New England championship with a penalty kick shootout triumph over Keene State in the title match

Westfield State jumped out to an early advantage in its second round match of the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships, but Williams rallied to notch a 2-1 victory over the Owls on Sunday afternoon on the campus of the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.

Worcester State captured its first-ever ECAC Division III New England Women's Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon, as the Lancers battled Keene State to a 1-1 draw before prevailing 4-3 in the penalty kick shootout to claim the crown at Coughlin Field in Worcester, Mass.

Westfield State advanced to the second round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships for the first time in school history on Saturday afternoon, as the Owls posted a 1-1 draw with host Stevens Tech before converting all five of their penalty kicks to top the Ducks in opening round play in Hoboken, N.J.

Senior Danielle Clifford's goal proved to be the difference for the Worcester State women's soccer team on Saturday afternoon, as the top-seeded Lancers advanced to the 2011 ECAC New England Championship match with a 1-0 triumph over fourth-seeded UMass Boston at Coughlin Field in Worcester, Mass.

Sophomore Gaby Gonet booted the match-clinching penalty kick as Worcester State drew with the University of New England 1-1 and advanced to the ECAC Division III New England Women's Soccer semifinals, 5-4, in a shootout Wednesday evening at Coughlin Field in Worcester, Mass.

Westfield State will make its third appearance in the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships in four years on Saturday morning when the MASCAC regular season tri-champion and conference tournament champion Owls travel to Hoboken, N.J. to take on Stevens Tech in 2011 first round action beginning at 11:00 a.m.

MASCAC regular season tri-champion Worcester State earned the top seed in the 2011 ECAC New England Women's Soccer Championships, as the Lancers will host eighth-seeded University of New England in quarterfinal round action on Wednesday evening at Coughlin Field in Worcester, Mass. beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Westfield State junior forward Kayley Miller was named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week on Sunday afternoon after earning Most Valuable Player honors during the MASCAC Championships for the Owls after netting three goals, including the deciding tally in a 1-0 title match triumph at Worcester State

Second-seeded Westfield State captured its third Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer championship in the last four years on Saturday afternoon, as the Owls notched a 1-0 victory over top-seeded Worcester State in the 2011 title match played at Coughlin Field in Worcester, Mass.