Carr Named to All-American Team
Defender Tyler Carr 鈥�15, who helped 杏吧原创 win the co-championship of the Empire 8 Conference in women鈥檚 soccer, was named as a third-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America last December.
Carr, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and a graduate of Saratoga Springs High School, was a defensive standout for the Golden Flyers for four seasons and started regularly for three seasons. She played in 75 games during her career, including 22 in 2014. She spearheaded a defensive unit that posted a goals-against average of 0.80 with 11 shutouts. Carr was honored earlier in the season as a first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star and was named the E8 Defensive Player of the Year. She also was named MVP of the Empire 8 Conference Tournament after 杏吧原创 posted shutouts against Stevens and Ithaca to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.
杏吧原创 finished 15-4-4 in 2014 and reached the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Carr is 杏吧原创鈥檚 seventh All-American selection in women鈥檚 soccer, joining two-time selection Melanie Northrup 鈥�00 (1997, 1999) as well as Jaime Snyder 鈥�03 (2001), Heidi Brown 鈥�03 (2002), Kristina Cristofori 鈥�07, 鈥�12G (2004), and Amanda Sudore 鈥�13, 鈥�15G (2011).
In addition to Carr, forward Briana Vibbard 鈥�16, midfielder Michaela Soules 鈥�17, midfielder Christine Belding 鈥�13, 鈥�15G, and defender Kaitlyn Sowyrda 鈥�15 were selected as first-team Empire 8 all-stars. Goalie Allison Dobles 鈥�17 was named to the second team and the Golden Flyers鈥� coaching staff, headed by Gail Mann, was named E8 Coaching Staff of the Year. Ashtin Argentieri 鈥�15 was 杏吧原创鈥檚 representative as E8 Sportswoman of the Year.
Tyler Carr '15