Senior wide back Caitlin McDowell, for her efforts in the classroom, and junior forward Jasmyne Spencer, for her efforts on the field, each earned individual honors this week. McDowell became the program's first-ever Academic All-American, earning second team ESPN Academic All-America honors, while Spencer was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Third Team Team of the Season..
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McDowell, a native of Plano, Texas, is the first-ever Terrapin women's soccer player to earn ESPN Academic All-America honors. McDowell, who is a two-time first team Academic All-District selection, earned second team ESPN Academic All-America honor, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), with a 3.93 GPA in marketing. She was also tremendous on the field for the Terps this season, leading the team with 12 assists, which tied her for second on the all-time single-season list. McDowell finished her career tied for third all-time in career assists with 24 and was also among the Top 25 in career points (20th, 36), shots (22nd, 100) and games played (17th, 81). |
Spencer, a Bay Shore, N.Y., native, had another spectacular season for the Terps with 25 points on 10 goals and five assists, which are the exact same numbers she posted last season. Earlier this season, she became the first Terp field player to be named to the All-ACC first team in back-to-back seasons since Erin Taylor was selected in 1995 and 1996. She had four game-winning goals for the Terps, who finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the nation, according to Soccer America, and earned the program's first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Spencer currently ranks among the Top 25 in career points (9th, 50), goals (8th, 20), assists (23rd, 10), shots (8th, 150) and game-winning goals (4th, 8).
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