RUSTON, La. – The Louisiana Tech Soccer team put a bow on a very successful fall Sunday in the club level of the Davison Athletics Complex to recap the 2022 season and hand out the annual team awards.
"Our team awards night is a great way to get together as a team and celebrate the accomplishments of our program on and off the field," said head coach
Steve Voltz. "It's always nice to be able to recognize the work of our athletes with these team awards."
Team MVP went to Sydney Korchak, who started 18 matches in goal for the Techsters while totaling 86 saves and 1.78 goals against average. The sophomore from Winnipeg led Conference USA in saves per game (4.78) and ranked No. 2 in total saves while registering seven wins and earning three shutouts. Her 86 saves also ranked as the fifth most in a single season in program history.
Offensive MVP was awarded to freshman forward
Flavie Dube. Dube led the team in goals scored (5), assists (4), points (14), shots on goal (12) and was second in total shots (18). The Ottawa native earned Conference USA Freshman of the Year and Second-Team honors for her play this season. Dube appeared in all 19 matches making 10 starts.
Defensive MVP honors went to
Sophie Fijneman. The senior from The Netherlands was one of three players to start all 19 matches during 2022 and led the team in minutes played, with 1,676. Fijneman played all but 34 minutes of action this season and went the distance in 17 matches while anchoring Tech's backline and handling free kick duties this fall.
Most Improved honors went to
Rebecca Lancaster. After redshirting during the 2021 season, Lancaster appeared in 13 matches while making 10 starts and logged 904 minutes during the fall campaign. She played the full 90 minutes in seven of her 13 matches on Tech's defensive backline. The Scotch Plains, N.J. native tallied four shots, with three coming on goal in her first season of action.
Junior captain
Emma Jones received the Four Pillars Award, one that goes to the player that best represents the four pillars of the program – passion, service, respect, and fearlessness. Jones returned to the field after suffering a season-ending injury just six games into the 2021 season to make 19 appearances and start 18 matches. She was second on the team in points, with 11, on four goals and three assists while totaling 15 shots and 10 on goal.
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