May 4, 2005
TEMPE, Ariz. - Caylinn Wallace, a member of the No. 19 Arizona State University water polo team, was named to the 2005 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Freshman Team, the conference announced May 3. Wallace, the starting goalie for the Sun Devils in 2005, helped the team an 11-21 record in her first collegiate season while anchoring the team to a 10th-place finish in the conference tournament.
Wallace (Fr., Laguna Hills, Calif.), who set the school record for saves in a game by recording 22 in an 8-7 upset of No. 8 UC Santa Barbara, tallied 243 saves on the year, the second-most in a single season, while 125 of those saves game in 12 conference games. On the year, her 9.19 saves per contest average ranks first among the shot stoppers in the MPSF while her 6.27 goals against average placed her fourth in the league.
Despite the 11-21 record on the year, Wallace helped the Sun Devils record several victories over higher ranked foes, including a pair of Top 10 foes. ASU's biggest upset was the 8-7 overtime defeat of No. 8 UCSB one week prior to the Sun Devils upset of No. 9 San Jose State, 7-1. ASU's other victories came against UC Irvine, once when the Anteaters were ranked 13th and, more recently, when they were No. 12 during the MPSF Championships. The final upset was a 6-3 defeat of No. 14 Cal State Northridge in the opening month of the season.
Historically, Wallace joins Katie Davis as the only Sun Devils honored by the conference in the two years ASU has been in the MPSF after Davis earned honorable mention honors last year.
2005 MPSF AWARDS
MPSF Player of the Year (Co) - Natalie Golda (UCLA) & Kelly Rulon (UCLA)
MPSF Goalie of the Year - Emily Feher (UCLA)
MPSF Coach of the Year (Co) - Adam Krikorian (UCLA) & Michel Roy (Hawaii)
All-MPSF First Team
Utility - Natalie Golda, UCLA
Driver - Kelley Rulon, UCLA
2M - Christina Hewko, Stanford
Utility - Brittany Hayes, USC
Goalie - Emily Feher, UCLA
Driver - Cassie Azevedo, Long Beach State
2M- Beth Novick, Hawaii
All-MPSF Second Team
Goalie - Meredith McColl, Stanford
Utility - Thalia Munro, UCLA
2M - Elsie Windes, California
Utility - Ifeke Van Belkum, Hawaii
2M - Moriah Van Norman, USC
2MD - Lauren Wenger, USC
Utility - Jessica Schroeder, Pacific
Driver - Katie Hansen, Stanford
All-MPSF Honorable Mention Team
2M - Monika Kruszona, Hawaii
2MD - Aimee Stachowski, UC Santa Barbara
Driver - Rachel Serna, San Diego State
2M - Laura Scott, San Jose State
Driver - Gabrielle Domanic, UCLA
ALL-MPSF Freshman Team
Goalie - Caylinn Wallace, Arizona State
Utility - Ifeke Van Belkum, Hawaii
2M - Brittany Rowe, UCLA
Driver - Monika Kruszona, Hawaii
Driver - Gabrielle Domanic, UCLA
Driver - Miranda Nichols, USC
Driver - Jessica Lewis, UC Irvine
Driver - Dana Saign, UC Santa Barbara
MPSF All-Tournament Team
Utility - Natalie Golda, UCLA
2M - Christina Hewko, Stanford
Driver - Kelley Rulon, UCLA
Utility - Brittany Hayes, USC
Goalie - Meredidith McColl, Stanford
2M - Moriah Van Norman, USC
Goalie - Emily Feher, UCLA
Utility - Ifeke Van Belkum, Hawaii
2M - Elsie Windes, California
Tournament MVP - Natalie Golda, UCLA