May 1, 2012
Official All-MPSF Release 2012
TEMPE - The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation released its annual All-Conference teams and six Sun Devils were honored, as announced by the MPSF on Tuesday afternoon.
Alicia Brightwell earned All-MPSF First-Team accolades after putting together one of the greatest single-seasons in ASU history. Brightwell finished the season as the MPSF's top scorer with 75 goals and her 2.78 goals per game were tops in the conference as well.
Brightwell tabbed 12 goals in three games at the MPSF Championships - including a school-record seven in the team's victory over San Diego State in the fifth-place game - earning All-Tournament team honors. Her 75 goals on the season ranks second on ASU's all-time single-season goals list behind only Addision McGrath's school record 81 goals, despite the fact that Brightwell missed several games due to injury or illness.
Earning second team honors was junior Shannon Haas, who finished the year with a career-high 47 goals from the center position. Haas made her presence known early in the season as she also matched the school record with seven goals in a 12-3 rout over SDSU in the team's conference opener. Haas moved into fifth on ASU's all-time goals scored list this year with 128 and will be well within range of Lynlee Smith's second-place hold of 155 goals heading into next season.
ASU trio of seniors, Mariam Salloum, Annabelle Carter and Kelsey White, all were tabbed for All-MPSF Honorable Mention honors. Salloum was second on the team with 51 goals this year and her 138 goals in her career rank her third all-time in that category at ASU. Salloum also finished her career third in assists with 108 and third in points with 246.
Carter found her way into the top 10 in all those categories as well, despite only playing three seasons for the Sun Devils. Carter posted 46 goals on the year and 102 on her career while also notching 77 assists - good for sixth al-time at ASU - while her 179 career points also sit sixth. Carter's 41 assists this year were good for fourth all-time on ASU's single-season lists.
White finished the year with 32 goals and moved herself to 10th on ASU's all-time points scored list in the process while also serving as team captain and one of the squad's top defenders on the year.
Freshman Anna Kertes rounded out the All-MPSF honors as she was named to the All-Newcomer team. Kertes found the back of the net 47 times on the season, tied for second among conference freshmen and matching Shannon Haas for second on ASU's all-time freshmen goals list. Her 59 points on the season moved her into second among ASU freshmen in history and she was also the team's top sprinter and won more sprints the she lost on the season.
The Sun Devils finished the season with a 25-6 overall record, it's best ever in school history while also netting a school record in goals scored with 376. The team's fifth-place finish at the conference tournament also matched its best finish in school history.