TEMPE, Ariz. –Arizona State University women’s soccer players Cali Farquharson, Aly Moon and Madison Stark were recognized by the Pac-12 on Tuesday as the conference announced its annual awards for the 2015 season as voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Farquharson (All-Pac-12 First Team), a senior forward, concluded the regular season as the Pac-12’s leader in both goals per game (0.71) and points per game (1.71) while leading the Sun Devils in total goals (10) and total points (24) for the fourth consecutive year. She scored five goals in ASU’s first six games before missing four consecutive games due to injury. She would return and played a big part in helping the Sun Devils close out the season with wins in five of their final six games, including road wins at No. 18 Washington and at No. 23 Arizona. Farquharson scored five goals in ASU’s last four games, including the third hat-trick of her career in the aforementioned win over Arizona. With 10 goals this season Farquharson, who was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for her performance in the win over the Wildcats, became the first player in program history to record double-digit goal totals four straight years. She concluded her Sun Devil career No. 2 all time in goals (44) and points (102) and finished tied for second in game-winning goals (13).
Moon (All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention), a sophomore forward, finished second on the team in goals (4) assists (5) and points (13) in helping the Sun Devils conclude the regular season first in the Pac-12 in scoring offense (1.89 goals per game) and second in assists (1.61 assists per game). For the season, Moon finished eighth in the Pac-12 in assists per game (0.28) and 10th in points per game (0.72). During the conference portion of the schedule Moon tied for first in the league with four assists. Moon, who was coming off ankle surgery in the offseason, scored goals in each of ASU’s first four games. She helped the Sun Devils record their first result in Pac-12 play when she assisted on Jessica Raybe’s goal in ASU’s 1-1 tie at UCLA. Moon would go on to record three assists in ASU’s last two games of the season, including a single-game, career-high two assists at Colorado and one at Arizona.
For the second consecutive season, Stark (All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention), a sophomore defender, was an impact player on the Sun Devils’ back line. She played a major role in helping the Sun Devils record shutouts in their first four games of the season. Stark, who last season played more minutes than any other field player, started the first 33 games of her Sun Devil career before being forced to miss ASU’s contest at UCLA due to an injury incurred in the first half of ASU’s previous game at USC. She would return for ASU’s next contest at Washington and was a big contributor in the Sun Devils’ 2-1 overtime win over the No. 18 Huskies in what was Washington’s first home loss of the season. Stark’s play on the back line helped the Sun Devils go 5-1 in their last six games of the season. During that stretch the Sun Devils posted a pair of shutouts and allowed more than one goal only one time.