2018 Women's Soccer News

Christopher Newport's Gabby Gillis Honored as CAC Female Athlete of the Year
Christopher Newport's Gabby Gillis Honored as CAC Female Athlete of the Year

June 13, 2019

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Christopher Newport senior women's soccer midfielder Gabby Gillis (Leesburg, Va./Leesburg) was tabbed by the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) athletic directors as the 2018-19 Female Athlete of the Year. 

Frostburg State Women Earns United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Honors
Frostburg State Women Earns United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Honors

December 20, 2018

United Soccer Coaches announced on Wednesday the Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recipients for high school and college soccer programs competing in the fall season. Today’s awards recognize a total of 167 teams across the country for exhibiting fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game.

Christopher Newport's Gabby Gillis Named United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year
Christopher Newport's Gabby Gillis Named United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year

December 13, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Earning the distinction of her sports top student-athlete, senior Gabby Gillis of the Christopher Newport University women's soccer team was selected as the United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year for Division III.

UMW's Justin Carey, CNU's Gabby Gillis Achieve United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Accolades
UMW's Justin Carey, CNU's Gabby Gillis Achieve United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Accolades

December 10, 2018

Postseason awards continue to roll in for a pair of Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) soccer standouts. Washington Mary senior Justin Carey and Christopher Newport senior Gabby Gillis were named to the United Soccer Coaches 2018 Scholar All-America First Team, announced on Monday (Dec. 10).

Seven CAC Soccer Programs Honored as Team Academic Award Recipients
Seven CAC Soccer Programs Honored as Team Academic Award Recipients

December 06, 2018

Seven Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) men's and women's soccer programs were recently recognized by the United Soccer Coaches as 2017-18 College Team Academic Award winners. To be recognized with this distinction, a team must post a grade point average of 3.0 or greater.

Christopher Newport's Pokorny Achieves Google Cloud Academic First Team All-America Honors
Christopher Newport's Pokorny Achieves Google Cloud Academic First Team All-America Honors

December 04, 2018

Christopher Newport junior Carson Pokorny has been named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III Women's soccer team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Tuesday (Nov. 4). Pokorny, also this year's Elite 90 Award winner for women's soccer, earned first team accolades. 

Christopher Newport's Carson Pokorny Named NCAA Women's Soccer Elite 90 Award Winner
Christopher Newport's Carson Pokorny Named NCAA Women's Soccer Elite 90 Award Winner

November 30, 2018

Christopher Newport University junior Carson Pokorny added another prestigious individual accolade to her mantel on Thursday night as the NCAA announced the Captains' starting midfielder as the 2018 recipient of the Elite 90 award. Pokorny is the first CNU athlete in any sport to earn the honor, recognizing the CNU third-year at the NCAA Division III Soccer National Championship Banquet in Greensboro, N.C.

CNU's Riley Cook & Gabby Gillis Make History As Both Captains Haul in First Team All-American Honors
CNU's Riley Cook & Gabby Gillis Make History As Both Captains Haul in First Team All-American Honors

November 30, 2018

As the Christopher Newport women's soccer team continues it's historic season as a team, a pair of Captains made their own bit of history on Thursday night as sophomore Riley Cook and senior Gabby Gillis were named first team All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches. During the NCAA Division III National Championship banquet, the Captains learned they each had earned All-American plaudits, marking the first time in CNU soccer history that a pair of Captains were named All-Americans in the same season.

Christopher Newport Women's Soccer Coaches Named USC South Atlantic Staff of the Year
Christopher Newport Women's Soccer Coaches Named USC South Atlantic Staff of the Year

November 29, 2018

The United Soccer Coaches announced the 2018 Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year on Tuesday afternoon, recognizing the Christopher Newport women's soccer staff as the top unit in the South Atlantic Region. Head coach Dan Weiler, with assistants Jamie Gunderson, Erin Wojtkun, and Shawn Trueblood, has led the Captains to an historic season in 2018 as CNU readies to play in the program's first-ever NCAA national semifinal.

CNU Matches Program Record With Four All-South Atlantic Region Selections
CNU Matches Program Record With Four All-South Atlantic Region Selections

November 26, 2018

For the second straight season, the Christopher Newport women's soccer team collected a program-record four All-Region selections from the United Soccer Coaches, announced late Tuesday night. Senior Gabby Gillis continues to add to her historical resume, becoming the first player in program history to haul in three first-team All-South Atlantic selections in her career, headlining the group of four recognized Captains.

HISTORIC WIN! Christopher Newport Women's Soccer Advances to National Semifinals With 1-0 Win Over Lynchburg
HISTORIC WIN! Christopher Newport Women's Soccer Advances to National Semifinals With 1-0 Win Over Lynchburg

November 17, 2018

Playing in front of a record-breaking crowd at Captains Field on a chilly Saturday night, the 11th-ranked Christopher Newport women's soccer team made program history with a 1-0 win over 17th-ranked University of Lynchburg to advance to the program's first ever national semifinals. The game-winning goal came with less than ten minutes remaining in the thrilling contest, as senior Gabby Gillis found sophomore Riley Cook for the score in the 81st minute.

Christopher Newport's Gillis Repeats as CAC Women's Soccer Player of the Year; CNU Earns Nine Spots on All-CAC Squad
Christopher Newport's Gillis Repeats as CAC Women's Soccer Player of the Year; CNU Earns Nine Spots on All-CAC Squad

November 07, 2018

Christopher Newport senior Gabby Gillis became the sixth player in Capital Athletic Conference history to secure multiple Player of the Year awards after receiving the honor for the second-straight season in 2018, highlighting the All-CAC Women's Soccer squad. 

Christopher Newport Women's Soccer Selected to Host NCAA Opening Rounds
Christopher Newport Women's Soccer Selected to Host NCAA Opening Rounds

November 05, 2018

CAC champion Christopher Newport has been selected to host the opening rounds of the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament for the second year in a row. The 12th-ranked Captains (17-1) will play Staten Island (12-6) in the first round while welcoming Scranton (15-1-3) and Arcadia (12-5-3) for the other opening round action. 

Christopher Newport Three-Peats as CAC Women's Soccer Champions
Christopher Newport Three-Peats as CAC Women's Soccer Champions

November 03, 2018

Top-seeded Christopher Newport defeated second-seeded Mary Washington 3-1 to secure its third consecutive CAC Women's Soccer Championship on Saturday night at Captains Field.

Christopher Newport and Mary Washington Defend Home Fields, Earn CAC Women's Soccer Semifinal Victories
Christopher Newport and Mary Washington Defend Home Fields, Earn CAC Women's Soccer Semifinal Victories

October 31, 2018

Top seeds Christopher Newport and Mary Washington each registered home victories in Wednesday's CAC semifinals, setting up a championship showdown on Saturday in Newport News, Va. The Captains and Eagles will meet for the first time ever in the title game, which is set for 6 p.m. at Captains Field.