Lloyd Named to National Teams of the Week
Sep 04 | Women's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Rutgers junior Carli Lloyd (Delran, NJ) has been named to the Soccerbuzz Elite Team of the Week and the Soccer America Team of the Week for Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, the groups have announced.
Lloyd, a midfielder, had four goals and one assist (nine points) in a pair of shutout victories for the Scarlet Knights last weekend. On Aug. 29 in the season-opening 5-0 win against Providence, she tallied two goals and an assist, including the game-winning score for the Knights. Against Stony Brook Aug. 31, Lloyd had two goals, including the game winner, in RU’s 3-0 victory.
This marks the fourth time during her career that Lloyd has been named to the Soccerbuzz and Soccer America Teams of the Week, also garnering the honors as a sophomore (Oct. 7, 2002) and as a freshman (Oct. 8 and Nov. 5, 2001).
A preseason All-America selection by Soccerbuzz, she is a two-time first-team all-BIG EAST selection after leading RU with 31 points (12 G, 7 A) last season. One of 15 finalists for the 2002 Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top female collegiate soccer player in the nation, Lloyd was also named an All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Soccerbuzz and Collegesoccer.com following her freshman season. In addition, she was the only unanimous choice to this year’s Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, and in 2002 she was named the Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year as well as a preseason all-conference selection.
Rutgers (2-0), under the direction of fourth-year head coach Glenn Crooks, will compete at the Notre Dame Classic this weekend. The Scarlet Knights will play Oklahoma on Friday, Sept. 5, at 6:00 p.m. ET, and Arizona State on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Soccerbuzz Elite Team of the Week
Alex Alford, Fr., GK, Miami
Keeley Dowling, Jr., D, Tennessee
Crystal Frimpong, Sr., M, Florida
Tina Frimpon, Jr., F, Washington
Gillian Hatch, Jr., D, Virginia
Ashlie Milhacin, So., D, Colorado
Carli Lloyd, Jr., M, Rutgers
Carolyn Riggs, So., F, Duke
Erin Showalter, Sr., D, Dayton
Caroline Smith, So., F, Kansas
Lindsay Tarpley, So., F, North Carolina
Soccer America Team of the Week
Mary Boland, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Danielle Castro, Sr., D, Florida Atlantic
Keeley Dowling, Jr., D, Tennessee
Crystal Frimpong, Sr., M, Florida
Gillian Hatch, Jr., D, Virginia
Carli Lloyd, Jr., M, Rutgers
Jamie Norwood, Sr., D, Denver
Melissa Onstad, Fr., GK, Oregon State
Carolyn Riggs, So., F, Duke
Caroline Smith, So., F, Kansas
Lindsay Tarpley, So., F, North Carolina
