TopDrawerSoccer.com Names Filigno to Best XI Second Team
Jul 30 | Women's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (July 30, 2013) - TopDrawerSoccer.com selected redshirt senior Jonelle Filigno (Mississauga, Canada) to its 2013 Preseason Best XI Second Team, the website announced Tuesday. Filigno is the leading returning scorer for the Rutgers women's soccer team, scoring 15 goals and tallying five assists (35 points) during the 2012 season.
Following her record-setting success last year, TopDrawerSoccer named Filigno to its 2012 Third Team. The forward for the Canadian National Team was also named the Big Apple Soccer Player of the Year, as well as being named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team and NSCAA All-America Second Team.
Filigno tied the school's single-season mark of 15 goals during her junior campaign, a record previously held by former RU standout and U.S. Women's National Team star, Carli Lloyd. Her 35 points were good for third on the single-season list, while she broke the school record with seven game-winning goals. For her career, the forward is third in game-winning scores (12), fifth in goals (25) and sixth in points (60).
Filigno was one of three players from the American Athletic Conference selected to one of TopDrawerSoccer.com's four preseason teams. Marissa Diggs of UCF and Charlyn Corral of Louisville were the only other two players to earn the honor, as both made the Preseason Best XI Third Team.
First Team
GK: Emily Oliver, Stanford
D: Kassey Kallman, Florida State
D: Julie Johnston, Santa Clara
D: Crystal Dunn, North Carolina
MF: Sarah Killion, UCLA
MF Morgan Brian, Virginia
MF: Vanessa DiBernaro, Illinois
MF: Daphne Corboz, Georgetown
F: Maya Hayes, Penn State
F: Kealia Ohai, North Carolina
F: Chioma Ubogagu, Stanford
Second Team
GK: Kelsey Wys, Florida State, Senior
D: Whitney Church, Penn State
D: Abby Dahlkemper, UCLA
D: Natasha Anasi, Duke
MF: Jessie Ayers, Colorado College
MF: Cari Roccaro, Notre Dame
MF: Cloee Colohan, BYU
MF: Maegan Kelly, Marquette
F: Katie Stengel, Wake Forest
F: Jonelle Filigno, Rutgers
F: Laura Weinberg, Duke
Third Team
GK: Aubrey Bledsoe, Wake Forest
D: Mollie Pathman, Duke
D: Marissa Diggs, UCF
D: Annie Steinlage, Virginia
MF: Meghan Streight, Texas A&M
MF: Sam Mewis, UCLA
MF: Mandy Laddish, Notre Dame
MF: Charlyn Corral, Louisville
F: Nkem Ezurike, Michigan
F: Hannah Wilkinson, Tennessee
F: Kristen Hamilton, Denver
Freshman Team
GK: Kailen Sheridan, Clemson
D: Brittany Basinger, Penn State
D: Claire Wagner, Clemson
D: Stephanie Amack, Stanford
MF: Morgan Andrews, Notre Dame
MF: Toni Payne, Duke
MF: Rose Lavelle, Wisconsin
MF: Margaret Purce, Harvard
F: Danica Evans, Portland
F: Summer Clarke, LSU
F: Anna McClung, Florida State
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