Fairfield University freshman women’s soccer player Nicole Cavallaro (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) was named to the SoccerBuzz Freshman All-America Third Team, as well as earning Third Team All-Northeast Region and All-Freshman team accolades.  Senior goal keeper Brett Maron (Billerica, Mass.) was also named to the All-Northeast Region Third Team.

“I am very happy for both Nicole and Brett to be recognized for the seasons that they had for our program this fall,” said third-year head coach Jim O’Brien.  “The awards are also a statement on the level of success our program has achieved these last few years and where we are headed in the seasons to come.”
 
A graduate of New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Cavallaro was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Year, as well as being named to the All-MAAC First Team and All-MAAC Rookie Team.  She led the team in scoring with 30 points on the year, including a team-best 16 assists.  The assist total is the single-season school record, while her 30 points ties her for the sixth-best single-season effort in program history.

Cavallaro is just the second player in program history to earn Freshman All-America accolades, joining Pamela Cluff (1998).  She becomes the fifth player to earn All-Northeast Freshmen Team honors, and the second in as many years.  Cavallaro and Maron give the Stags 13 all-time selections to SoccerBuzz All-Northeast Region teams since 1996.

For Maron the honor is her second in as many seasons, as she earned All-Northeast Second Team honors after her junior season.  A graduate of Billerica High School, Maron was named to the All-MAAC Second Team with 106 saves and seven shutouts.  She finished her career second all-time in program history with 24 shutouts, and third with 34 career wins.  Maron finished her career with 377 saves, second all-time in program history.

The Stags posted an 11-7-3 record and finished second in the MAAC, with a 6-1-2 record.  It marked the third straight season that the Stags have advanced to at least the MAAC Tournament semifinal and the 11 wins is the most since the 2001 team captured 13 victories.