University of Minnesota Athletics
Hobbs Named 2013 Goalkeeper of the Year
11/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Nov. 6, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Big Ten Conference announced their postseason conference honors on Tuesday afternoon. Three Golden Gophers were honored for their performance on the field this season.
Freshman goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs had earned Big Ten postseason honors for her outstanding performance through 16 games this season. With a conference-best 114 saves, Hobbs was honored as the 2013 Goalkeeper of the Year as well as being named to the All-Big Ten First Team and the All-Freshman Team. She was able to post four shutouts in Big Ten play and ranks in the top five in all goalkeeper stats in the conference while leading in saves per game and saves. Hobbs was honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week twice (Oct. 7 and Oct. 28) as well as Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 7).
But Hobbs isn't just turning heads of those in the conference. This season she was also honored by TopDrawerSoccer.Com as well as CS360 for her efforts on the field. On Oct. 18, in a nail biter with the University of Iowa, Hobbs edged her name in the University of Minnesota record books as she broke the program record for most saves in a match that was held by Teresa O'Hearn in 1994 and Lindsey Dare in 2006 with 15. Hobbs was able to make a program-best 16 saves in the 2-2 draw with Iowa. That isn't the end of the story for Hobbs standout season. Currently, with a conference-best 114 saves, she sits tied for third in the programs saves in a single season.
Freshman Josee Stiever and senior Steph Brandt also earned Big Ten postseason honors for their contributions to the Golden Gophers. Stiever was named to the All-Freshman Team while Brandt received the Gopher's Sportsmanship Award.
Stiever, starting all 19 games in the midfield for the Golden Gophers was able to record three goals on the year and tallied one assist. Brandt, coming back from two knee injuries, was ready to show the conference why she decided to rehab to return for her final season with the Gophers. She did just that as she scored a pair of goals and had pair of assists as well.
2013 WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Coach of the Year: JOHN WALKER, Nebraska
Forward of the Year: Jannelle Flaws, Illinois
Midfielder of the Year: Jordan Jackson, Nebraska
Defender of the Year: Ari Romero, Nebraska
Goalkeeper of the Year: Tarah Hobbs, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year: Rose Lavelle, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten Teams
Position First Team Second Team
Forward JANNELLE FLAWS, Illinois Cloe Lacasse, Iowa
Nkem Ezurike, Michigan Jaycie Johnson, Nebraska
Maya Hayes, Penn State Nichelle Prince, Ohio State
Midfield Meghan Toohey, Michigan Lisa Nouanesengsy, Indiana
Jordan Jackson, Nebraska Taylor Schram, Penn State
Mallory Weber, Penn State Kinley McNicoll, Wisconsin
Rose Lavelle, Wisconsin
Defense Holly Hein, Michigan Melanie Pickert, Iowa
Shelina Zadorsky, Michigan Mary Kathryn Fiebernitz, Michigan State
ARI ROMERO, Nebraska Megan Fuller, Ohio State
Whitney Church, Penn State
Goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs, Minnesota Emma Stevens, Nebraska
All-Freshman Team*
Forward
MADISSON LEWIS, Michigan
JAYCIE JOHNSON, Nebraska
Nichelle Prince, Ohio State
Midfield
Veronica Ellis, Indiana
Josee Stiever, Minnesota
Sydney Miramontez, Nebraska
Alexis Degler, Ohio State
ROSE LAVELLE, Wisconsin
Defense
Amanda Lulek, Iowa
Brittany Basinger, Penn State
Kylie Schwarz, Wisconsin
Goalkeeper
Tarah Hobbs, Minnesota
* Additional honoree due to tie.
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
Sportsmanship Award Honorees:
Kristen Gierman, Sr., Illinois
Rebecca Dreher, Jr., Indiana
Alex Melin, Sr., Iowa
Chloe Sosenko, Jr., Michigan
Kelsey Mullen, Sr., Michigan State
Steph Brandt, Sr., Minnesota
Hannah Dittmar, Jr., Nebraska
Kate Allen, Sr., Northwestern
Ellyn Gruber, Jr., Ohio State
Tani Costa, Sr., Penn State
Hadley Stuart, Sr., Purdue
Marisa Kresge, So., Wisconsin
