Women's Soccer

Murphy & Smith Earn United Soccer Coaches Player Of Distinction Awards

Posted: Aug 05, 2021

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College departed seniors McKenzie Murphy (West Baldwin, Maine) and Brenna Smith (Maynard, Mass.) have earned United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction honors, as announced by the organization earlier this summer.

In order to earn the award, student-athletes must:

Player(s) has achieved quality performance on the field;
Represented the highest ideals of team leadership;
Exhibited quality character attributes including sportsmanship and respect for teammates, opponents, officials, and the game in general;
Made other significant contributions to the benefit of the program and the community.
The United Soccer Coaches created the award this spring to extend opportunities for its college members to recognize their significant student-athletes and their respective contributions to their programs.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.