BATON ROUGE – After receiving her degree in civil engineering as part of commencement exercises for the College of Engineering on Friday, LSU Soccer’s senior team captain Natalia Gomez-Junco was honored by the National Soccer Coaches of Association as an NCAA Division I Women’s Scholar All-District Second Team member for the 2015 season.
A two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll in her time with the Tigers, Gomez-Junco graduated with her degree in civil engineering after maintaining a 3.79 cumulative grade-point average at LSU.
One of LSU’s two team captains this fall, Gomez-Junco enjoyed a decorated senior season on the field in 2015 while leading the Tigers back into postseason play with a run to the SEC Tournament semifinals and a fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the program’s history this fall. The Tigers posted a 13-6-4 overall record with a 5-4-2 mark and 17 points for seventh place in SEC play this season.
Gomez-Junco was certainly a catalyst on the field as she wrapped up her career as a First-Team All-South Region performer by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America last month. She was also selected a member of the SEC All-Tournament Team while helping the Tigers reach the SEC Tournament semifinals in Orange Beach, while also being honored as an SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 21 and a member of the TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s National Team of the Week on Sept. 22 for her efforts during the season.
Gomez-Junco has even been recognized for her performance in both the classroom and in the community this fall as she was also a member of the SEC Community Service Team as a leader of LSU’s community service efforts throughout the 2015 season. Hers was a senior season in which she proved herself as a true team leader with her performance on and off the field.
Gomez-Junco scored five goals and dished out a team-leading seven assists for 17 points as one of the top Tigers this fall, while also finishing her career with nine goals and 11 assists in two seasons at LSU.
2015 NSCAA NCAA Division I and Division II Women’s Scholar All-South Region
First Team
Position, Player, Class, School, Major, GPA
GK, Mariette Martinez, Senior, Limestone, Strength & Conditioning, 3.63
GK, Maylyn Parsons, Junior, Columbus State, Engineering Studies, 4.00
D, Claire Falknor, Senior, Florida, Fitness & Wellness, 3.53
D, Christen Westphal, Senior, Florida, Psychology, 3.32
D, Christina Gibbons, Junior, Duke, Visual Media Studies, 3.89
D, Kala Faulkner, Senior, Auburn, Exercise Science, 3.37
D, Shelby Rolling, Senior, Columbus State, Health Science, 3.95
M, Haley Mendel, Junior, Angelo State, Nursing, 3.45
M, Casie Ramsier, Junior, Auburn, Accounting & Finance, 3.96
F, Nicole Corcione, Junior, Columbus State, Nursing, 4.00
F, Savannah Jordan, Junior, Florida, Sociology, 3.31
F, Chloe Richards, Senior, North Alabama, Health Performance Education & Recreation, 3.45
Second Team
Position, Player, Class, School, Major, GPA
GK, Julie Eckel, Senior, Tennessee, Finance, 3.42
D, Emily Jorgenson, Senior, Middle Tennessee State, Business Administration, 3.76
D, Susan Lang, Junior, North Alabama, Sports Management, 3.36
D, Jessica Allen, Junior, North Georgia, Marketing, 3.44
D, Quinn Tookey, Senior, Central Oklahoma, Nursing, 3.79
D, Kirsten Crowley, Junior, Florida State, Sports Management, 3.47
M, Meggie Dougherty-Howard, Senior, Florida, Management, 3.47
M, Natalia Gomez-Junco, Senior, LSU, Civil Engineering, 3.79
M, Stevi Parker, Senior, South Carolina, Exercise Science, 4.00
M, Laura Shelton, Senior Belmont Abbey, Psychology, 3.50
M, Chelsea Casaccia, Senior, Christian Brothers, Biology, 3.85
F, Simone Charley, Junior, Vanderbilt, Psychology & Sociology, 3.68
Third Team
Position, Player, Class, School, Major, GPA
GK, Kelsey Brouwer, Senior, Middle Tennessee State, Business Management, 3.91
D, Claire Wagner, Junior, Clemson, Psychology, 3.65
D, Karlie Mueller, Senior, Texas A&M, Allied Health, 3.43
D, Donya Salomon-Ali, Louisiana Tech, Psychology, 3.82
D, Emily Vogler, Junior, West Florida, Hospitality, Recreation & Resort Management, 3.85
D, Jessica Hiskey, Senior, Ole Miss, Chemistry, 3.92
M, Brittney Lacek, Senior, St. Mary’s (Texas), Biochemical Engineering, 3.75
M, Kirsten Reilly, Junior, West Alabama, Mathematics, 3.33
M, Michaela Hahn, Senior, Florida State, Sports Management, 3.47
M, Stephanie Bronson, Senior, UNC-Wilmington, Mathematics, 3.80
M, Chelsea Drennan, Junior, South Carolina, Pharmacy, 3.80
F, Ashley Clark, Senior, Campbell, Sports Management, 3.37