WSOC12/16/2019 11:52 AM | By: Cal Athletics
Anderson Named National Freshman Of The Year
Golden Bear Rookie Recognized By TopDrawerSoccer After Standout Season
BERKELEY ā The accolades continue! Cal goalkeeper
Angelina Anderson has been named the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year, the outlet announced on Monday. The Golden Bear rookie also landed a spot on the Freshman Best XI after leading the Golden Bears to a 13-5-3 record and a return to the NCAA Tournament.
The full release from TopDrawerSoccer can be found
here.
Named a United Soccer Coaches' Second Team All-American earlier this month, Anderson started all 21 matches for the Golden Bears this season and earned First Team All-Region honors, one of only eight freshmen in the nation to earn First Team status. The first player in conference history to be named both the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Anderson led the conference with a 0.851 save percentage and tied Cal's freshman shutout record with nine clean sheets on the season. The only freshman to earn Pac-12 First Team honors, Anderson made a total of 86 saves on the year, the second-most in a single season in Cal women's soccer history.
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