SSU gains soccer, volleyball honors

<p>Sonoma State placed five Seawolves on the NCAA Division II West Region men’s and women’s soccer teams.</p><p>Leading the men on the first team were goalkeeper Brook Johnson and defenders Ryan Hall and Stuart Gallant. Midfielder Cory Taufer received second team honors.</p><p>Sonoma Valley High graduate Mickey Daly, a defender for Cal State Los Angeles, was named to the first team. Daly also played at Santa Rosa Junior College.</p><p>A senior, Johnson earned his second consecutive selection to the All-West Region first team, and also was an All-America Honorable Mention last year. He led the California Collegiate Athletic Association with 101 saves and was among the conference leaders with a 0.90 goals against average. Johnson recorded eight shutouts.</p><p>Hall, a junior, tied for second on the team with four goals and added an assist. Gallant, a senior, converted both penalty kicks for the Seawolves this season — both game winners. Taufer, a sophomore, assisted on two goals this season.</p><p>For the Seawolves women, Lindsay Catton earned NCAA Div. II West Region first team honors for the second consecutive year.</p><p>The senior from Rohnert Park shared the team lead with 13 points this season while playing as a defender.</p><p><b>SSU VOLLEYBALL HONORS</b></p><p>Four players that led Sonoma State’s volleyball team to a national ranking and a second straight NCAA tournament appearance earned All-CCAA honors.</p><p>Keala Peterson was named to the all-conference first team. Lindsay Brown, Taylor Krenwinkel, and Ally Sather earned second team recognition.</p><p>A transfer from UC Davis, Peterson had 401 kills to set a single season team mark for second-year players. The sophomore from Sebastopol averaged 4.18 kills per set, and helped out defensively with 260 digs, leading the team with 13 double-doubles.</p><p>Brown, a senior from Napa, earned second team all-conference honors for the third consecutive year. Her 1,108 assists set up Peterson and Sather as one of the conference’s top pair of hitters up front. Brown’s 3,619 career assists is a Seawolves’ record, and she also holds the career service aces mark with 147.</p><p>Krenwinkel was Sonoma State’s top defender, leading the conference in digs per set.</p><p>The sophomore from San Diego totaled 539 digs — 4.73 per set — and added 31 service aces this season.</p><p>Leading the team in kills, Sather’s 442 winners set the new mark for a Seawolves’ first year player. The freshman from Santa Rosa recorded 3.98 kills per set.</p>