For just the second time in program history, the Chattanooga Mocs played two members on the Southern Conference Women’s Soccer All-Tournament Team.
Junior Shelby Hash and sophomore Mackenzie Smith are two of 11 named to the Champoinship All-Tournament Team after battling league-champion Furman to a 1-0 loss last week in Greenville.
The Paladins scored with less than three minutes remaining in the contest and Chattanooga had a pair of opportunities to respond including one that hit off the post with a minute to play.
Hash and Smith, midfielders, helped control the ball throughout the match. Smith had a pair of shots for Chattanooga. Her first, early in the match was blocked while her second flew high, just above the net. Hash took a shot early in the second half that was saved by Paladin keeper Nora Sampson.
Furman went on to win the SoCon Tournament title Friday night in a double-overtime match at top-seeded Samford and earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The last time UTC had two players named to the All-Tournament Team was in 2003 when UTC advanced to the semifinal round. Diana Jallo and Maya Peel were named to the team.
SoCon Women’s Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team
Kyndal Anderson, Furman
Jasmine Greene, Furman
Ellie Laxer, Furman
Angela Steidl, Furman
Nicole Icen, Mercer
Payton Schurr, Mercer
Shelby Hash, Chattanooga
MacKenzie Smith, Chattanooga
Kylie Gazza, Samford
Kyla Reynolds, Samford
Jennifer Seward, Samford
Most Outstanding Player
Jasmine Greene, Furman
Pinnacle Award (highest cumulative GPA among championship-eligible student-athletes on winning team)
Isabella Gutierrez, Furman
2020-21 Women's Soccer Championship
Semifinals
Friday, April 9 (Birmingham, Ala.)
Match 1: No. 1 Samford 6, No. 4 Mercer 1
Sunday, April 11 (Greenville, S.C.)
Match 2: No. 2 Furman 1, No. 3 Chattanooga 0
Final
Friday, April 16 (Birmingham, Ala.)
Match 3: No. 2 Furman 2, No. 1 Samford 1 (2OT)