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Four Women’s Soccer Players Earn All-Patriot League Honors
Wootton named to All-League First Team; Moore, Detterline and Liese notch Second Team nods

November 8, 2001

WASHINGTON -- Four American University women’s soccer players earned All-Patriot League honors today as the Eagles prepare for the league championship this weekend. Senior forward Diane Wootton (Damascus, Md./Middle Tennessee State) was named to the All-League First Team while senior forward Katie Moore (Silver Spring, Md./Good Counsel), senior defender Amanda Detterline (Telford, Pa./Souderton) and freshman goalkeeper Jen Liese (Rushland, Pa./Council Rock) were named to the All-League Second Team.

Wootton finished the regular season as American’s leading scorer, notching seven goals and four assists for 18 points. She scored in four consecutive games to open the 2001 season, including the game-winner at Navy on Sept. 19, and earned the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24. Wootton also tallied the game-winner in American’s final regular-season game versus league foe Lehigh as the Eagles defeated the Mountain Hawks, 2-1, and cemented their hold on the No. 2 seed in the league championship.

Moore had a strong senior campaign and finished second on the team in goals (6), tied for second in assists (2) and second in points (14). She netted her first goal of the season on Oct. 6 as American fell, 3-2, to Lafayette in overtime, and also had two goals in the Eagles’ 3-2 loss to Georgetown on Oct. 10.

Detterline provided a consistent anchor for the American backfield, and always marked the opposing team’s top forward. Her efforts contributed to a strong overall performance by the Eagles’ defense, which held eight opponents to two goals or less this season. She also contributed on offense with two assists, eight shots and four shots on goal.

Rookie Liese had a stand-out debut season. After an intital loss to James Madison, Liese and the Eagles went on a four-game winning streak, including three consecutive shutout wins. She was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Sept. 24 following wins against Charleston, Navy and Bucknell, in which she had a combined 27 saves. At the end of the regular season, Liese led the Patriot League in saves per game (6.31), ranked second in total saves (101), tied for third in shutouts (7) and tied for fourth in goals against average (1.48).

The women’s soccer team earned American University’s first-ever win in the Patriot League on Sept. 19 at Navy. The Eagles enter the Patriot League Championship as the No. 2 seed and will play No. 3 Bucknell this Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

American University, which is in its inaugural year as a member of the Patriot League, officially joined the conference on July 1. The University, founded in 1893, fields a 19-sport Division I athletics program, featuring 10 women’s sports and nine for men.