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Lauren Gorodetsky & Kelly Costopoulos of Emory Earn All-Region Honors

Lauren Gorodetsky & Kelly Costopoulos of Emory Earn All-Region Honors
Posted: Dec 04, 2013

From Emory University Athletics

Emory University seniors Lauren Gorodetsky and Kelly Costopoulos were each selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/ Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women's All-South Atlantic Region team for their performances during the 2013 campaign.  Gorodetsky earned a berth to the first team, while Costopoulos was placed on the second team.

Gorodetsky has now earned all-region first team recognition each of her four seasons on the team, while Costopoulos claimed a spot on the all-region squad for the second-straight year.  Earlier in the season, both received Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition as well.

Gorodetsky anchored an Emory defense that finished the season ranked 20th in Division III with a 0.557 goals-against average and recorded 10 shutouts.  The center back, named D3Soccer.com's 2012 Defender of the Year and the Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the 2012 NCAA Championships, started all 19 games she appeared in, adding on four goals and two assists for 10 points, including a team-best three game-winning goals.  She ended her Emory career with 11 goals and nine assists for 31 points, while starting the second-most games in school history (82) and appearing in the third most (83).  Earlier in the season, she became the first three-time University Athletic Association (UAA) Most Valuable Player in the conference's history, and earned all-UAA First Team recognition for the fourth-straight season.

Costopoulos, an all-UAA First Team selection and the Eagles' captain each of the last two seasons, played in and started 19 games during the campaign, finishing third on the squad with 13 points, coming on five goals and three assists, including a pair of game-winning goals.  Costopoulos finished her career with 25 goals (eighth in school history), 63 points (10th in school history) and 11 game-winning goals (third in school history), while setting a program record by appearing in 85 games.

The Eagles completed their 2013 campaign with a 16-4-1 overall record, reaching the round of 16 of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championships for a program-record fourth consecutive season.