University of Richmond Athletics
Hillary Prince Earns NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Honors
12/09/2005 | Women's Soccer
Dec. 9, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond women's soccer senior defender Hillary Prince (Plano, Texas) was one of 33 Division One players honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as she was named to the All Mid-Atlantic third team. Prince, who is receiving NSCAA honors for the second straight year, was one of just two Atlantic 10 players to receive this award.
Prince, the Spiders' co-captain, had a memorable senior year where she started all 18 contests, took 13 shots, led the team in game-winning goals (two), and tallied one assist and five points. She was a key part of a defense that allowed just 1.69 goals per game and was named to the Atlantic 10 First Team, as well as being deemed the Atlantic 10 co-Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goals against both Fordham and St. Bonaventure. According to Coach Peter Albright, Hillary will be remembered as one of the strongest and smartest defenders in the program's history. "She is a warrior in the truest sense," stated Albright.
Prince was a Spider stand-out last year as well as she was one of five players to lead the team in scoring with three goals, one of which was the game-winner against Xavier. In addition, she tallied one assist and 17 shots and was a key part of a defense that allowed just 0.83 goals per game. Prince earned numerous honors last year, including being named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team, the Soccer Buzz All-Mid-Atlantic third team, VaSID first team, the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic second team and the VCU/Alltell All-Tournament team.
The Spiders ended the 2005 campaign with a 5-9-4 overall mark and a conference record of 3-4-2.
