University of Tennessee Athletics
Eckel & Cousins Earn All-SEC Honors
November 01, 2015 | Soccer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Tennessee soccer redshirt senior goalkeeper Julie Eckel and freshman midfielder Katie Cousins both earned All-SEC honors as announced by the league office on Sunday afternoon.
Eckel was named first-team All-SEC after having a fantastic season in her final year at Tennessee. She led the conference with eight shutouts and finished tied for first in the league with a .818 save percentage. Eckel also ranked second in the SEC with 81 saves while posting a 0.91 goals against average.
The Cordova, Tenn., native broke a handful of Tennessee career goalkeeping records during her standout senior season. Eckel became the Vols’ all-time leader among goalkeepers in saves (335), games played (81) and games started (79). She also finishes her career with the best save percentage (.817) in program history and ranks second all-time at UT in shutouts (31.4) and GAA (0.91). Check out the feature on Eckel’s remarkable journey HERE.
Joining Eckel in earning conference recognition was Cousins, who became the Volunteers’ 12th SEC All-Freshman Team selection in program history. The midfielder from Forest, Va., played in all 18 games and started 17 of them for Tennessee this season, scoring one goal and recording one assist from her defensive midfield position. Cousins is the second Vol to earn all-freshman team honors in as many years, joining teammate Carlyn Baldwin, who was named an all-freshman performer in 2014.
You can find the complete list of SEC all-conference performers and award winners HERE.
