Maui's Young gets national junior college soccer honors
By Dennis Anderson
Advertiser Staff Writer
Two years of the "highest work rate of any kid I have ever coached" paid off for 2001 Maui High graduate Alisha Young Monday when she was named third-team Junior College All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Santa Rosa JC coach Karen Stanley said that in 15 years of coaching, including three as head coach at the University of Southern California, she had never had a player with as high a work rate as Young. "The rest of our team was motivated by how hard she worked," Stanley said.
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Santa Rosa reached the California Community Colleges final four for the fifth year in a row, losing in the semifinals.
Young, who moved from forward to center midfield because of injuries to teammates, scored 18 goals to lead the Bay Valley Conference. "She should have the most ball time of anyone on the team," Stanley said.
"She's a phenomenal player and a delightful kid," Stanley said. "Her mom and dad brought her over last year and said, 'You've got to take care of her,' so I have treated her like my own daughter."
Young will get her AA degree in the summer and wants to take a year off from school and play in Europe, Stanley said.
Goalkeeper Sabrina Kapesi (Radford '99), a double transfer, red-shirted at Santa Rosa.
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• Western Oregon
Junior goalkeeper Moani Mundo (Castle '00) was chosen first-team All-West Region in NCAA Division II by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Mundo allowed an average of 1.26 goals and made 4.28 saves per game. She had three shutouts.
"Moani has great foot technique, good reaction time and good spring. She has done her part and more," Western Oregon coach Rod Fretz said.
• Notre Dame de Namur (Calif.)
Freshman midfielder Lori Sakai (Iolani '02 of Mililani) was selected second-team All-California Pacific Conference.
"She's a pretty tough defender and very comfortable with the ball," coach Joe Silveira said. "I see her playing a very important role as we move forward."
Notre Dame de Namur (16-4-2) won the conference, reached the semifinals of the NAIA regional tournament and was ranked 19th in the NAIA. "We tied the national champs 0-0. That's a good accomplishment for a third-year program," Silveira said.
Notre Dame outscored its opponents 55-1 during a nine-game win streak late in the season.
• George Washington (D.C.)
Freshman Audrey Ehrhorn (Iolani '02 of Kailua) "brought a physical toughness to our program that has been missing for four years," coach Tanya Vogel said.
"Her technical skills are strong and we have addressed some of the basic things that she needs to work on ... She is beginning to read the game at the level needed to keep her on the field more often."
Ehrhorn played in 14 games, including five of the last seven.
"Above all, she possesses the determination needed to reach her maximum potential," Vogel said. "We brought Audrey in to be a starter. If all goes as planned, she will be there consistently as a sophomore."
When six inches of snow fell on Washington, D.C., last Thursday, "we told her it was an early Christmas present for her," Vogel said.
