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Plumptre Garners Scholar All-America Nod
December 18, 2019 | Women's Soccer, Features
LOS ANGELES – The United Soccer Coaches released its Scholar All-America teams and USC's Ashleigh Plumptre earned second team recognition.
Plumptre, who earlier this week was named to the Scholar All-West Region first team, is the first Trojan since Sammy Jo Prudhomme in 2016 to earn Scholar All-American status from the coaches association.
Plumptre earned the honor after posting a 3.76 GPA as a human biology major. She has the seventh highest GPA on the second team and is one of four players from the Pac-12 to earn Scholar All-American status. The honor adds to a growing list of postseason awards for Plumptre as she was named to the All-Pacific Region first team and All-Pac-12 second team as well. Plumptre has earned Pac-12 academic recognition each of the last two years and was CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2018.
Plumptre has been the heart of the Trojan defense all year, helping the team to nine shutouts this season and a 1.15 goals against average. Also a contributor on the offensive end, Plumptre scored one goal when she netted the game-winner on the road against Oregon State, and has also posted two assists.
Plumptre is one of just two Trojans (along with the aforementioned Prudhomme) to earn Scholar All-America honors from the United Soccer Coaches, and the pair are joined by Alex Anthony, who was named an Academic All-American by CoSIDA in 2017, as the only three USC players to earn national academic recognition. All three have come during Head Coach Keidane McAlpine's tenure.
Plumptre, who earlier this week was named to the Scholar All-West Region first team, is the first Trojan since Sammy Jo Prudhomme in 2016 to earn Scholar All-American status from the coaches association.
Plumptre earned the honor after posting a 3.76 GPA as a human biology major. She has the seventh highest GPA on the second team and is one of four players from the Pac-12 to earn Scholar All-American status. The honor adds to a growing list of postseason awards for Plumptre as she was named to the All-Pacific Region first team and All-Pac-12 second team as well. Plumptre has earned Pac-12 academic recognition each of the last two years and was CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2018.
Plumptre has been the heart of the Trojan defense all year, helping the team to nine shutouts this season and a 1.15 goals against average. Also a contributor on the offensive end, Plumptre scored one goal when she netted the game-winner on the road against Oregon State, and has also posted two assists.
Plumptre is one of just two Trojans (along with the aforementioned Prudhomme) to earn Scholar All-America honors from the United Soccer Coaches, and the pair are joined by Alex Anthony, who was named an Academic All-American by CoSIDA in 2017, as the only three USC players to earn national academic recognition. All three have come during Head Coach Keidane McAlpine's tenure.
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