Dec. 6, 2010
WASHINGTON - Georgetown University women's soccer player Ingrid Wells (Upper Montclair, N.J./Upper Montclair) was selected a First Team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) during the NCAA Women's College Cup this past weekend in North Carolina. Wells was one of 12 players selected to the first team and one of 49 players recognized nationwide.
In addition to the NSCAA honors, Wells was selected as one of 15 finalists for the Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy, recognizing the top player in college soccer. Head coaches of Division I programs with current membership in the NSCAA will vote to determine the 2010 MAC Hermann Trophy recipient. Three finalists for the award will be announced on Friday, Dec. 10. They will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis for a news conference on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, where the winner will be announced. A dinner and formal presentation of the award will follow the news conference that evening.
Wells earns First Team All-America honors after helping lead Georgetown to the best season in program history, reaching the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and finishing the 2010 campaign with a 15-7-2 overall record.
The BIG EAST Conference Midfielder of the Year and a three-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection, Wells tied for the team lead in scoring with 28 points, setting a school single-season record for points in a season. Wells scored nine goals and recorded a team-high 10 assists. She finished tied for fifth in the BIG EAST in points (28, 1.17 per game), tied for third in assists (10, 0.42 per game) and tied for seventh in goals (9, 0.38). Nationally, Wells finished 25th in the country in total assists.
Through three years on the Hilltop, Wells has scored 22 goals and has 34 assists for 78 points, two shy of the all-time record for points in a career. She will need three more points to pass Sara Jordan (C'10), who holds the school record with 80 points. Her 22 goals are tied for fifth all-time at Georgetown and she is the school's all-time leader in assists with 34.
This is the second All-America honor for Wells from the NSCAA, as she was a second team selection in 2007 following her freshman season. That year, she scored six goals and set a school record with 13 assists, finishing the season with 25 points and was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year.
Following her freshman year, Wells was selected to the United States Under-20 National Team and played with the team as they won the gold medal at the U-20 World Cup in Chile. She returned to Georgetown for the 2009 season and scored seven goals with 11 assists for 25 points. Wells earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors and was an honorable mention All-American selection by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
Wells spent the summer of 2010 training with the United States U-23 national team.
The Hoyas finished the 2010 regular season with a 13-5-1 overall record, including a 7-3-1 mark in the BIG EAST, which helped the team earn the No. 2 seed in the National Division of the BIG EAST Tournament. Georgetown started the season off with a program-best 7-0 record and the team had two wins over NCAA Tournament teams, a road win against James Madison, and a 3-1 win over South Florida. The Hoyas closed out the regular season with a 1-1 draw against No. 10 Notre Dame.
