Eight Beavers Earn Pac-12 Academic Honors
November 17, 2015 | Women's Soccer
CORVALLIS – Eight Oregon State women's soccer players have earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors, the conference office announced today.
The group is headlined by First Team All-Academic selection Bella Geist, who has recorded a 3.95 GPA as a Biology major, while also serving as the Beavers' starting goalie. Geist has already begun her ascent up the Oregon State record books, ending her sophomore campaign fourth in school history with 211 career saves. The sophomore made 18 starts on the season, and held five clean sheets.
Junior Annie Govig was named to the All-Academic Second Team, checking in with a 3.76 GPA as a Sports and Exercise Science major. Govig has been a fixture of the Beavers' lineup over the last three seasons, and started every match that she played this year. The Sherwood, Ore. native earned Academic Honorable Mention last season, before moving up to second-team honors this year.
Senior Gwen Bieck, junior Sabrina Santarossa, and sophomores Nikki Faris, Natalie Higgins, Kayla Latham and Emmy Rodriguez all earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. This is the third such honor for Bieck, a Human Development major, who received the award each year she was eligible. The senior had a distinguished Oregon State career, making a total of 76 starts over the course of her four-year tenure.
Santarossa, a psychology major, has helped patrol the midfield for Oregon State over the last three seasons, and has notched one goal and one assist in her career. Faris (Exploratory Studeis) ended the 2015 season with six points on two goals and two assists. Higgins (Exploratory Studies) scored her first career goal this season, while also distributing two assists. Latham (Exercise and Sports Science) has recorded three goals in her career, while Rodriguez (Pre-Business) was a force for the Beaver back-line this season, playing both in a centerback and fullback role.
