Senior defender Samantha Farley (Shelton, Conn.) has been named to the 2012 NCAA Division III All-New England Region Third Team as announced by the NSCAA on Tuesday.
Farley, who earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer All-Conference First Team honors for the Falcons in 2012, was one of four GNAC players to earn the All-New England accolade.
The All-New England selection is also the first in the history of the Falcons' women's soccer program.
Farley, who served as team captain of the Falcons this season, dominated opponents on the defensive side of the ball all year. She led a Falcons' backline which earned 10 shutouts on the season, including a 0-0 tie against GNAC foe St. Joseph's (Conn.), in which the Falcons allowed only 12 shots to be taken in 110 minutes of play.
Farley's GNAC First Team honor as well as her All-New England selection adds an exclamation point to an already stellar career, one in which she led the Falcons to a program-best 42 wins over four seasons, while earning the 2011-12 Albertus Magnus College Female Athlete of the Year Award.
