University of Georgia Athletics
Four Bulldogs Named to SEC Preseason Watch List
August 17, 2016 | Soccer
ATHENS, Ga. --- Four members of the Georgia soccer team have been named to the Southeastern Conference Soccer Preseason Watch List released Wednesday by the league office. Since 2011, the SEC has named a watch list in lieu of selecting preseason all-conference teams.
Senior Marion Crowder, juniors Mariel Gutierrez and Louise Hogrell, and freshman Katie MacGinnitie join players from each of the other 13 member institutions on the list. Crowder receives the honor for the third consecutive season and this marks the second consecutive season for Hogrell.
Crowder returns for her senior season after leading Georgia in goals (4), points (8), and shots on goal (18) in 2015. The native of Madison, Mississippi, started in all 18 games as a junior and ranked third among field players with 1,336 minutes played. She finished the 2015 campaign tied for tenth in scoring and tied for fourth in game-winning goals in the conference in SEC games alone. Crowder scored the game-winning goal against then-No.4 Texas A&M to mark the highest-ranked team a Georgia squad has ever defeated.
Gutierrez is back as a junior after leading Georgia in assists (4) in 2015. The Mexico City native played in all 18 games during 2015, with five starts. She scored two goals, one coming from 30-yards out against then-No. 17 South Carolina.
Hogrell returns in goal for Georgia after playing every minute in 2015. She led the SEC in saves (96) and saves per game (5.33). Hogrell recorded shutouts against High Point, Samford, Mississippi State, and Auburn during the 2015 campaign.
MacGinnitie kicks off her collegiate career after leading Marist High School to the state championship in 2013 and 2014. The team finished runner-up in 2015. The Atlanta native saw time in both exhibition games this preseason and tallied one assist, setting up Crowder for the goal against Georgia Southern.
Georgia kicks off the regular season this weekend as it hosts Oklahoma State at the UGA Soccer Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs will travel to Clemson on Sunday for a 2 p.m. start against the Tigers.
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