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Belisle Named to United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team
December 18, 2021 | Soccer
ATHENS, Ga. – University of Georgia graduate forward Mollie Belisle was named to the 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team, as announced by the organization Friday.
Friday's honor joins an already impressive list of accolades, including United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team and All-Southeast Region First Team, First Team All-SEC, and SEC Forward of the Year.
Belisle is the 15th player in program history to earn Academic/Scholar All-America honors and the first to be honored by United Soccer Coaches since Carolyn Cayard in 2002. The Atlanta native is also the only Southeastern Conference player to be named to this year's First Team.
Belisle graduated last May from Georgia with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management and a cumulative GPA of 3.63. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field. She has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletic Honor Roll in each season of her career, along with twice being named to the SEC Community Service Team.
During the season, Belisle established herself as one of the nation's top goal scorers, finishing the regular year fifth in the nation with 15, along with finishing 13th in points at 33. Both her goal and point totals are the fourth-most in a single season by a Georgia player. She is also only the fourth player in program history to post five multi-goal performances in a season, having already tallied five. In conference play, she led the league in shots, tied for the lead in goals, and tied for second in points.
Belisle also came up clutch in multiple moments for the Bulldogs with six game-winning goals, including scoring an overtime winner over then-No. 5 LSU, posting two goals against then-No. 15 Clemson, and scoring the match winner in the closing minutes against Florida. Following the Clemson match, she was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week. She was also twice named to TopDrawerSoccer's National Team of the Week.
Belisle, joined by teammates Kayla Bruster and Emory Wegener, is eligible for the 2022 NWSL Draft, which takes place today at 2 p.m. in a virtual ceremony. Live coverage is available on CBS Sports HQ and Paramount+.
For complete information on Georgia soccer, follow the team on its social media channels via @UGASoccer on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Friday's honor joins an already impressive list of accolades, including United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team and All-Southeast Region First Team, First Team All-SEC, and SEC Forward of the Year.
Belisle is the 15th player in program history to earn Academic/Scholar All-America honors and the first to be honored by United Soccer Coaches since Carolyn Cayard in 2002. The Atlanta native is also the only Southeastern Conference player to be named to this year's First Team.
Belisle graduated last May from Georgia with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management and a cumulative GPA of 3.63. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field. She has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletic Honor Roll in each season of her career, along with twice being named to the SEC Community Service Team.
During the season, Belisle established herself as one of the nation's top goal scorers, finishing the regular year fifth in the nation with 15, along with finishing 13th in points at 33. Both her goal and point totals are the fourth-most in a single season by a Georgia player. She is also only the fourth player in program history to post five multi-goal performances in a season, having already tallied five. In conference play, she led the league in shots, tied for the lead in goals, and tied for second in points.
Belisle also came up clutch in multiple moments for the Bulldogs with six game-winning goals, including scoring an overtime winner over then-No. 5 LSU, posting two goals against then-No. 15 Clemson, and scoring the match winner in the closing minutes against Florida. Following the Clemson match, she was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week. She was also twice named to TopDrawerSoccer's National Team of the Week.
Belisle, joined by teammates Kayla Bruster and Emory Wegener, is eligible for the 2022 NWSL Draft, which takes place today at 2 p.m. in a virtual ceremony. Live coverage is available on CBS Sports HQ and Paramount+.
For complete information on Georgia soccer, follow the team on its social media channels via @UGASoccer on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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