Women’s Soccer Receives United Soccer Coaches 2021 Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's soccer team was one of 195 teams from across the country to earn the United Soccer Coaches 2021 Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award for the 2021 season.

The Lions were among the 17 collegiate programs honored by the association with the Gold Award, which is awarded to teams with a percentage of cards ranging from 1-10%. Eastern Nazarene was shown just one yellow card in 16 matches during the 2021 campaign.

Led by first-year head coach Taylor Dempsey, the Lions finished the season with a 3-13-0 overall record and reached the NECC Tournament semifinals.

2021 United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Awards

The awards are given to member programs at four rankings, based upon exhibiting fair play, sporting behavior, and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution and red ejection cards from referees during the course of the season. The number of cards divided by the games played reflects the percentages that distinguish the standards -- Platinum (0 cards), Gold (1-10%), Silver (11-30%), and Bronze (31-50%).