Women’s Soccer Earns United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's soccer team was one of just 44 teams from across the country to earn the United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award for the 2023 season. This marks the program's second United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award.

The Lions were among the 26 collegiate programs honored by the association with the Silver Award, which is awarded to teams with a percentage of cards ranging from 11-30%. Eastern Nazarene was shown three yellow card in 16 matches during the 2023 campaign.

Led by head coach Jim Lipocky, the Lions finished the season with a 1-11-4 overall record.

2023 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%).