Angelina LoFranco, Kate Thill And Olivia Pousette Earn United Soccer Coaches All-Region Honors

Bridgeport, Conn.-Three members of the University of Bridgeport women's soccer team continued to receive postseason accolades, as sophomores midfielder Angelina LoFranco (Greenacres, Fla.), forward Kate Thill (Goetzingen, Luxembourg) and defender Olivia Pousette (Halmstad, Sweden) earned spots on the 2022 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II All-East Region Squad.  LoFranco and Thill were named First Team All-Region, and Pousette landed a spot as a Third Team All-Region selection.

The trio helped the Purple Knights win both the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference regular season and championship tournament titles in 2022, plus UB reached the NCAA Division Women's Soccer East Region Semifinals this year, as the team posted an impressive 13-3-7 overall record.

LoFranco was named the CACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2022, and she also had a fine year on offense contributing five goals and a team-best nine assists for the Purple Knights.

Thill led the team and conference in goals this season with a total of 17, and she added three assists for a total of 37 points in 2022.

Pousette anchored a defense that allowed only 21 goals in 23 matches (0.89 GAA) this season, plus she added a goal.

Along with their recognition for the United Soccer Coaches, the three Purple Knights also were named to the 2022 CCA All-Region Teams one week ago.

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