Gomez Named to Soccer Buzz' Freshman All-American First Team

Jan. 26, 2000

Coral Gables, FL – University of Miami defender Lisa Gomez (Boca Raton, FL/Spanish River HS) was named to the Soccer Buzz 1999 Freshman All-American First Team. The postseason award is the fourth for the freshman sweeper, as she was named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-Southeast Third Team, All-BIG EAST Second Team and BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.

Gomez a started all 20 games in 1999. She also finished with 18 points off of a team-best 10 assists and four goals. Most recently, she had the second-best offensive day by a UM player as she recorded three goals and two assists in UM’s 7-0 shut out win over Boise State in the ’99 regular season finale.

The 1999 season was the first season of competition in the BIG EAST Conference for the Hurricanes (12-8-0, 2-3 BIG EAST). In its second season of varsity competition, Miami won more games than its 1998 overall total (11-7-1) and qualified for the eight-team post season BIG EAST Championships. UM finished fourth in the six-team BIG EAST Northeast Division and played at No. 6 Notre Dame (L, 5-0) in a quarterfinal match-up.