University of Rochester junior striker Ellen Coleman has been selected as the University Athletic Association Women's Soccer Player of the Year in voting conducted among the association's head coaches. She is a native of Wauwatosa, WI and an alumnus of Wauwatosa HS.

Coleman was named to the All-UAA First Team along with senior striker Bridgette Varin (Scottsville, NY/Wheatland Chili). Senior defender Meaghan Magee (Rochester, NY/Aquinas) was named to the Second Team.

Three players were accorded Honorable Mention All-UAA accolades: sophomore goalkeeper Bridget Lang (Robbinsville, NY/The Peddie School), senior midfielder Kirsten Ross (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy), and freshman midfielder Kathryn Rowe (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili).

Coleman had a breakout scoring season with 15 goals and four assists for 34 points. She scored six gamewinning goals. Varin scored six goals with five assists for 17 points in the regular season. She had three gamewinning goals. She then scored in the opening minutes in Rochester's NCAA playoff opener, a 1-0 win over Western Connecticut State.

Magee was part of a defense that posted five shutouts in the regular season, three of those in UAA play. Rochester held eight other teams to one goal in an 18-game season.

Lang is completing her first year as a starter. She has allowed 20 goals in 1,659:40, starting all 18 games. She has 74 saves and a goals-against average of 1.08 with five solo shutouts. Ross was third overall in scoring with five goals for 10 points, including one gamewinning goal. Rowe started 17 times in 18 regular season appearances. She scored two goals and added one assist for five points. One of her goals was a gamewinner.

Rochester was 11-4-3 overall in the regular season, 3-2-2 in the UAA. The Yellowjackets were one of five UAA schools to be selected for the NCAA tournament this year. It is Rochester's 20th NCAA bid overall, its third in a row, and the 26th straight year that the Yellowjackets have been selected for post-season play (20 NCAA, six ECACs).