UNC's Averbuch and Dorrance and UCLA's Cheney Claim Top Awards from Soccer Buzz

Posted Dec 15, 2006

Soccer Buzz Magazine, the exclusive women's collegiate soccer web publication, announced the top player and coach awards for the 2006 season on Thursday. Yael Averbuch earned the Player of the Year Award, becoming the 16th different UNC player to earn a national player of the year award. Carolina's Heather O'Reilly became the 15th player to do so Wednesday when she was named Player of the Year by Soccer America. (Tar Heel Blue)

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