Florida State’s Dagny Brynjarsdottir is the first Seminole to be named the Soccer America Women’s Player of the Year but the 15th ACC player in the 29 years ofthe award. For all the Women’s Players of the Year, Freshmen of the Year and Coaches of the Year.

SA WOMEN’S PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
1985 — Lisa Gmitter (George Mason)
1986 — April Heinrichs (North Carolina)
1987 — Michelle Akers (CentralFlorida)
1988 — Shannon Higgins (North Carolina)
1989 — Shannon Higgins (North Carolina)
1990 — Kristine Lilly (North Carolina)
1991 — Julie Foudy (Stanford)
1992 –Mia Hamm (North Carolina)
1993 — Mia Hamm (North Carolina)
1994 — Tisha Venturini (North Carolina)
1995 — Shannon MacMillan (Portland)
1996 — Debbie Keller (NorthCarolina)
1997 — Sara Whalen (Connecticut)
1998 — Danielle Fotopoulos (Florida)
1999 — Lorrie Fair (North Carolina)
2000 — Anne Makinen (Notre Dame)
2001 — AlyWagner (Santa Clara)
2002 — Christine Sinclair (Portland)
2003 — Lindsay Tarpley (North Carolina)
2004 — Katie Thorlakson (Notre Dame)
2005 — Christine Sinclair(Portland)
2006 — Heather O’Reilly (North Carolina)
2007 — Lauren Cheney (UCLA)
2008 — Casey Nogueira (North Carolina)
2009 — Kelley O’Hara (Stanford)
2010 –Christen Press (Stanford)
2011 — Lindsay Taylor (Stanford)
2012 — Crystal Dunn (North Carolina)
2013 — Morgan Brian (Virginia)
2014 — Dagny Brynjarsdottir (FloridaState)

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