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Awards Continue for Tompkins and Kornieck
December 16, 2019 | Soccer
Postseason awards keep coming for pair of CU seniors
BOULDER—Colorado seniors Jalen Tompkins and Taylor Kornieck picked up more individual honors on Monday. Tompkins was selected first-team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region, while Kornieck was honored as a third-team TopDrawerSoccer.com's Best XI selection.
Tompkins excelled on and off the field during her tenure in net for the Buffs. The senior from Phoenix, Ariz., earned first-team recognition with her 3.79 GPA while majoring in psychology.Â
In order to be eligible for Scholar All-Region recognition student-athletes must maintain 3.30 GPA, must be a junior or above in academic standing; and, if a transfer student, in second year at school and start more than 50 percent of all games and significantly contribute to their team.
Tompkins, also a second-team All-Pacific Region honoree for her work on the field, posted 12 wins in net this season for the Buffs. She made a career-high 101 saves and totaled eight solo shutouts. Tompkins, playing her first season as the full-time starter, ranked fifth in the NCAA with 2046:25 minutes played. She finished the season with 1.19 goals-against average and a.789 save percentage.
Tompkins finishes up her career at Colorado as the program's all-time leader in wins (49), saves (369) and save percentage (.841). She also played the most games as a goalie (85) and started the most games in net (82). Her career .90 goals-against average ranks second and her 4.34 saves per game ranks third.Â
Kornieck, a Henderson, Nev., native, finished the year with a career-high 30 points. She scored a career-high 12 goals, helping lead the Buffs back to the NCAA Tournament. She ranks seventh in the NCAA with 5.0 shots per game and was tied for the nation's lead with a perfect showing from the penalty spot, going 4-for-4 this season. Kornieck had four game-winning goals in 2019 and five multi-point matches. Kornieck averaged 1.36 points per game, ranking fourth in CU history.Â
Also, a third-team United Soccer Coaches All-American, the 6-1 midfielder, became the first player in school history to surpass 100 career points, finishing with 102. Kornieck tied the school record for career assists (24) and finishes second in career goals (39). Kornieck also leaves CU as the career leader in points per game (1.24), shots (332), shots per game (4.05) and penalty kicks made (9).Â
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Tompkins excelled on and off the field during her tenure in net for the Buffs. The senior from Phoenix, Ariz., earned first-team recognition with her 3.79 GPA while majoring in psychology.Â
In order to be eligible for Scholar All-Region recognition student-athletes must maintain 3.30 GPA, must be a junior or above in academic standing; and, if a transfer student, in second year at school and start more than 50 percent of all games and significantly contribute to their team.
Tompkins, also a second-team All-Pacific Region honoree for her work on the field, posted 12 wins in net this season for the Buffs. She made a career-high 101 saves and totaled eight solo shutouts. Tompkins, playing her first season as the full-time starter, ranked fifth in the NCAA with 2046:25 minutes played. She finished the season with 1.19 goals-against average and a.789 save percentage.
Tompkins finishes up her career at Colorado as the program's all-time leader in wins (49), saves (369) and save percentage (.841). She also played the most games as a goalie (85) and started the most games in net (82). Her career .90 goals-against average ranks second and her 4.34 saves per game ranks third.Â
Kornieck, a Henderson, Nev., native, finished the year with a career-high 30 points. She scored a career-high 12 goals, helping lead the Buffs back to the NCAA Tournament. She ranks seventh in the NCAA with 5.0 shots per game and was tied for the nation's lead with a perfect showing from the penalty spot, going 4-for-4 this season. Kornieck had four game-winning goals in 2019 and five multi-point matches. Kornieck averaged 1.36 points per game, ranking fourth in CU history.Â
Also, a third-team United Soccer Coaches All-American, the 6-1 midfielder, became the first player in school history to surpass 100 career points, finishing with 102. Kornieck tied the school record for career assists (24) and finishes second in career goals (39). Kornieck also leaves CU as the career leader in points per game (1.24), shots (332), shots per game (4.05) and penalty kicks made (9).Â
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