Dec. 9, 2010

LOS ANGELES - LMU freshman Tawni Martino became the seventh player in program history to earn All-Region honors from National Soccer Coaches Association of America, as she was named to the organization's Second Team. She is the second Lion freshman in as many years to be placed on the All-Region team.

Martino (Irvine, Calif.) led the Lions in scoring with eight goals and 19 points while setting a school single-season record with five game-winning goals. She had two goals, both game-winners, and an assist in conference play and became the first player in program history to earn WCC Player of the Week honors twice in the same season. Martino's eight goals in 2010 were the most by an LMU freshman since Cindy Carullo had 10 in 1993 and tie her for the third-most in a single-season in school history. Her 19 points tie for fourth.

This is just the latest in a string of awards for Martino. In addition to being named to the All-WCC First Team, she was also placed on the WCC All-Freshman Team and was a TopDrawerSoccer.com Honorable Mention All-Rookie All-American. She was twice the conference's Player of the Week (August 30 and November 1) and was a CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer of the Week (Oct. 31). TopDrawerSoccer.com rated her the 19th-best freshman in the country and the eighth-ranked overall player in the WCC.