"It's great to see our players recognized by our fellow coaches in the South Region," said head coach Jim Blankenship. "It was a very unique season to say the least, but I know they're all excited to get back to campus soon in preparations for the fall. All well-deserved honors and I'm very proud of them."
Lang (Kalmar, Sweden/Stagneliusskolan) played the second-most minutes on the team in her rookie debut en route to being named an ASUN First Team and All-Freshman squad member. She helped FGCU hold opponents to just seven regular-season goals, the second-lowest of all ASUN teams, and fired off nine total shots. The defender added an assist to her resume in FGCU's first of two matches against UNF.
Labbe (Lake Worth, Fla./Suncoast HS) started in all 12 of the squad's games as a true freshman, one of just three on the team to do so. The Lake Worth native led both the league and all rookies with three assists during the regular season and finished her campaign with the third-most points of any Eagle (seven). She scored her first career goal during the contest against Jacksonville and netted her first game-winner in the following match against Stetson. She additionally picked up assists in back-to-back matches against FIU and UNF. Labbe was the only freshman to make the ASUN Second Team last month.
Spitzer (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS) racked up five points (one goal, three assists) during the season while primarily appearing on the Eagles' backline. She played an integral role in the team's defensive efforts, which held league opponents to the second-lowest goals during the regular season (seven). The Gulf Coast HS product started all 12 games she appeared in as she was named to the ASUN's Second Team while also garnering All-Academic honors.
Lillback (Stockholm, Sweden/Tibble Gymnasium) finished the season with a team-high 14 points as she netted a team-best seven goals on 56 shots. The forward contributed a pair of game-winners, played the full duration in two matches this season, and was named to the ASUN Second Team.
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COACH JIM BLANKENSHIP
A veteran of over two decades in collegiate coaching, head coach Jim Blankenship, who was named the ASUN Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019, has built FGCU women's soccer into a yearly contender in the ASUN Conference and a rising program in the South Region in just 13 seasons. Blankenship started the program in 2007 and has since guided the Eagles to 13 double-digit win seasons, culminating with ASUN Regular Season Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. In 2011 and 2012 he also led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN Tournament titles as they became the first team in the history of the university to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles went on to win the 2014 ASUN Tournament and hosted the first NCAA Championship event on campus. The Eagles earned their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance with the 2015 ASUN Tournament Championship and won their first NCAA game at USF in 2015 while finishing 24th in the nation. In 2016, the Eagles made it three-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament with a third-straight ASUN Tournament title. A year later, the Eagles became the first ASUN women's soccer program to make four-straight NCAA Tournaments with another tournament title in 2017. Blankenship has guided FGCU to a 174-62-27 (.711) overall record through the first 13 seasons of the program's existence, including an 86-17-15 (.801) mark in the ASUN. Blankenship's impressive career record of 414-133-38 (.740) over 26 seasons has come while leading FGCU, the University of Miami, Lynn University and St. Thomas University.
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ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 40 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 21, 2020-21), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 23 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, and 2020 Fall semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
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