Tusculum College senior midfielder Monica Perez was among three Pioneers named All-South Atlantic Conference in Women's soccer, the league office announced Wednesday.

Perez, a first-team selection, was joined on the team by a pair of honorable mention picks in senior defender Amy Morford and junior goalkeeper Marissa Williams. Together, the trio led the Pioneers to a 9-6-3 regular-season record and third place in the final SAC standings with a 7-2-2 conference mark.

Perez, a second-team All-SAC selection in 2011, recorded a goal and four assists for six points in 18 regular-season matches. The Austin, Texas native shared the team lead in assists and was one of three players to start all 18 contests for the Pioneers. A four-year starter, Perez entered the postseason with one goal and eight assists for nine points in 74 career matches.

Williams earned a spot on the team after compiling a 9-6-3 record with a stellar 0.83 goals against average and a league-best 10 shutouts during the regular season. The Canton, Mich. product posted an .842 save percentage and had streaks of five and four consecutive matches with a shutout. In 11 SAC matches, Williams led the conference in goals against average (0.52), save percentage (.878) and shutouts (eight) while playing all 1,030 minutes in net.

Williams posted her 11th shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory over Queens in a Food Lion SAC Tournament quarterfinal match on Tuesday night, moving her within one of the school single-season record of 12 shutouts set by Whitney Wardrop in 2006. Her 25 career shutouts are a program record, and she also ranks among the school's career leaders in saves and goals against average.

Morford was the anchor of a Pioneer defense that allowed six or fewer shots on goal in 12 of the last 13 matches and held the opposition to fewer than 10 shots attempts a total of seven times. The Versailles, Ky. native started 17 matches and shared the team lead with four assists, all coming on corner kicks. In her career, Morford has participated in 31 shutouts in 70 matches for the Pioneers.

Wingate's Jade Montgomery repeated as the SAC Player of the Year, with Freshman of the Year honors going to Caitlyn Rodrigues of Queens. Cally Morrill of Lenoir-Rhyne was honored as Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season after leading the Bears to their fourth straight conference title.

Tusculum will play Wingate at 7 p.m. Friday in the Food Lion SAC Tournament semifinals at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.

Jade Montgomery, Wingate
Garcelle Alequine, Lenoir-Rhyne
Leah Mullins, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mary Kirkman, Catawba

Midfielder
Gabrielle Brodie, Newberry
Taryn Grivois, Wingate
Yuki Soga, Brevard
Monica Perez, Tusculum
Caitlyn Rodrigues, Queens

Defender
Chandler Murphy, Wingate
Amber Madriaga, Lenoir-Rhyne
Brayden Miller, Newberry
Sam Adams, Lincoln Memorial

Goalkeeper
Lizz Morris, Coker

All-SAC Second Team

Forward
Brooke Foil, Queens
Michelle Hunter, Lincoln Memorial
Breanna Naranjo, Newberry
Kelli Gottry, Queens

Midfielder
Hanna Kiebel, Lenoir-Rhyne
Emmi Dunn, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sophie Waller, Catawba

Defender
Brandi Baldwin, Wingate
Macy Franklin, Wingate
Faith Johannes, Anderson
Anna Toole, Catawba
Ashley Osiecki, Queens

Goalkeeper
Kaitlyn Neipp, Anderson

All-SAC Honorable Mention

Forward
Juliana Conte, Catawba
Brooke Howell, Wingate
Nicole McKinney, Lincoln Memorial
Danna Stringle, Carson-Newman

Midfielder
Olivia Thompson, Lincoln Memorial
Alyssa Morris, Mars Hill
Helena Moore, Anderson
Kaitlyn Brunworth, Wingate

Defender
Amy Morford, Tusculum
Jordan Roy, Coker
Jalynn Fortt, Coker

Goalkeeper
Marissa Williams, Tusculum
Bethany Davis, Catawba

SAC Player of the Year
Jade Montgomery, Wingate

SAC Freshman of the Year
Caitlyn Rodrigues, Queens

SAC Coach of the Year
Cally Morrill, Lenoir-Rhyne

SAC Statistical Champions
Goals per Match: Jade Montgomery, Wingate (0.76)
Points per Match: Jade Montgomery, Wingate (2.06)
Assists per Match: Jade Montgomery, Wingate (0.53)
Goals Against Average: Ashlyn Hardie, Wingate (0.44)
Save Percentage: Ashlyn Hardie, Wingate (.868)
Shutouts: Marissa Williams, Tusculum (10)
Team Points per Match: Wingate (6.53)
Team Goals per Match: Wingate (2.35)
Team Assists per Match: Lenoir-Rhyne/Wingate (1.82)
Team Shutouts: Tusculum/Wingate (10)
Team Goals Against Average: Wingate (0.67)
Team Winning Percentage: Lenoir-Rhyne/Wingate (.794)
Fair Play Award: Queens