BOSTON -  The 2017 America East Women's Soccer Annual Awards were announced on Wednesday. The Catamounts were represented by Sarah Martin on the All-Conference First Team, Brooke Jenkins made the All-Conference Second Team and All-Academic Team, and Ella Bankert was honored with an All-Rookie Team nod.   
 
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Martin landed on the All-Conference First Team after finishing second on the team with 11 points. The senior midfielder wrapped up her final season in Burlington by handing out a career-high five assists, the third-highest total among the league's top scorers. She was one of three Catamounts to find the back of the net three times and the Bowie, Maryland native attempted the fifth-most shots (61) in America East. Martin is the first Catamount to earn First Team All-Conference honors since Haley Marks in 2012.
 
Jenkins led the team with 12 points on five goals and two assists, a career-high in all three categories. She finished the regular season tied for ninth in the league in goals and ranked 10th in points. The Smithfield, Rhode Island native scored the game-winning goal in the 103rd minute to give UVM a 1-0 double overtime shutout at American on Sept. 10. In the classroom, Jenkins has earned a 3.83 GPA as an economics major and she is the first Catamount to ever garner All-Conference and All-Academic honors in the same year.
 
Bankert had a solid rookie campaign for the Green and Gold with three goals and one assist. She found the back of the net for the first time as a Catamount, which was also the game-winner, in a 2-1 overtime victory against Brown on Sept. 2. In Sunday's 2-0 playoff clinching win versus Stony Brook, the Cuttingsville, Vermont native recorded an assist on UVM's second goal of the afternoon. The Cats have landed a newcomer on the All-Rookie Team in each of the last 13 seasons.
 
Sixth-seeded Vermont will travel to third-seeded Albany on Thursday (Oct. 26) in the America East Quarterfinal. The opening kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Free live video will be available at AmericaEast.TV.
 
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