Conference USA Release
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Conference USA announced its major award winners and All-Conference teams for the 2021 women's soccer season on Monday. Florida Atlantic University landed four student-athletes on the All-Conference teams. The awards and teams were based off a vote from the league's 14 head coaches.
Miracle Porter, First Team All-Conference USA, Forward, Senior
Porter receives her second career All-Conference nod and first C-USA First Team award of her career. In her senior season, Porter was the focal point of the Owls' offense, leading the team with five goals. Her five scores tie her for seventh in the conference.
Every one of Porter's goals have come in key situations. She scored the equalizers against USF, Charlotte, and Marshall, along with the game-winners against North Texas and WKU. Porter's 35 shots taken ranks second on the team.
This All-Conference honor marks the second in a row for Porter, as she was named to the Second-Team in the spring 2021 season. Porter has scored 15 points and tallied five assists in her career for 35 points.
Gi Krstec, First Team All-Conference USA, Midfielder, Redshirt Junior
Krstec tallies her second straight C-USA First Team honor at the midfield spot. A consistent contributor, Krstec has started in 15 games for the Owls. In the key victory over UTEP, Krstec came through in the clutch, scoring the game-winner with less than two minutes to play. She also assisted on Porter's tying goal against USF.
Krstec ranks third on FAU in both shots (24) and shots on goal (9). She has logged 1,236 minutes for the Owls this year. Over the course of her career, Krsetc has started in all 47 games she has played in and has recorded five goals with four assists for 14 points.
Amanda Martin, Second Team All-Conference USA, Defender, Junior
Martin also takes home her second consecutive All-Conference honor. She has been a centerpiece of the Owls' defensive unit, one that has pitched four shutouts and surrendered only 15 goals in 16 games. Martin has only been off the field for 20 minutes the entire season, with 1,537 minutes played out of a possible 1,557 for FAU.
Martin additionally received C-USA Second Team honors in the spring 2021 season.
Jodi Smith, All-Conference USA Freshman Team, Defender
Smith records her first career All-Conference honor. The freshman made an immediate impact on FAU's backline and has not stepped off the field, playing the entirety of the team's 1,557 minutes. FAU's defense owns a goals against average of 0.94, good for sixth in the conference.
Smith scored her first collegiate goal in the 2-0 victory over Troy, doubling up the Owls' lead late in the game. She is one of only two Owls, goalkeeper
Amit Cohen being the other, to play the full 1,557 minutes this season.
The Owls earned the fourth seed in the C-USA East. FAU will play Charlotte in a first round game of the Conference USA Championship Tournament on Monday night at 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic will serve as the host for the entire conference tournament.