Bass, Gomez Named To Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Team
Dec. 16, 1999
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami defenders Deidre Bass andLisa Gomez were named to the Soccer Buzz 1999 All-Southeast Region SecondTeam. In addition, Gomez and forward Allison McWhinney were named to theAll-Southeast Freshman Team.
The postseason awards are the third for the UM defensive duo, as each werealso named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-Southeast Third Team and All-BIG EASTSecond Team. Additionally, Gomez was also selected to the BIG EASTAll-Rookie Team.
Bass, a sophomore from Coral Springs (Stoneman-Douglas HS), is thelone player on the UM roster to have started in all 39 games during theprogram’s first two seasons of varsity competition. This past season, shefinished tied for third on the team with 18 points off of seven goals andfour assists. Three of her goals were game winners, in addition torecording one game winning assist. As a freshman, Bass was selected toSoccer Buzz website All-National Second Team for first-year programs.
Gomez, a freshman from Boca Raton (Spanish River HS), started all 20games in 1999. She also finished with 18 points off of a team-best 10assists and four goals. Most recently, she had the second-best offensiveday by a UM player as she recorded three goals and two assists in UM’s 7-0shut out win over Boise State in the ’99 regular season finale.
McWhinney, a freshman from Danvers, MA, started each of the 19 gamesshe appeared in at forward. She led the team with 26 points off of ateam-best 10 goals with six assists. Three of her goals were game-winners,while also recording two game winning assists. Her final goal of the 1999regular season was the deciding one in a 3-2 victory over cross-town FloridaInternational on Oct. 27.
The 1999 season was the first season of competition in the BIG EASTConference for the Hurricanes (12-8-0, 2-3 BIG EAST). In its second seasonof varsity competition, Miami won more games than its 1998 overall total(11-7-1) and qualified for the eight-team post season BIG EASTChampionships. UM finished fourth in the six-team BIG EAST NortheastDivision and played at No. 6 Notre Dame (L, 5-0) in a quarterfinal match-up.
