Hall of Fame
The 2003 women’s soccer team won the program’s second NJCAA national championship in four seasons (2000), and the third of four national titles the institution would claim during its junior college era.
The Rebels played to a 15-5-2 overall record that season and advanced on to the 2003 NJCAA national tournament in Kansas (11/20-23), where the Rebels posted a pair of shutout results and outscored their opponents by an 8-1 count over three matches.
DSC opened the national tournament with a 4-0 quarterfinal victory over Young Harris, then followed that up with a 3-1 result over Schoolcraft to advance on to the national championship match. The Rebels then clinched their second national title with a 1-0 triumph over Community College of Rhode Island.
Dixie State landed four players on the all-tournament team, including Julianne Henricksen, Nicole Anderson, Suzanne Hunt and Jacquelyn Trickey. Anderson was also named the tournament’s Most Valuable fullback, while Hunt collected Most Valuable Goalkeeper honors.
In addition, Dixie State Hall of Fame head coach Linda Huddleston was named Coach of the Tournament. Huddleston also garnered 2003 NSCAA West Region and NJCAA National Coach of the Year accolades.
2003 Women’s Soccer Team:
Coaches – Head Coach Linda Huddleston, Assistant Coach Jamie Hurt.
Student-Athletes – Nicole Anderson, Jennifer Banks, Ashley Beck, Liesel Bennion, Tara Castelli, Amanda Dabb, Cami Drecksel, Rachel Eckholdt, Brooke Grant, Laura Goodrich, Megan Goodrich, Julianne Henricksen, Andrea Hooton, Suzanne Hunt, Kristin Larson, Katie O’Connell, Rebecca Petersen, Brooke Roberts, Julee Russell, Stephanie Swenson, and Jacquelyn Trickey.
