Jan. 13, 2006

SAN DIEGO - San Diego State's Erika Sutton (Arvada, Colo.) has been named to the Soccer Buzz Freshman all-Far West Region team. The honor is the first by an Aztec since Kim Castellanos was named to the team in 2000.

Sutton, a forward, led the team in scoring with five goals and 10 assists for 20 points, most by a SDSU player since Castellanos had 21 points in 2000. Her 10 assists were good enough for third on the all-time Aztec single-season list and were the most since Lori LaCoursiere had 10 helpers in 1998.

Sutton, who also garnered second-team all-Mountain West Conference accolades, became the fourth SDSU freshman to be recognized by Soccer Buzz, joining Castellanos, Fay deLeon (1998), Kaycee McElree (1998) and LaCoursiere (1996).

The Aztecs finished 2005 with an 11-9-2 overall record, their most wins in a season since the 2002 squad went 13-7.

Soccer Buzz Freshman All-Far West Region Team
Erica Sutton, F, San Diego State
Kara Lang, F, UCLA
Katie Larkin, F, Brigham Young
Adele Letro, F, Utah
Amy Rodriquez, F, USC
Kim Silos, F, Long Beach State
Hayley Bolt, M, Long Beach State
Christina DiMartino, M, UCLA
Amanda Poach, M, Santa Clara
Stefani Rocco, M, Saint Mary's
Stacey Strong, M, USC
Marissa Abegg, D, Stanford
Lori Conrad, D, Gonzaga
Erin Hardy, D, UCLA
Meagan Holmes, D, USC
Danielle Potts, D, Santa Clara
Alex Gamble, GK, Stanford