The Massachusetts Maritime women’s soccer team was recognized today by the National Soccer Coaches of America with its second Silver Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award in the last five years after completing the 2016 season without receiving a red card and just three yellow cards for the campaign.  The NSCAA honor is the fifth straight for the Buccaneers, who received the organization’s Gold Ethics accolade last year.

The NSCAA honored a total of 101 women’s programs at all levels of competition with their respective Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game as reflected by the numbers of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season.

The Buccaneers were one of 29 NCAA Division III women’s programs to be honored by the NSCAA with the Silver Ethics Award, and Massachusetts Maritime was one of two Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference institutions to receive a Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, as the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts also received a Silver Ethics accolade.

Massachusetts Maritime has ranked among the national leaders in Division III in fewest fouls committed and cards received in its nine-year varsity history.  The Buccaneers set the school single-season record for victories this fall with five overall triumphs while also recording the longest winning streak in program history in September.