Ajax America midfielder/defender Dani Bosio and LAFC Chelsea midfielder Ann Marie Tangorra are the Women's Premier Soccer League's Pacific Conference Players of the Year after leading their teams into the playoffs.
Bosio, who starred at Santa Margarita Catholic High School and Pepperdine University, leads South Bay-based Ajax into the WPSL final four this weekend in Richardson, Texas.
Tangorra, an Arcadia High School product who plays at Cal State L.A., scored five goals and led the conference with seven assists as Pasadena-based LAFC Chelsea reached the Pacific semifinals in its first season.
Emanuel “Manny” Martins is the conference Coach of the Year after guiding LAFC Chelsea to a 6-4-1 mark.
Bosio and Tangorra are joined on the All-Pacific first team by Ajax midfielder Keri Sanchez, who played for the L.A. Sol in Women's Professional Soccer last season, and LAFC Chelsea midfielder/defender Elise Britt, a UCLA senior.
Included on the second team are Ajax forward Shannon Cross (USC/Mira Costa HS) and midfielder Carmen Bognanno, LAFC Chelsea defender Shanna Hudson (USC/Palisades HS), and Claremont Stars forward Lee Klopschinski (Upland HS).
WPSL ALL-PACIFIC
Players of the Year: Dani Bosio (Ajax America) and Ann Marie Tangorra (LAFC Chelsea)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Cori Alexander (California Storm)
Coach of the Year: Emanuel Martins (LAFC Chelsea)
First Team
Goalkeeper: Cori Alexander (California Storm)
Defenders: Dani Bosio (Ajax America), Haley Abbott (North Bay FC Wave)
Midfielders: Ann Marie Tangorra (LAFC Chelsea), Keri Sanchez (Ajax America), Elise Britt (LAFC Chelsea), Marissa Mykines (Spokane), Nine Watkins (North Bay FC Wave)
Forwards: Anessa Patton (Clovis), Fiona O'Sullivan (California Storm), Nicole Wilcox (BSC Portland Rain)
Second Team
Goalkeepers: Lindsay Dickerson (North Bay FC Wave), Kaycee Gunion (San Diego SeaLions)
Defenders: Shanna Hudson (LAFC Chelsea), Shauna Kruger (BSC Portland Rain), Sarah Devine (San Diego SeaLions)
Midfielders: Carmen Bognanno (Ajax America), Sissi (California Storm), Erica Wheeler-Dubin (San Francisco), Koleen Anderson (Clovis)
Forwards: Lee Klopschinski (Claremont Stars), Shannon Cross (Ajax America), Tiara Pittman (Spokane)
Bosio, who starred at Santa Margarita Catholic High School and Pepperdine University, leads South Bay-based Ajax into the WPSL final four this weekend in Richardson, Texas.
Tangorra, an Arcadia High School product who plays at Cal State L.A., scored five goals and led the conference with seven assists as Pasadena-based LAFC Chelsea reached the Pacific semifinals in its first season.
Emanuel “Manny” Martins is the conference Coach of the Year after guiding LAFC Chelsea to a 6-4-1 mark.
Bosio and Tangorra are joined on the All-Pacific first team by Ajax midfielder Keri Sanchez, who played for the L.A. Sol in Women's Professional Soccer last season, and LAFC Chelsea midfielder/defender Elise Britt, a UCLA senior.
Included on the second team are Ajax forward Shannon Cross (USC/Mira Costa HS) and midfielder Carmen Bognanno, LAFC Chelsea defender Shanna Hudson (USC/Palisades HS), and Claremont Stars forward Lee Klopschinski (Upland HS).
WPSL ALL-PACIFIC
Players of the Year: Dani Bosio (Ajax America) and Ann Marie Tangorra (LAFC Chelsea)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Cori Alexander (California Storm)
Coach of the Year: Emanuel Martins (LAFC Chelsea)
First Team
Goalkeeper: Cori Alexander (California Storm)
Defenders: Dani Bosio (Ajax America), Haley Abbott (North Bay FC Wave)
Midfielders: Ann Marie Tangorra (LAFC Chelsea), Keri Sanchez (Ajax America), Elise Britt (LAFC Chelsea), Marissa Mykines (Spokane), Nine Watkins (North Bay FC Wave)
Forwards: Anessa Patton (Clovis), Fiona O'Sullivan (California Storm), Nicole Wilcox (BSC Portland Rain)
Second Team
Goalkeepers: Lindsay Dickerson (North Bay FC Wave), Kaycee Gunion (San Diego SeaLions)
Defenders: Shanna Hudson (LAFC Chelsea), Shauna Kruger (BSC Portland Rain), Sarah Devine (San Diego SeaLions)
Midfielders: Carmen Bognanno (Ajax America), Sissi (California Storm), Erica Wheeler-Dubin (San Francisco), Koleen Anderson (Clovis)
Forwards: Lee Klopschinski (Claremont Stars), Shannon Cross (Ajax America), Tiara Pittman (Spokane)
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Scott French
Orange County native Scott French has been writing about soccer for more than 30 years for dozens of publications and Web sites. He was senior editor at Soccer America and was managing editor of MajorLeagueSoccer Magazine from April 2007 until summer 2009. He has covered three World Cups for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Los Angeles Daily News, two Women's World Cups for Soccer America, the Olympic Games, European Championship, nine MLS Cups and all five professional women's championships.
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