Oct. 5, 2011
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By Doug Richards
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF women's soccer star goalkeeper Aline Reis (Campinas, Brazil) was selected on Wednesday as one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a women's soccer student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.
The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 women's candidates announced in August. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to determine the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote on either the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award website or the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Facebook fan page through Nov. 14. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches' votes to determine the winner.
This season, Reis has started all 12 matches for the Knights, who are 7-2-3 overall. She boasts a 0.94 goals-against-average and had recorded three shutouts.
Reis is a consistent member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and was named a NSCAA College Scholar All-American after the conclusion of the 2010 campaign. She has a 3.62 cumulative grade-point-average and is scheduled to graduate in December.
Reis is active in the community, and has visited Florida Hospital's Children's Unit to spend afternoons with children recovering from illnesses. In the fall of 2010, she participated in the "Help for Haiti" cause by packaging food and necessities for those who suffered as a result of the earthquake. This past spring, Reis hosted a booth at a Relay for Life event, raising money for cancer research.
When Reis travels back to Brazil, she voluntarily runs coaching clinics for impoverished children. At the end of each UCF season, she donates her soccer equipment to need children in her homeland.
A participant in the Brazilian National Team Camp in 2009, Reis was an NSCAA All-America selection as a sophomore, a Hermann Trophy Watch List member in 2009 and an All-C-USA selection as a sophomore and junior. The Knights have played in the NCAA Tournament every year with Reis as their goalkeeper.
The other finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award are Kathleen Beljan of Dayton, Danielle Foxhoven of Portland, Katy Frierson of Auburn, Laura Heyboer of Michigan State, Mo Isom of LSU, Natalie Kulla of Marquette, Krista Lopez of Oklahoma State, Teresa Novola of Stanford and Lizzy Simonin of Memphis.