KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches (formerly the National Soccer Coaches Association of America) has announced the recipients of its 2017 Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award with the Becker College women's soccer team picking up the honor at the bronze level.

To be eligible for the bronze-level accolade, a teams' players and coaches must be issued a percentage of cards per game between 31-50 for the entire season. In 2017, the Hawks recorded just eight yellow cards and no reds.

Becker was joined by Southern Vermont College (silver) as the only teams from the New England Collegiate Conference to be recognized in women's soccer.

United Soccer Coaches was founded in 1941 and is the largest community for soccer coaches in the world. It unites coaches of all levels around the love of the game and elevates the game through advocacy, education, and service. To see all 162 of the men's and women's collegiate programs honored, visit: https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Awards/Recipients/2017_College_Team_Ethics_and_Sportsmanship_Award_Winners.aspx?_zs=tEh9G1&_zl=WvVD4.