Blankenship started the program in 2007 and has since guided the Eagles to 13 straight double-digit win seasons, culminating with ASUN Regular Season Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. In 2008, Blankenship led the Eagles to 10-4-3 overall record and a 5-2-3 record in the ASUN. • Coached ASUN Freshman of the Year – 2007, 2009, 2013 • 2 All-Americans He then repeated that feat in 2014 and 2015, resulting in the program's first NCAA Tournament victory in 2015, defeating USF 2-1 in the First Round. Blankenship, along with his wife Patricia, daughter Jordan, and son Justin live in Estero. Goalkeeper Stephanie Powers and midfielder Olivia Elias joined Correllus on the All-Conference first team, while defender Kat Hunter and forward Lindsay Haw made the second team. In 2018, Holly Fritz became the first Eagle in FGCU history to be named a Google Cloud Academic All-American. This past season, Blankenship's team captured the 2019 ASUN Regular Season Championship. FGCU won the ASUN Championship in the same fashion as last year, with a freshman scoring the game-winning goal in overtime for a 2-1 victory over Mercer. He earned NAIA Coach of the Year honors five times (1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 & 1995) and NSCAA Coach of the Year twice (1992 and 1994). The Eagles' 7-0 mark in 2014 was the first undefeated and untied regular season since 2000. Newcomer Jenci Villaverde made an immediate mark on the program, earning a spot on the All-Freshmen team. In 2011 and 2012 he also led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN Tournament championships and became the first team in the history of the university to make it to the NCAA Tournament. • Coached ASUN Player of the Year - 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 • 4 Academic All-Americans For their performances in the backfield, Correllus earned first team honors while newcomer Danielle Faller was named Freshman of the Year. The Eagles set program single-season records in points (130), goals (43), shots (384), shots per game (19.20), shots on goal (180) and shots on goal per game (9.00). Fritz was also one of three players to be selected to the South All-Region First Team. FGCU then made it to four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament and six in seven years with its trip in 2017. He led the team to the conference tournament in the second year of the program and received an NCAA tournament bid in just the fourth season of competition. In addition to the athletic recognition, she was named a Second Team Academic All-American by the United Soccer Coaches. With a 14-6-3 mark overall, FGCU completed one of its most successful seasons all while making history at the end of the season. • Coached ASUN Defensive Player of the Year – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 The season also witnessed Tindell break the ASUN goals (66) and points (162) record as well as FGCU's assist (30) mark. Fritz was selected as the 2018 ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the second selection in program history since 2011. In his sixth season, Blankenship led FGCU to its third-straight regular season title and second-straight tournament crown. It was the first time the same player has won both honors since it's the defensive award's inception in 2007. Going on the road for the conference tournament for the first time in program history, FGCU defeated Jacksonville in the semifinals before coming from 2-0 back to take down Lipscomb in the Final, 3-2 in double overtime. McCall was voted to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team, while Haw and redshirt freshman Correllus earned All-Conference second team honors. The Eagles overcame adversity in 2017 to remain atop the ASUN Conference. After posting the most wins in program history during the fall of 2006, the Owls received their first-ever bid to the NCAA College Cup, but fell to eventual national semifinalist Florida State in the first round. A veteran of nearly three decades in collegiate coaching, head coach Jim Blankenship, who was named the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019 ASUN Coach of the Year, has built FGCU women's soccer into a yearly contender in the ASUN Conference and a rising program in the Southest Region in just 13 seasons. The Eagles made it six-straight ASUN titles in 2015 led by ASUN Player of the Year Tabby Tindell and ASUN Defensive Player of the Year Emma Blackwell. FGCU was second in points and goals during 2007 and allowed the second fewest goals per game in the ASUN. While building four different programs from scratch, Blankenship's teams have won three National Championships, appeared in eight Final Fours, received seven NCAA Division I National Tournament bids and graduated more than 42 All-Americans and 26 Academic All-Americans. The Fighting Knights reached the Final Four in 10 consecutive seasons under his tutelage. • 21 NSCAA All-South/All-Southeast Region selections FGCU's historic run in 2014 resulted the Green and Blue hosting Auburn in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in addition to their fifth straight ASUN title. Under his direction, the Hurricanes climbed as high as No. His teams won three national championships (1992, 1994 & 1995) and were runners-up twice (1991 and 1993). • ASUN Coach of the Year – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 The official 2020 Women's Soccer Roster for the Grand Canyon University Lopes • 25 ASUN All-Freshmen selections Correllus also earned a spot on the All-Freshmen team along with Powers. 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