GETTING THE SPOILS: Lady Riders brought home a lot of hardware in ’95

Sep 13, 2020 | Long Island Rough Riders |

Besides winning the 1995 U.S. Women’s Interregional Soccer League title, the Long Island Lady Riders certainly earned many individual awards.

The team won the Eastern Division with a 9-1-1 record, outscoring the opposition, 30-11. The Lady Riders earned a spot in the Sizzlin’ Six Championship and ran the table, winning all three matches. They defeated Southern California in the Aug. 12 final in Cincinnati, 2-0.

The award winners:

* Offensive MVP – Gina Vassallo-Tucker

* Defensive MVP – Kim Conway

* Goalkeeper of the year – Kim Wyant

* Coach of the year – Peter Collins

Tucker, Conway and Wyant also were selected to all-tournament team.

Here are some related stories:

WHEN THE LADY RIDERS RODE HIGH: How LI team captured national women’s title in 1995

THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON: Wyant on that 1995 Riders team

GETTING THE SPOILS: Lady Riders brought home a lot of hardware in ’95

About The Author

Michael Lewis

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com at https://tinyurl.com/nfhdk4e5.