Women’s Soccer Earns 2024 College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Bronze Award

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s soccer team learned on Tuesday that that they earned the 2024 College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Bronze Award as announced by United Soccer Coaches.

The Vaqueros were one of 64 men’s and women’s teams to receive either the gold, silver or bronze version of the College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award and were just one of 32 teams to earn the bronze award.

The College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recognizes teams for their fair play, sporting behavior, and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are given throughout the season.

In order for teams to earn gold, a team’s percentage of cards accumulated during the season must range from 1-10%. For silver, a team’s percentage of cards accumulated during the season must range from 11-30% and for bronze, a team’s percentage of cards accumulated during the season must range from 31-50%.

The Vaqueros accumulated just nine yellow cards and had no red card ejections in 2024.