College Rutgers Athletics Well Represented in 2015 Double G Sports Awards by Gregg Snyder January 26, 2016 (Photo by Juan Martinez – Double G Media) Double G Media, LLC announced the winners of the 2015 Double G Sports Awards and Rutgers Athletics nearly swept the collegiate categories. Anthony Ashnault and Casey Murphy were named College Male and Female Athletes of the Year, respectively. As a redshirt freshman, Ashnault went 29-8, including 7-2 in the Big Ten. He earned All-American honors. Ashnault fell short at NCAA Nationals after suffering a serious hamstring injury that forced him to forfeit his final match and drop to eighth place. He was the first freshman in program history to become an All-American. Rutgers wrestling was one of the first teams at the school to show they could compete in the Big Ten. They ended the season ranked No. 21 in the nation. The Scarlet Knights earned a pair of ranked wins, against then-No. 19 Oklahoma and at then-No. 25 Northwestern. The Rutgers wrestling team was voted the College Men’s Team of the Year, edging our Penn Football. (Photo by Jeff Auger – Double G Media) Rutgers women’s soccer team made a historic run to the program’s first ever appearance in the College Cup. Rutgers went 19-4-3 overall and was able to reach program records in wins (19), shutouts (19), home wins (13), and fewest goals allowed (10). It was a season to remember. The team was voted the 2015 Double G Sports Award for College Women’s Team of the Year. The team was led by goaltender Casey Murphy. The sophomore was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American along with teammate Erica Skroski. She played every minute of every match for the Scarlet Knights and was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year. (Photo by John Jones – Double G Media) C. Vivian Stringer led the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team to the NCAA Tournament in 2015 where they advanced to the second round. Rutgers’ Syessence Davis collected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors and Betnijah Laney earned an Associated Press All-America honorable mention. The Scarlet Knights finished the 2014-15 campaign ranked No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Stringer was voted the College Coach of the Year. Post Views: 1,242 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsAnthony AshnaultC. Vivian StringerCasey MurphyRutgersRutgers women's soccerRutgers wrestling Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Hofstra’s Madeline Anderson Named 2015 College Freshman of the Year By Double G Media Rutgers plays competitive ball but still falls, this time to Michigan