As a leading midfielder, Simmons finished second on the team in goals with 32 and 12 assists, earning All-Ivy honors for the fourth straight year and a spot on the first team for the third consecutive season. She captured IWLCA third-team All-America and first-team All-Northeast District first team. The senior midfielder's 44 points were good for third on the team in 2008. Simmons' 2.13 goals per game were eighth best in the conference, while her 2.93 points per game ranked her seventh in the conference. The two-year captain supplemented her offensive output by leading the Big Red with 17 caused turnovers. In a game against Brown, Simmons matched an NCAA record for fastest goal to begin a game by scoring just eight seconds after the opening whistle. She was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (April 14) and her 128 career goals rank fourth in school history, while her 152 points are seventh all-time. Simmons, who earned the department's George Boiardi Award, was previously a second-team all-region pick in both 2006 and 2007. In 2007, Simmons was also the honored recipient of the Richie Moran Award, and was an IWLCA Scholastic All-American a year later in 2008.
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