Weber State University Athletics
Hall of Fame - Tricia Ferrin
3/17/2015 7:38:00 PM | Wildcat Club
Tricia Ferrin
Women's Soccer (1996-1998)
Inducted October 2010
Tricia Ferrin, along with twin sister Tara Ferrin, helped Weber State's women's soccer squad explode onto the scene in its first years as an NCAA varsity sport.
Ferrin, a local product of Layton High School, earned All-Big Sky Conference First Team honors in 1997 and 1998, and was tabbed as the league's defensive Most Valuable Player in 1998. As a member of the 1996 inaugural team that transitioned the program from a club sport to varisty status, Ferrin, a 5-foot-8 stalwart defender who shut down the opposition in Big Sky play. Ferrin was named to the Big Sky postseason all-tournament team in 1997 and 1998, and led the Wildcats to a glossy 17-3-0 record and the Big Sky championship in 1998.
Ferrin helped the WSU defense set school and single-season records for fewest goals allowed (12) and lowest goals against average (0.58 per game). Ferrin was also named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team in 1997 and 1998, and was a GT Academic All-American after the 1997 season.