KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Sarah Lawrence women's soccer team added yet another honor to its historic 2018 campaign, earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, announced by the organization on Wednesday. The Gryphons received the accolade for exhibiting fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game.

The Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award is given to United Soccer Coaches members at four levels. Teams honored at the platinum level went an entire season without a player or coach receiving a yellow card or red card. Teams honored at the gold (1-10%), silver (11-30%) and bronze (31-50%) levels are based on a percentage calculated by the total number of cards received by players/coaches divided by the team's total number of games played.

Sarah Lawrence, one of 167 teams across all NCAA divisions to receive the award, picked up three yellow cards in its 17 games played this season, earning the "silver" distinction.

Sarah Lawrence had a fantastic 2018 season, posting a team record nine wins and its first winning season in team history. Picked seventh in the Preseason Poll, Sarah Lawrence finished as the No. 4 seed, clinching a postseason berth for the first time in program history and a first round home playoff game for the first time in Sarah Lawrence Athletics history. The Gryphons won their first round playoff game over fifth-seeded St. Joseph's Brooklyn before falling to conference champion and nationally ranked Farmingdale State in the semifinals.