Clemson’s Lindsay Browne is Soccer America Women’s Freshman Player of the Year for the 2000 season. Browne was the most dangerous player for Clemson, which reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I tournament. The speedy forward from Encinitas, Calif., led the Tigers in scoring (36 points) and game-winning goals (7) and was the ACC Rookie of the Year. Women’s All-Freshman Team Soccer America salutes the top newcomers of the 2000 season
| Thora Helgadottir | Duke | Goalkeeper |
| ACC all-freshman had 1.26 GAA in rugged conference | ||
| Aleisha Cramer | BYU | Midfielder |
| U.S. prospect was Cougars’ midfield general | ||
| Joanna Lohman | Penn State | Midfielder |
| U.S. U-18 scored 3 goals; all were game winners | ||
| Lindsey Vanderspiegel | William & Mary | Midfielder |
| All-CAA pick was Tribe’s No. 2 goalscorer (8) | ||
| Katie Westfall | Harvard | Midfielder |
| Ivy’s top frosh had 18 points for the Crimson | ||
| Marcie Ward | Stanford | Forward |
| Led Cardinal in scoring (14, 14, 42) and Pac-10 in assists | ||
| Emma Breland | Florida State | Forward |
| Swede was best player (12, 7, 31) for record-setting team | ||
| Lindsay Browne | Clemson | Forward |
| Best freshman in the country | ||
| Alyssa Ramsey | North Carolina | Forward |
| Second-leading scorer (14, 15, 43) for NCAA champion | ||
| Sarah-Gayle Swanson | UCLA | Forward |
| Used mainly as reserve but put up big numbers (14, 4, 32) | ||
| Emily Turgeon | Furman | Forward |
| Led nation in scoring (23, 17, 63) |