ST. PAUL, Minn. –  The Macalester College women's soccer team received the United Soccer Coaches College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Silver Award, the organization announced Tuesday.

The award recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season. The award is based on the number of cards accumulated divided by the number of games played (i.e., 5 cards divided by 20 games played is .25 or 25 percent, which qualifies for a Silver Award).

Over 17 games in 2024, the Scots were shown a total of just two yellow cards and received no red cards to average .12 yellow cards per game.

In all, 64 men's and women's teams received either the gold, silver, or bronze version of the College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award. Two teams were recipients of the Gold Award, which is given to teams with a percentage of cards ranging from 1-10 percent. A total of 30 teams claimed the Silver Award, which is given to teams that accumulate a percentage of cards ranging from 11-30 percent, while the Bronze Award went to 32 teams, which is presented to teams that accumulate a percentage of cards ranging from 31-50 percent.

Click here to view the United Soccer Coaches release.