The Aliso Niguel girls soccer team celebrate their No. 1 ranking atop the ESPN FAB 50 national girls rankings. Photo courtesy of Nick Valente.

An offseason of celebration for the Aliso Niguel girls’ soccer team continues.

The Wolverines were honored by ESPN last week with a ceremony at the school to celebrate their 2011-12 season that ended with the Wolverines ranked atop the ESPN POWERADE FAB 50 national girls’ soccer rankings.

Aliso Niguel won its first CIF-SS Division 1 title since 2001 in March, defeating South Coast League rival San Clemente 2-1 in a thrilling CIF-SS Division 1 championship match.

The Wolverines finished off the season with a stunning rally from a 2-0 second half deficit to defeat previously undefeated Los Osos, 3-2, in the championship match of the CIF Southern California Division 1 Regional Championships.

It was the first time that Aliso Niguel won the regional title. They are the third county team to have won both the CIF-SS Division 1 and the CIF Southern California Division 1 Regional titles in the same season, joining San Clemente (2008-09) and Esperanza (2009-10).

The Wolverines ended the season with a 23-1-4 overall record that included a 19-match unbeaten streak to begin the season and 15 shutouts.

Earlier in the offseason, the Wolverines were honored by Max Preps for ending the season ranked No. 1 in their national rankings.

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