December
9, 2008
CEDAR
RAPIDS , IOWA . . . Three Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) women’s soccer players were named to
the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas®
All-Central Region Team announced Tuesday, December 9. Wartburg
College senior forward Rachel Oswald (Dubuque,
Iowa/Wahlert) was named to the Second Team, while Loras College
junior forward Holly Wilson (Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee)
and Luther College freshman forward Danielle Meirick
(Pella, Iowa/Pella) were named to the Third Team.
Oswald,
who became the first player since Luther’s Katie
Pettigrew (2003-04) to repeat as Women’s Soccer
MVP, led Wartburg to its first Iowa Conference title in women’s
soccer. In 21 games overall, Oswald scored a league-high 51
points on 20 goals and 11 assists. She led all IIAC players
in goals and ranked second in assists. She was also the league’s
scoring champion, tallying 24 points with a league-high nine
goals in eight IIAC games.
Meirick,
a First Team All-Conference selection, was the Norse's second
leading scorer with 25 points on eight goals and nine assists.
During IIAC play, she registered 11 points on four goals and
three assists while leading Luther to a tie for third place
and the No. 3 seed in the IIAC Women's Soccer Tournament.
Wilson,
a Second Team All-IIAC selection, was the Duhawks' second leading
scorer with 26 points on seven goals and a team-high 12 assists,
leading the league in assists and ranking sixth in scoring.
She scored 15 points on four goals and seven assists during
league play, again leading the league in assists.
The
entire 2008 NSCAA/adidas® All-Central Region Team follows.
2008
NSCAA/adidas® All-Central Region Team |
| FIRST
TEAM |
| Pos
|
Name |
Class
|
School |
| D
|
Elizabeth
Held |
Jr. |
Washington
(Mo.) Univ |
| D
|
Rachel
Loftus |
Sr. |
Saint
Benedict (Minn.) |
| D
|
Felicia
Faison |
Sr. |
Augsburg |
| M
|
Elizabeth
Kooistra |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Eau
Claire |
| M
|
Kirsten
Moran |
Jr. |
St.
Thomas (Minn.) |
| M
|
Abby
Habein |
So. |
Concordia-M'head |
| F
|
Erin
Sprangers |
Jr. |
Saint
Benedict (Minn.) |
| F
|
Amanda
Prawat |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Stevens
Point |
| F
|
Caryn
Rosoff |
Jr. |
Washington
(Mo.) Univ |
| F
|
Taryne
Lee |
Jr. |
Wheaton
(Ill.) |
| GK |
Allison
Rivard |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Eau
Claire |
| |
|
|
|
| SECOND
TEAM |
Pos
|
Name |
Class
|
School |
D
|
Sophie
Wood |
Sr. |
Carleton |
D
|
Courtney
Walior |
Sr. |
St.
Thomas (Minn.) |
D
|
Christina
Rodriguez |
Sr. |
Illinois
Wesleyan |
D
|
Anna
Carey |
Jr. |
Augustana
(Ill.) |
M
|
Mary
Cornelius |
So. |
Wisconsin-Stevens
Point |
M
|
Rebecca
Heymans |
Jr. |
Washington
(Mo.) Univ |
M
|
Sue
Obermiller |
So. |
Concordia-M'head |
M
|
Siggy
Nachtergaele |
Sr. |
University
of Chicago |
F
|
Sam
Sue Johnson |
So. |
Concordia-M'head |
F
|
Rachel
Oswald |
Jr. |
Wartburg |
F
|
Kaylee
Weise |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Stevens
Point |
F
|
Kari
Klynstra |
Sr. |
Wheaton
(Ill.) |
GK |
Margaret
DeGroot |
Sr. |
Augsburg |
| |
|
|
|
| THIRD
TEAM |
Pos
|
Name
|
Class
|
School |
D
|
Meghan
VanDenHeuven |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Stevens
Point |
D
|
Allison
Smith |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Eau
Claire |
D
|
Maddie
Mettie |
Jr. |
Macalester |
M
|
Melissa
Zutz |
Jr. |
Carleton |
M
|
Alison
Tourville |
Jr. |
Saint
Benedict (Minn.) |
M
|
Claire
Gill |
Jr. |
University
of Chicago |
M
|
Mary
Deletore |
Jr. |
Wheaton
(Ill.) |
F
|
Amy
Elizabeth Smith |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Eau
Claire |
F
|
Danielle
Meirick |
Fr. |
Luther |
F
|
Mary
Donohoo |
Sr. |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
F |
Caroline
Leighton |
Sr. |
Illinois
Wesleyan |
F
|
Holly
Wilson |
Jr. |
Loras |
GK |
Amanda
Boe |
Sr. |
Washington
(Mo.) Univ |
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