Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

St. Scholastica lands six on UMAC Women's Soccer All-Conference First Team

11/8/2011 3:15:58 PM

St. Scholastica lands six on UMAC Women's Soccer All-Conference First Team

ST. PAUL -- 13 players from the College of St. Scholastica, Northwestern College and University of Minnesota Morris comprised the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women’s Soccer All-Conference First Team, the league announced on Tuesday. St. Scholastica, who won the UMAC title for the eighth consecutive year in 2011, added one more member on the all-conference second team to finish with seven players overall amongst the three teams.

The Saints’ Kelsey Kehtel was chosen as both the UMAC Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year after the freshman led the league in points, points per game, and goals. Kehtel also ranked amongst the top 10 in assists. St. Scholastica’s Megan Flesvig and Northwestern’s Bridget Couwenhoven shared the UMAC Defensive Player of the Year award. Both the Saints and Eagles were among the league’s best when it came to goals allowed and shutouts.

Head Coaches Josh Pettit (Northwestern) and Daniel Magner (Minnesota Morris) were selected by their peers as the UMAC Co-Coaches of the Year. Both the Eagles and Cougars finished with 8-3-1 conference records.

Martin Luther College won the women’s soccer team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches to best represent sportsmanship throughout the entire 2011 season. Each team had one representative on the individual sportsmanship award list:

Jessica Wacholz, Bethany Lutheran College
Megan Flesvig, College of St. Scholastica
Heather Ell, Crown College
Hannah Janke, Martin Luther College
Danielle Tikalsky, Northland College
Rebekah Kirby, Northwestern College
Crystal Zastrow, University of Minnesota Morris

Below is a full listing of the 2011 UMAC Women's Soccer Postseason Awards.

1st Team All-Conference
Name	Institution	Year	Position
Kelsey Kehtel	College of St. Scholastica	Freshman	Forward
Rebekah Kirby	Northwestern College	Senior	Forward
Lauren Cleope	Northwestern College	Sophomore	Forward
Leah Parker	University of Minnesota, Morris	Senior	Forward
Andrea Beatt	College of St. Scholastica	Junior	Midfielder
Taylor Cunningham	College of St. Scholastica	Sophomore	Midfielder
Rebekah Carrizales	Northwestern College	Sophomore	Midfielder
Zoe Bergstrom	University of Minnesota, Morris	Sophomore	Midfielder
Megan Flesvig	College of St. Scholastica	Senior	Defender
Maggie Dolan	College of St. Scholastica	Sophomore	Defender
Bridget Couwenhoven	Northwestern College	Senior	Defender
Katie Kestner	University of Minnesota, Morris	Junior	Defender
Bailey Mahlum	College of St. Scholastica	Senior	Goalkeeper

2nd Team All-Conference
Name	Institution	Year	Position
Hannah Mattek	Martin Luther College	Sophomore	Forward
Christina Mollan	University of Minnesota, Morris	Freshman	Forward
Joelle Pipal	Bethany Lutheran College	Senior	Midfielder
Joey Moore	College of St. Scholastica	Junior	Midfielder
Bethany Schultz	Martin Luther College	Sophomore	Midfielder
Jacqui Bonrud	Bethany Lutheran College	Sophomore	Defender
Heidi Anderson	Northwestern College	Junior	Defender
Ally Heida	University of Minnesota, Morris	Freshman	Defender
Alex Mowery	Bethany Lutheran College	Sophomore	Goalkeeper
RiAnne Metz	University of Minnesota , Morris	Junior	Goalkeeper

Honorable Mention All-Conference
Name	Institution	Year	Position
Paige Taylor	Bethany Lutheran College	Junior	Midfielder
Kindra Fairburn	Bethany Lutheran College	Sophomore	Midfielder
Hannah Spaulding	Bethany Lutheran College	Sophomore	Defender
Kelsey Mattek	Martin Luther College	Freshman	Defender
Miranda Pomije	Martin Luther College	Sophomore	Defender
Stephanie Apodaca	Northland College	Freshman	Midfielder
Ashley Runge	Northland College	Senior	Midfielder
Sarah Hudson	Northland College	Freshman	Defender
Rebecca Lake	Northland College	Senior	Defender
Jessica Munson	Northwestern College	Junior	Defender
Rachael Berns	University of Minnesota, Morris	Freshman	Midfielder