KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Northeastern State women's soccer team had a school-record eight RiverHawks named to All-MIAA squads, the league announced Wednesday morning.
 
Leading the charge were senior defender Emily Burch, junior forward Anastasia Robinson and junior midfielder Jennifer Cudjoe. All were named to the All-MIAA First Team.
 
Chase Wooten was honored as the 2015 MIAA Coach of the Year after leading NSU from eighth place a year ago all the way up to third in the league table this season. He handed Central Missouri its only home loss of the season and also entered the final week of the regular season in first place in the conference. This was the first time since 1997 that an NSU women's soccer coach was named a conference coach of the year (Charlie Mitchell, Lone Star Conference).
 
Junior goalkeeper Jordan Woodruff and sophomore forward Julia Mathis were selected to the All-MIAA Second Team, and two named to the All-MIAA Third Team were senior midfielder McKenzie Musella and sophomore defender Rebecca Gleason. Junior midfielder Kelsey McIntyre was also selected to the All-MIAA Honorable Mention team.
 
Robinson leads the MIAA in assists and points, and she is tied for second in goals this season (12g-9a=33p). She entered her junior year with 11 career points on her resume. This is the first postseason accolade of her career.
 
Cudjoe ranks fourth in the league in assists, fifth in points and sixth in goals (8g-7a-23p) in her first year at Northeastern State.
 
Burch and Gleason have helped lead a backline that has conceded just 16 goals this season. NSU has a 0.89 goals-against average, and the team has only allowed more than two goals in a match twice this year. Burch also has a career-high three assists from her defender position. Burch collected her second-career postseason award (2014 All-MIAA Third Team), and this is the first for Gleason.
 
Mathis is first in the conference in assists, sixth in points and 10th in goals (6g-9a=21p). She was awarded her first-career All-MIAA accolade.
 
Woodruff is second in the MIAA in shutouts (6) and victories (13) this season. She is also third in goals-against average (.843). This is her third-career honor. She was named the MIAA Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013 and was an All-MIAA Honorable Mention honoree last season.
 
Musella ranks fourth in the MIAA with seven assists, and the senior has a career-high 15 points this year. She was named to the All-MIAA Third Team last season.
 
McIntyre entered the season with two career points (2a) and finished the year with 10 points (2g-6a). She ranked sixth in the MIAA in assists, and she earned her first-career postseason laurel.
 
The RiverHawks (13-4-1, 7-4-1 MIAA) have earned the No. 3 seed in the 2015 MIAA Championship. They will host No. 6 seed Missouri Western State at 7 p.m. tonight at DeLoache Field.
 
2015 ALL-MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Julie Ireland, F, Central Missouri

DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Abby Rhodes, D, Central Missouri

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Ana Dilkes, GK, Central Missouri

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Katie Killion, F, Central Oklahoma

CO-COACHS OF THE YEAR
Chase Wooten, Northeastern State & Lewis Theobald, Central Missouri

FIRST TEAM
GK: Ana Dilkes, So., Central Missouri
D: Abby Rhodes, Jr., Central Missouri**
D: Emily Eldridge, Jr., Central Missouri
D: Quinn Tookey, Sr., Central Oklahoma
D: Emily Burch, Sr., Northeastern State
MF: Jennifer Cudjoe, Jr., Northeastern State
MF: Megan Woolley, So., Central Missouri
MF: Kate Jamison, Sr., Southwest Baptist
F: Julie Ireland, Sr., Central Missouri
F: Jada Scott, Fr., Central Missouri
F: Kate Killion, Fr., Central Oklahoma
F: Anastasia Robinson, Jr., Northeastern State
F: Karla Jamison, Sr., Southwest Baptist
Results reflect tie in voting 
**Unanimous Selection

SECOND TEAM
GK: Jordan Woodruff, Jr., Northeastern State
GK: Sarah Lyle, Jr., Missouri Western
D: Sydney Andrews, Sr., Missouri Western
D: CheyAnn Queener, Jr., Fort Hays State
D: Cadence Bourne, Jr., Washburn
MF: Kenna Dyess, Jr., Central Oklahoma
MF: Nicole Pond, Sr., Central Missouri
MF: Hannah Smith, Jr., Fort Hays State
F: Amelie Heun, So., Emporia State
F: Kenta Kokis, Fr., Central Oklahoma
F: Kelsey Steffens, So., Fort Hays State
F: Julia Mathis, So., Northeastern State

THIRD TEAM
GK: Kristen Thompson, So., Fort Hays State
D: Camrie Hurst, Fr., Central Oklahoma
D: Jaide Allenbrand, So., Emporia State
D: Rebecca Gleason, So, Northeastern State
MF: Montanna Hosterman, Sr., Nebraska-Kearney
MF: Kenzie Sublett, Jr., Central Oklahoma
MF: McKenzie Musella, Sr., Northeastern State
MF: Baylie Edwards, So., Central Missouri
MF: Dani Torry, Sr., Lindenwood
F: Caroline Karlsson, Sr., Southwest Baptist
F: Paige Swanson, Fr., Washburn
F: Hannah Pyle, Jr., Central Missouri
F: Bridget Blessie, So, Missouri Western
Results reflect tie in voting 

HONORABLE MENTION
Central Missouri: Kayla Hammar, D; Callie Henshaw, D.
Central Oklahoma: Caitlin Moore, MF.
Emporia State: Yadira Rivera, GK; Maria Walden, MF; Kelsey Wakefield, F.
Fort Hays State: Baylie Schmitz, D; Gabby Makatura, MF; Jasmine Beaulieu, MF; Cassie Moosburger, F; Kylee Loneker, F.
Lindenwood: Jackie Lindner, D; Alexis Robbwwers, MF; Becky Roberts, MF.
Missouri Southern:.Ronise Miller, D; Carly Cecil, D.
Missouri Western: Taylor Gant, D; Ashlyn Powers, D; Drew Mantio, MF.
Nebraska-Kearney: Kadie Walaszcyk, D.
Northeastern State: Kelsey McIntyre, MF.
Northwest Missouri: Katelynn Lindsey, D; Crystal McElhose, D.
Southwest Baptist: A.C. Pettit, D; Whitney Snow, MF; Elin Hammar, MF; Taylor Schmidt, MF.
Washburn: Kaitlin Minnich, GK; Rebecca Weimer, D; Bailey Wobig
 
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