2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Central Region First Team

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Seniors Elizabeth Cudjoe and Renee' Valcarcel comprise half of the midfield on the 2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-Central Region First Team, it was announced Wednesday.
 
Three other RiverHawks, senior forward Jennifer Clark, senior defender Jessy Phillips and true freshman goalkeeper Jordan Woodruff, were also honored. Phillips and Woodruff were both named to the All-Central Region Second Team, and Clark landed on the All-Central Region Third Team.
 
Northeastern State (15-4) finished runners-up in the MIAA this year and also broke school records for wins in a single season, fewest goals allowed (14) and shutouts (11).
 
Cudjoe, who now has two career first-team all-region accolades (2012 Daktronics), finished fifth in the conference in points (19) and assists (5). She also finished sixth in goals (7). She scored three game winners and ended her two-year career fifth in school history in assists (14), while finishing eighth in points (42).
 
Valcarcel was the team's top defensive midfielder and has started every match for Northeastern State over the past three years. She finished in the top 10 in the MIAA this year in goals scored (6) and was third in game-winning goals (3). She ended the year with 13 points.
 
Phillips was the only player from the league to win the MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week award twice. She started all 19 matches and led NSU in minutes played (1,734), serving as the team's defensive sweeper.
 
Woodruff won the MIAA Goalkeeper of the Week accolade a record five times, and she was also named the Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week once. She led the MIAA in saves percentage (.861), shutouts (11), minutes played (1,738), and most wins in net (15). She also finished second in goals-against average (0.72). Woodruff started all 19 matches for NSU and already owns the school record for career shutouts and she twice had four-straight matches with clean sheets.
 
Clark led the MIAA in game-winning goals (5) and was also the league leader in both goals (9) and points (20) before suffering a season-ending injury. Despite missing six matches, she still managed to finish third in the conference and led NSU in both goals and points. She finished her career fifth in school history in goals scored (20) and points (52).
 
Phillips and Valcarcel were recently named to the 2013 Daktronics All-Central Region First Team, while Woodruff, Cudjoe and Clark all found spots on the Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team.
 
Cudjoe, Phillips, Valcarcel, and Woodruff were all named to the All-MIAA First Team earlier this season, while Clark landed on the All-MIAA Second Team.

This is the first time an NSU women's soccer player has ever been honored by the NSCAA.
 
The NSCAA All-Central Region teams were voted on by the region's coaches. Cudjoe and Valcarcel will now move on to the All-American ballot, which will be announced Dec. 6.
 
2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-Central Region
First Team:
Pos   Name                      Yr.       School                                      Hometown

GK	Brienna Dehkes		Fr.		Southwest Minnesota State	Elk River, Minn.
D	Rebecca McCoy		Sr.		Winona State	Eagan, Minn.
D	Kira Bertrand		Sr.		Southwestern Oklahoma State	Brampton, Ont.
D	Breanna Steele		Jr.		Minnesota State-Mankato	Eagan, Minn.
D	Cindy  Lackey		Sr.		Central Missouri	St. Peters, Mo.
MF	Carly  Stanley		Sr.		Central Missouri	De Soto, Kan.
MF	Emily Morris		Jr.		Minnesota State-Mankato	Woodbury, Minn.
MF	Elizabeth Cudjoe		Sr.		Northeastern State	Takoradi, Ghana
MF	Renee' Valcarcel		Sr.		Northeastern State	Riverside, Calif.
F	Miranda Cadena		So		Southwest Minnesota State	Highland, Calif.
F	Korey Kronfrost		So		Minnesota State-Mankato	Cary, Ill.
F	Becky Lackey		Sr.		Central Missouri	St. Peters, Mo.
F	Maureen Stormont		Jr.		Minnesota-Dululth	Stillwater, Minn.

 
Second Team:
Pos   Name                        Yr.      School                                       Hometown

GK	Jordan Woodruff		Fr.		Northeastern State	Long Island, N.Y.
D	Jessy Phillips		Sr.		Northeastern State	Bartlesville, Okla.
D	Kelsey  Taldone		Sr.		Upper Iowa	Crystal Lake, Ill.
D	Devon Richards		So.		Winona State	Madison, Wis.
D	Megan Kilroy		So.		Southwest Minnesota State	Paramount, Calif.
MF	Morgan  LeFebvre		Sr.		Winona State	Grimes, Iowa
MF	Autumn Hayes		Jr.		Southwest Minnesota State	La Crescent, Minn.
MF	Tiffany VanHaaften		Sr.		Bemidji State	Chaska, Minn.
MF	Jessica Carbonara		Sr.		Southwestern Oklahoma State	Maple, Ont.
MF	Alaina Kne		Jr.		Winona State	St. Francis, Minn.
F	Amiee Wronksi		Jr.		Upper Iowa	Huntley, Ill.
F	Dani Potter		Sr.		Minnesota-Dululth	White Bear Lake, Minn.
F	Haley Hatcher		So.		Ouachita Baptist	Maumelle, Ark.
F	Kelsey  Visor		Sr.		Southwestern Oklahoma State	Moore, Okla.

 
Third Team:
Pos   Name                 Yr.   School                                  Hometown

GK	Alex Vial		Sr.		Winona State	Madison, Wis.
D	Riley Allen		Jr.		Minnesota-Dululth	Eden Prairie, Minn.
D	Hannah Hatcher		Sr.		Harding	Georgetown, Texas
D	Kristin Bright		Sr.		Central Missouri	Fenton, Mo.
D	Tessa Woodcock		Fr		Ouachita Baptist	Fort Worth, Texas
MF	Bekah Steward		Jr.		Southern Nazarene	Miami, Okla.
MF	Kara Dahmen		Sr.		St. Cloud State	Madison, Wis.
MF	Syndey Temple		Jr.		Minnesota State-Mankato	Madison, Wis.
MF	Emily Precure		So.		Central Oklahoma	Meridian, Okla.
F	Caysie Beetley		Sr.		Washburn	Malibu, Calif.
F	Cailtin Bond		So.		Central Oklahoma	Choctaw, Okla.
F	Jennifer Clark		Sr.		Northeastern State	Allen, Texas
F	Tori Meinhardt		Sr.		Minnesota State-Mankato	Osseo, Minn.
F	Kendahl Fisher		So.		Southwest Minnesota State	Lakewood, Calif.

 
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