2020 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-Americans Announced
May 05, 2021
William Carey's Ana Paula Santos
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2020 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Team was announced on Wednesday as Ana Paula Santos from William Carey (Miss.) was named the 2020 NAIA Player of the Year. The NAIA All-America Committee, which consists of the NAIA-Women’s Soccer Coaches Association officers and seven additional women’s soccer coaches, select the three 11-member teams and the honorable mention teams.
Santos has 61 career goals and 154 points in her four-year career at William Carey. The forward helped guide her team to a national title in 2018 and finished with her largest point total in her career (54) in the smallest number of matches (18). The senior finished play at the 2020 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship Final Site with six points and averaged two per match.
Overall, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) and William Carey led all teams at the top with five honorees on the top three teams. Keiser (Fla.) and Martin Methodist led all institutions with three, first team selections.
The 2020 Select Sport America-NAIA Women’s Soccer National Coach of the Year will be announced later this spring.
FIRST TEAM
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Pos. |
| Maja Henriksson | Keiser (Fla.) | Gothenburg, Sweden | So. | D |
| Emma Holmskov | Keiser (Fla.) | Copenhagen, Denmark | Sr. | MF |
| Josefine Troneby | Keiser (Fla.) | Löddeköpinge, Sweden | Sr. | F |
| Sydney Genatempo | Marian (Ind.) | Westfield, Ind. | Jr. | D |
| Erin Oleksak | Marian (Ind.) | Palatine, Ill. | So. | F |
| Gabby Kennedy | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Homer, Ga. | Jr. | GK |
| Adisa Amang | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Kumba, Cameroon | Sr. | F |
| Yuki Watari | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | So. | MF |
| Mackenzie Selvius | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Jr. | MF |
| Veronica Herrera | William Carey (Miss.) | Caracas, Venezuela | Sr. | D |
| Ana Paula Santos | William Carey (Miss.) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Sr. | F |
SECOND TEAM
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Pos. |
| Laura Riesenbeck | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Beverstedt, Germany | So. | D |
| Laura Navajas | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Miranda de Ebro, Spain | Jr. | MF |
| Hope Stacker | Indiana Wesleyan | Goshen, Ind. | Fr. | GK |
| Kyoka Koshijma | Keiser (Fla.) | Kanazawa City, Japan | Jr. | F |
| Siera Stuart | Marian (Ind.) | Westfield, Ind. | So. | MF |
| Suzuho Yamasaki | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Kagawa, Japan | Jr. | MF |
| Marjolen Nekesa | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Nairobi, Kenya | Sr. | F |
| Aisha Solorzano | Southeastern (Fla.) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Sr. | F |
| Becca Mindling | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Jr. | D |
| Lauren Marshall | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Belleville, Mich. | Fr. | F |
| Camila Pescatore | William Carey (Miss.) | Valencia, Venezuela | Jr. | D |
THIRD TEAM
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Pos. |
| Sandra Jakobsen | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Svendborg, Denmark | Fr. | F |
| Anika Kallash | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Troy, Mo. | Sr. | F |
| Shara Randez | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Alfraro, Spain | Sr. | MF |
| Anna Stevens | Indiana Wesleyan | Hartville, Ohio | So. | D |
| Aubrey Mendez | John Brown (Ark.) | Chino, Calif. | So. | D |
| Ryan Winingham | John Brown (Ark.) | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Fr. | MF |
| Estelle Badoedana Ekada | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Ombessa, Cameroon | So. | F |
| Ruth Khasoha | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Nairobi, Kenya | Jr. | D |
| Samantha Tracey | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Davison, Mich. | Sr. | GK |
| Kauany Sousa | William Carey (Miss.) | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | So. | F |
| Anni Rusanen | William Carey (Miss.) | Espoo, Finland | Jr. | MF |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Pos. |
| Braeleigh McCoy | Aquinas (Mich.) | Ada, Mich. | Jr. | GK |
| Breanna Probst | Aquinas (Mich.) | Ada, Mich. | Jr. | D |
| Hannah Crum | Aquinas (Mich.) | Waterford, Mich. | Jr. | F |
| Macy Hollingsworth | Aquinas (Mich.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. | So. | MF |
| Emily Dalton | Ave Maria (Fla.) | Venice, Fla. | Fifth Yr. | MF |
| Georgia Vernardakis | Baker (Kan.) | Manchester, England | Sr. | D |
| Natalie Duque | Benedictine (Kan.) | Chandler, Ariz. | Sr. | MF |
| Shanearay Wilkins | Bethel (Tenn.) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Sr. | D |
| Flor Suarez | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | Hawthorne, Calif. | Sr. | F |
| Marisol Kroencke | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Duisburg, Germany | Sr. | F |
| Mia Bedarf | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Dortmund, Germany | Sr. | MF |
| Andrea Villar | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Madrid, Spain | Sr. | MF |
| Kaya Evans | College of Idaho | Pocatello, Idaho | Sr. | D |
| Abigail Meyer | Columbia (Mo.) | St. Louis, Mo. | Sr. | D |
| Jewel Morelan | Columbia (Mo.) | Wentzville, Mo. | So. | F |
| Samantha Golchuk | Concordia (Mich.) | South Lyon, Mich. | Sr. | F |
| Sarah Haddock | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | Sr. | D |
| Ainhoa Camara | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Madrid, Spain | So. | F |
| Jayden Boelter | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Hebron, Ky. | Fr. | F |
| Selena Barnett | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Spring Hill, Tenn. | Jr. | D |
| Cassidy Quick | Eastern Oregon | Meridian, Idaho | So. | D |
| Sarah Mitchell | Eastern Oregon | Palmdale, Calif. | Sr. | MF |
| Bianca Biffert | Evangel (Mo.) | Lakeville, Minn. | Jr. | F |
| Natalie Ferrin | Georgia Gwinnett | Tampa, Fla. | Sr. | MF |
| Jennifer Aalbue | Grace (Ind.) | Wheaton, Ill. | So. | F |
| Lauren Turner | Indiana Wesleyan | Shelby Township, Mich. | Jr. | F |
| Caitlyn Logan | John Brown (Ark.) | Charlotte, N.C. | Sr. | GK |
| Sienna Carballo | John Brown (Ark.) | Windsor, Calif. | Sr. | F |
| Catone, Krysta | Kansas Wesleyan | Chino Hills, Calif. | Sr. | D |
| Maja Lundman | Keiser (Fla.) | Norrkoping, Sweden | So. | F |
| Nohara Takayama | Keiser (Fla.) | Tokyo, Japan | Fr. | MF |
| Celena Perales | La Sierra (Calif.) | Buena Park, Calif. | Sr. | D |
| Emily Hounsell | Life (Ga.) | Brighton, England | Fr. | GK |
| Alyssa Benvenuti | Madonna (Mich.) | Livonia, Mich. | Sr. | D |
| Brooklyn Fink | Mid America Christian (Okla.) | Moore, Okla. | So. | D |
| Anna Hieronymus | Middle Georgia State | Arnsberg, Germany | Sr. | D |
| Miagh Downey | Middle Georgia State | Colchester, England | Jr. | F |
| Tatjana Steinau | Middle Georgia State | Bad Reichenhall, Germany | Jr. | MF |
| Brynn Bradley | Midway (Ky.) | Nicholasville, Ky. | Sr. | F |
| Morgan Dierks | Missouri Valley | Kansas City, Kan. | So. | MF |
| Natalia Ruiz | Missouri Valley | Bogota, Colombia | So. | D |
| Jackie Montes | Montreat (N.C.) | Fort Meade, Fla. | Fr. | F |
| Alexa Skal | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | Mount Vernon, Ohio | Sr. | F |
| Sarah Guipe | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | Danville, Ind. | So. | D |
| Agnes Stefansdottir | Northwestern Ohio | Grenevik, Iceland | Jr. | MF |
| Karabo Dhlamini | Northwestern Ohio | Johannesburg, South Africa | Fr. | D |
| Maria, Laura | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Tubarao, Brazil | Jr. | F |
| Abbey Cash | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Gardner, Ill. | So. | D |
| Amy Morikawa | Oregon Tech | Fullerton, Calif. | Sr. | D |
| Mehana Ortiz | Oregon Tech | Mililani, Hawaii | Fr. | F |
| Saipress Jones | Ottawa (Ariz.) | Las Vegas, Nev. | So. | F |
| Baye Polansky | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | Helotes, Texas | Sr. | MF |
| Deanna Tarango | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | El Paso, Texas | Fr. | D |
| Emma Rice | Science & Arts (Okla.) | Norman, Okla. | Jr. | F |
| Holly Eddins | Southeastern (Fla.) | Seffner, Fla. | Jr. | GK |
| Naira Lopez | Southeastern (Fla.) | Barcelona, Spain | So. | MF |
| Sierra Clayton | Southeastern (Fla.) | Lakeland, Fla. | Fifth Yr. | D |
| Linli Tu | Taylor (Ind.) | Beijing, China | Jr. | MF |
| Ayla Aiduck | Thomas (Ga.) | Orlando, Fla. | So. | F |
| Brianna Uhl | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Upland, Calif. | Jr. | F |
| Kaleigh VanElst | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Grandville, Mich. | Sr. | D |
| Selah Hopkins | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | Jr. | F |
| Jocelyne Garcia | UC Merced (Calif.) | Petaluma, Calif. | So. | F |
| Teagan Mayte | Westmont (Calif.) | Roseville, Calif. | Jr. | MF |
| Laurie Potvin | William Carey (Miss.) | Quebec City, Canada | Sr. | D |
| Sabrina Lang | William Carey (Miss.) | Mardaklev, Sweden | Sr. | GK |
