2022 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-Americans Announced
Dec 07, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2022 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Team was announced on Wednesday as Laura Maria from Oklahoma Wesleyan was named the 2022 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.
Maria became the NAIA all-time points leader in a season after totaling 137 in 2022, the last of which came in the NAIA National Championship Tournament Final Site. Maria ended her year with 56 goals, one shy of tying the record set by Southeastern’s Uchenna Kanu back in 2018. The senior also recorded 25 assists, which puts her seventh all-time in assists in a season.
Overall, William Carey (Miss.) led all teams at the top with six honorees on the top three teams and Spring Arbor (Mich.) followed closely behind with five. Spring Arbor led all institutions with three, first team selections.
The 2022 Select Sport America-NAIA Women’s Soccer National Coach of the Year will be announced in January.
FIRST TEAM
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Position |
| Kyoka Koshijima | Keiser (Fla.) | Kanazawa City, Japan | Sr | MF |
| Maja Henriksson | Keiser (Fla.) | Gothenburg, Sweden | Jr | D |
| Erin Oleksak | Marian (Ind.) | Palatine, Ill. | Sr | F |
| Laura Maria | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Tubarao, Brazil | Sr. | F |
| Becca Mindling | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Sr | D |
| Blair Currie | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Christchurch, New Zealand | So. | GK |
| Mackenzie Selvius | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Sr | MF |
| Estelle Badoedana Ekada | Tennessee Southern | Ombessa, Cameroon | Sr | F |
| Yuki Watari | Tennessee Southern | Saitama, Japan | Sr | F |
| Camila Pescatore | William Carey (Miss.) | Valencia, Venezuela | Sr. | D |
| Maria Azarias | William Carey (Miss.) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Jr. | MF |
SECOND TEAM
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Position |
| Laura Riesenbeck | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Beverstedt, Germany | Sr. | D |
| Brooke Schneider | Columbia (Mo.) | Saint Charles, Mo. | Sr | D |
| Grace McClellan | Keiser (Fla.) | Southside, Ala. | So. | GK |
| Allie Schlom | Marian (Ind.) | Missouri City, Texas | Sr | MF |
| Camryn Gietl | Marian (Ind.) | Thorntown, Ind. | Jr | D |
| Naomi Walters | Marian (Ind.) | Hilliard, Ohio | Jr | F |
| Ariana Stoltzfus | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Goshen, Ind. | Sr | D |
| Madison Marshall | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Belleville, Mich. | Sr | MF |
| Julia Herbst | William Carey (Miss.) | Parana, Brazil | Sr. | F |
| Kauany Sousa | William Carey (Miss.) | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | Sr. | F |
| Mariangela Jimenez | William Carey (Miss.) | Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | So. | MF |
THIRD TEAM
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Position |
| Hannah Crum | Aquinas (Mich.) | Waterford, Mich. | Sr | F |
| Sandra Jakobsen | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Svendborg, Denmark | Jr. | F |
| Laura Navajas | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Miranda de Ebro, Spain | Sr | MF |
| Selena Barnett | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Carmel, Ind. | Sr | D |
| Annabelle Ruckle | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Phoenix, Ariz. | So | GK |
| Aubrie Labno | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Anthem, Ariz. | So | MF |
| Aubrey Mendez | John Brown (Ark.) | Chino, Calif. | Sr | D |
| Maja Lundman | Keiser (Fla.) | Norrkoping, Sweden | Jr | F |
| Nerea Perez Mora | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Valencia, Spain | Jr. | GK |
| Sarah Evans | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Tulsa, Okla. | Sr. | D |
| Anni Rusanen | William Carey (Miss.) | Espoo, Finland | Sr. | MF |
HONORABLE MENTIONS
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Position |
| Breanna Probst | Aquinas (Mich.) | Ada, Mich. | Sr | D |
| Sydney Shenk | Aquinas (Mich.) | Covington, Wash. | Jr | F |
| Macy Hollingsworth | Aquinas (Mich.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Sr. | MF |
| Ximena Jauregui | Bellevue (Neb.) | Cancun, Mexico | So. | MF |
| Mady Soumare | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | Paris, France | Fr | F |
| Ruby Campa | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | Fairbaugh, Calif. | Sr | GK |
| Angeline Kieh | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Monrovia, Liberia | Jr | F |
| Mari Sagstad | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Trondheim, Norway | So | MF |
| Blair Stapleton | Carroll (Mont.) | Billings, Mont. | Sr. | MF |
| Marcella Helena | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Minas Gerais, Brazil | So. | MF |
| Roneisha Frank | Central Methodist (Mo.) | St. George’s, Grenada | Sr. | F |
| Gianna Yslava | College of Idaho | San Jose, Calif. | Fr | F |
| Emilia Zolesio Fernandez Blanco | Columbia (Mo.) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Jr | D |
| Jewel Morelan | Columbia (Mo.) | Wentzville, Mo. | Sr | F |
| Rae Yoshioka | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Pearl City, Hawaii | So | MF |
| Jj Aalbue | Grace (Ind.) | Wheaton, Ill. | Sr | F |
| Dekota Schubert | Hastings (Neb.) | Castle Rock, Colo. | Jr. | MF |
| Hope Stacker | Indiana Wesleyan | Goshen, Ind. | Jr | GK |
| Mallory Krueger | Indiana Wesleyan | Overland Park, Kan. | Jr | MF |
| Sarah Foulk | Indiana Wesleyan | Upland, Ind. | So | F |
| Keely Hoopingarner | IU Kokomo (Ind.) | Noblesville, Ind. | Sr. | F |
| Gaby Sarkis | Jamestown (Neb.) | Campbelltown, Sydney, Australia | So | MF |
| Haley Dyer | Jamestown (Neb.) | Honolulu, Hawaii | Sr | D |
| Lauren Walter | John Brown (Ark.) | Centennial, Colo. | Jr | F |
| Ryan Winingham | John Brown (Ark.) | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Jr | MF |
| Kayla Deaver | Kansas Wesleyan | Lee's Summit, Mo. | Sr. | F |
| Ayaka Matsumaru | Keiser (Fla.) | Chiba, Japan | So | D |
| Marthe Taugbol | Keiser (Fla.) | Kongsvinger, Norway | Fr | D |
| Thora Hreggvidsdottir | Life (Ga.) | Reykjavik, Iceland | So | F |
| Alicia Thoresen | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Ystad, Sweden | Sr. | MF |
| Sarah Assumma | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Temecula, Calif. | Fr | F |
| Miagh Downey | Middle Georgia State | Colchester, England | Sr | F |
| Morgan Dierks | Missouri Valley | Kansas City, Kan. | Sr. | MF |
| Kayla Soderstrom | Northwest (Wash.) | Snohomish, Wash. | So. | MF |
| Maggie Gunning | Northwest (Wash.) | North Bend, Wash. | Gr. | D |
| Joelle Meister | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Luncern, Switzerland | Fr. | F |
| Naroa Domenech | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Eibar, Spain | Fr. | MF |
| Abbey Cash | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Gardner, Ill. | Sr | MF |
| Sara Loichinger | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | New Lenox, Ill. | Sr | MF |
| Paige Murray-Hernandez | Ottawa (Ariz.) | San Bernardino, Calif. | Sr | MF |
| Saipress Jones | Ottawa (Ariz.) | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sr | F |
| Carrie Consolino | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Peachtree City, Ga. | Fr. | F |
| Abigail Siddall | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | Plymouth, Mich. | So | F |
| Berglind Baldursdottir | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | Kopavogur, Iceland | Jr | MF |
| Ines Sommer | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | Lisbon, Portugal | So | F |
| Alicia Rey | Science and Arts (Okla.) | Valladolid, Spain | So | F |
| Emma Rice | Science and Arts (Okla.) | Norman, Okla. | Sr | F |
| Kaitlyn Brunson | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Marion, Iowa | So | MF |
| Suzuho Yamasaki | Tennessee Southern | Kagawa, Japan | Sr | MF |
| Xiana Pang-Abas | Texas A&M Texarkana | Honolulu, Hawaii | Sr. | D |
| Emily Lamoreaux | Thomas (Ga.) | Lake City, Fla. | Jr | GK |
| Selah Hopkins | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | Sr | F |
| Lauren Bergevine | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | Dallas, Ga. | Sr | D |
| Trinidad Quiroz | UC Merced (Calif.) | San Jose, Calif. | So | F |
| Grace Breuchel | Viterbo (Wis.) | McFarland, Wis. | Fr | F |
| Kanade Morita | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | So | GK |
| Christine Thorvaldsen | Westcliff (Calif.) | Oslo, Norway | Jr. | D |
| Reese Davidson | Westmont (Calif.) | Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. | Sr | F |
| Taylie Scott | Westmont (Calif.) | Maple Grove, Minn. | Sr | D |
| Chloe Strickland | William Carey (Miss.) | Leakesville, Miss. | Jr. | D |
| Fernanda Pena Nieto | William Carey (Miss.) | Tabio, Colombia | Jr. | MF |
