2018 NAIA Women's Soccer All-America Teams Announced
Dec 04, 2018
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2018 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Team was announced on Tuesday as Bethany Balcer of Spring Arbor (Mich.) was named the 2018 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.
For the second-consecutive season, forward Bethany Balcer was named the Player of the Year. The senior from Hudsonville, Mich., posted 31 goals over the course of the season, including five in postseason play. She also ranked No. 2 in the nation in game winning goals with 11 to her credit.
Overall, national champion William Carey (Miss.) and Keiser (Fla.) lead all teams with six honorees, followed by Martin Methodist (Tenn.) with five. Southeastern led all institutions with three first team selections.
The 2018 Select Sport America-NAIA Women’s Soccer National Coach of the Year will be announced at the United Soccer Coaches’ Association National Convention on Jan 15.
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2018 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America First Team Selections
| Name | School | Hometown | Yr. | Position |
| Matilda Ovenberger | Keiser (Fla.) | Sodra Sanby, Sweden | Fr. | Forward |
| Bethany Balcer | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Hudsonville, Mich. | Sr. | Forward |
| Uchenna Kanu | Southeastern (Fla.) | Abia, Nigeria | Jr. | Forward |
| Millene Cabral | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Sr. | Forward |
| Ana Paula Santos | William Carey (Miss.) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | So. | Midfielder |
| Filippa Millqvist | Keiser (Fla.) | Malmo, Sweden | Jr. | Midfielder |
| Aisha Solorzano | Southeastern (Fla.) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | So. | Midfielder |
| April Stewart | William Carey (Miss.) | Pascagoula, Miss. | Sr. | Back |
| Isamar Duran | Southeastern (Fla.) | Homestead, Fla. | Sr. | Back |
| Molly Schmidt | Benedictine (Kan.) | Overland Park, Kan. | Sr. | Back |
| Rachel Thigpen | Midland (Neb.) | Santee, Calif. | So. | Goalkeeper |
2018 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Second Team Selections
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Position |
| Nayeli Rodriguez | Midland (Neb.) | San Diego, Calif. | Jr. | Forward |
| Emily, Ambuul | Benedictine (Kan.) | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Jr. | Forward |
| Riley Martinson | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Deer Park, Wash. | So. | Forward |
| Veronica Kurtz | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Asuncion, Paraguay | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Olivia Meyers | Benedictine (Kan.) | Olathe, Kan. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Casandra Besteman | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Hudsonville, Mich. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Malorie Henderlong | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Crown Point, Ind. | Jr. | Back |
| Adri Jackson | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Port Orchard, Wash. | Sr. | Back |
| Myranda Baca | Vanguard (Calif.) | Aliso Viejo, Calif. | Jr. | Back |
| Sanna Svensson | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Eslov, Sweden | Sr. | Back |
| Abby Baravik | William Carey (Miss.) | Laurel, Miss. | Sr. | Goalkeeper |
2018 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Third Team Selections
| Name | School | Hometown | Year | Position |
| Nicole Kelly | Benedictine (Kan.) | Prior Lake, Minn. | Jr. | Forward |
| Miku Sunaga | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Tokyo, Japan | So. | Forward |
| Shantell Thompson | William Carey (Miss.) | St. Catherine, Jamaica | Sr. | Forward |
| Sina Cavelti | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Wollerau, Switzerland | Fr. | Forward |
| Natsuna Sugishita | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Tokyo, Japan | Fr. | Midfielder |
| Suzuho Yamasaki | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Kagawa, Japan | Fr. | Midfielder |
| Breanna Larkin | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Amanda Annee | Marian University (Ind.) | Indianapolis, Ind. | Sr. | Back |
| Tova Nilsson | Keiser (Fla.) | Veberod, Sweden | Jr. | Back |
| Alaina Melanson | Midland (Neb.) | Santee, Calif. | Jr. | Back |
| Caitlyn Logan | John Brown (Ark.) | Charlotte, N.C. | So. | Goalkeeper |
2018 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Honorable Mention Selections
| Name | School | Hometown | Yr. | Position |
| Alanna Castaneda | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Dallas, Texas | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Allison Vroon | Grace (Ind.) | Holland, Mich. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Aspen Carpenter | John Brown (Ark.) | Littleton, Colo. | Sr. | Forward |
| Aubrey Feipel | Grace College (Ind.) | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Sr. | Defender |
| Bania Duran | Southeastern (Fla.) | Homestead, Fla. | Jr. | Midfielder |
| Brooke Mays | Ottawa (Kan.) | La Habra, Calif. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Colleen Kennedy | Mobile (Ala.) | Rockvale, Tenn. | Sr. | Forward |
| Courtney Denney | Marian (Ind.) | New Castle, Ind. | Sr. | Forward |
| Cristina Ramos | Science & Arts (Okla.) | Madrid, Spain | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Cydni Cottrell | Eastern Oregon | Pasco, Wash. | Jr. | Goalkeeper |
| Dawson Brinkley | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | San Antonio, Texas | Fr. | Forward |
| Elena (PT) Perez | Midland (Neb.) | San Diego, Calif. | Jr. | Midfielder |
| Elly Brummel | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Hudsonville, Mich. | Sr. | Defender |
| Emma Rice | Science & Arts (Okla.) | Norman, Okla. | Fr. | Forward |
| Gabi Haw | Westmont (Calif.) | Costa Mesa, Calif. | So. | Goalkeeper |
| Hailey Gomillion | The Master's (Calif.) | Lancaster, Calif. | Sr. | Forward |
| Hannah Benedict | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Sr. | Forward |
| Hannah Crum | Aquinas (Mich.) | Waterford, Mich. | Fr. | Forward |
| Hayley Magana | Vanguard (Calif.) | Los Alamitos, Calif. | So. | Goalkeeper |
| Heidi Giles | Mobile (Ala.) | Clive, AB, Canada | Jr. | Defender |
| Iris Rabot | Northwestern Ohio | Lyon, France | Fr. | Midfielder |
| Jackie Igulu | Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) | Tucson, Ariz. | So. | Forward |
| Jacquelyn Gardner | Northwestern Ohio | Kalida, Ohio | Sr. | Forward |
| Jazzmyn Esquivel | Hope International (Calif.) | Hacienda Heights, Calif. | Sr. | Forward |
| Jessica Bianchi | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Elmhurst, Ill. | Sr. | Forward |
| Joy Mertzig | Georgia Gwinnett | Stockholm, Sweden | Fr. | Defender |
| Julia Amador, Mejias | Missouri Valley | San Cristobal, Spain | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Katie Michkiosky | Northwest (Wash.) | Wenatchee, Wash. | Sr. | Forward |
| Kati-Jayde Cunningham | LSU Shreveport (La.) | Stonewall, La. | Sr. | Forward |
| Kehley Bitzas | Culver Stockton (Mo.) | Greenvale, Australia | Jr. | Goalkeeper |
| Kellian Ahearn | The Master's (Calif.) | Mission Viejo, Calif. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Kelly Stubbington | William Carey (Miss.) | Hornchurch, England | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Lakin Walls | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Bardstown, Ky. | Jr. | Midfielder |
| Lauren Orr | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Hudsonville, Mich. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Laurie Potvin | Hastings (Neb.) | Quebec City, Canada | So. | Defender |
| Leigha Williams | Hope International (Calif.) | Fountain Valley, Calif. | Jr. | Midfielder |
| Linnea Axengren | Keiser (Fla.) | Gallstad, Sweden | Fr. | Midfielder |
| Lira Mathes | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Knoxville, Tenn. | So. | Defender |
| Luci Brasil | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jr. | Defender |
| Maddi Berthoud | Westmont (Calif.) | Rowley, Mass. | Jr. | Forward |
| Maddy Mak | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Renton, Wash. | Jr. | Defender |
| Maria Deeter | Concordia (Neb.) | Seward, Neb. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Marielisa Hallam | Vanguard (Calif.) | Corona, Calif. | Fr. | Midfielder |
| Marisol Kroencke | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Duisburg, Germany | So. | Midfielder |
| Marjolen Nekesa | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Nairobi, Kenya | So. | Midfielder |
| Maxi Krug | Keiser (Fla.) | Thuringia, Germany | So. | Midfielder |
| Michelle Pena | Kansas Wesleyan | Oxnard, Calif. | Jr. | Forward |
| Molly Klein | Columbia (Mo.) | Columbia, Mo. | Jr. | Midfielder |
| Nicole Hawley | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Oshkosh, Wis. | Sr. | Forward |
| Nicole Rodriguez | Georgia Gwinnett | Atlanta, Ga. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Nina Haeberlin | Keiser (Fla.) | Krefeld, Germany | Jr. | Goalkeeper |
| Peyton Davis | Rio Grande (Ohio) | Chillicothe, Ohio | So. | Forward |
| Rachel Topliss | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Walsall, England | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Rebecca Holloway | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Bristol, England | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Rhiannon Castle de Ortega | Hastings (Neb.) | Newcastle, England | Sr. | Forward |
| Ruby Hallam | Columbia College (S.C.) | Derby, UK | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Ruth Khasoha | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Nairobi, Kenya | So. | Defender |
| Sara Randez | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Alfraro, Spain | So. | Midfielder |
| Sarah Haddock | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Newtownards, N. Ireland | So. | Defender |
| Savannah Jackson | Johnson & Wales (Fla.) | Davenport, Fla. | So. | Forward |
| Selah Hopkins | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Bowmanville, Ontario | Fr. | Forward |
| Stina Andersson | Georgia Gwinnett | Norrkoping, Sweden | Sr. | Defender |
| Tameir Grosvenor | Texas Wesleyan | DeSoto, Texas | So. | Forward |
| Taylor Boyer | Eastern Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | Sr. | Midfielder |
| Taylor Hults | Thomas (Ga.) | St. John's, Fla. | So. | Defender |
| Valeria Miranda | William Carey (Miss.) | Mexico City, Mexico | Jr. | Defender |
| Teagan Matye | Westmont (Calif.) | Roseville, Calif. | Fr. | Midfielder |
