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Women's Soccer Wins National Academic Award

The MNU women's soccer team was recently awarded the National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2008-09 Team Academic Award for earning a combined average GPA of 3.46. A total of 582 soccer teams (146 men, 336 women) won the award by posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Other universities on the list: KU, Auburn and Marquette University.

MNU women's soccer coach Rocky Orton said one player, Rebecca McAndrew of Topeka, was awarded the NSCAA All-Region Academic Team as a result of her GPA and her soccer stats.  “This is tough award to win,” Orton said. “She's the second player in MNU history to win it. I'm extremely proud of our team in the classroom. It just shows when everyone has the same goal, anything is possible!” Orton's '09 team also boasts eight NAIA Academic All-Americans with only one team in the nation ahead of MNU.

Based in Kansas City, KS, the NSCAA is the largest coaches' organization in the United States. 
 
2009 NSCAA Women's NAIA All-Plains Region
First Team
Pos.
Name
Year
School
Hometown
K
Danielle Richardson
Jr.
Dakota Wesleyan
Wichita, Kan.
K
Kylie Willet
Jr.
Ashford
East Moline, Ill.
D
Chelsea Dunn
Jr.
Baker
Liberty, Mo.
D
Allison Kotschwar
Sr.
Hastings
Omaha, Neb.
D
Whitney Danze
Sr.
Benedictine
Kansas City, Mo.
M
Christine Janssens
Jr.
Baker
Kansas City, Mo.
M
Jr.
MidAmerica Nazarene
Topeka, Kan.
M
Kate DuMez
Sr.
Dordt
Brookfield, Wis.
M
Ellie Peterson
Jr.
Dakota Wesleyan
Fort Collins, Colo.
M
Jesse Herse
Sr.
Hastings
Omaha, Neb.
F
Jessica Carlson
So.
Hastings
Papillion, Neb.
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