NSCAA All Americans

NSCAA All-Americas announced:

2009 NSCAA Women's NCAA Division I All-America Team

First Team
Pos., Player, Class, School, Hometown
K, Kristin Olsen*, Sr., Southern California, Orange, Calif.
D, Becky Edwards*, Sr., Florida State, Tallahasse, Fla.
D, Whitney Engen*, Sr., North Carolina, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
D, Blakely Mattern, Sr., South Carolina, Simpsonville, S.C.
M, Mandi Back, Sr., Dayton, North Olmstead, Ohio
M, Courtney Barg, So., Notre Dame, Plano, Texas
M, Tobin Heath**, Sr., North Carolina, Basking Ridge, N.J.
M, Sophie Schmidt, Sr., Portland, Abbotsford, B.C.
F, Lauren Cheney***, Sr., UCLA, Indianapolis, Ind.
F, Michelle Enyeart, Sr., Portland, Hemet, Calif
F, Tiffany McCarty, So., Florida State, Tallahasse, Fla.
F, Kelley O'Hara**, Sr., Stanford, Fayetteville, Ga.

Second Team
K, Kelsey Davis, Sr., Portland, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
K, Jill Mastroianni*, So., Boston College, Durham, Conn.
D, Jennifer Anzivino, Sr., Rutgers, Middletown, N.J.
D, Kelly Henderson, Sr., Boston College, Baldwin, N.Y.
D, Lauren Hyde*, Sr., Florida, Carmel, Ind.
M, Carolyn Blank, Sr., West Virginia, Toms River, N.J.
M, Sinead Farrelly, Jr., Virginia, Havertown, Pa.
F, Ashley Berra, Jr., Memphis, Cordova, Tenn.
F, Vicki DiMartino, Fr., Boston College, Massapequa, N.Y.
F, Danielle Foxhoven, So., Portland, Littleton, Colo.
F, Devin Petta, Fr., Northeastern, Whitman, Mass.
F, Christen Press, Sr., Stanford, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Third Team
K, Alyssa Naeher**, Sr., Penn State, Seymour, Conn.
D, Casey Brown, Sr., Boston University, Natick, Mass.
D, Ali Riley, Sr., Stanford, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
D, Brittany Taylor, Sr., Connecticut, Campbell Hall, N.Y.
D, Andrea Willis, Sr., Brigham Young, Riverside, Calif.
M, Ashley Bowyer, Sr., Ohio State, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
M, Mariah Nogueira, Fr., Stanford, Westminster, Calif.
M, Rebecca Thomas, Sr., Central Florida, Burlington, Wash.
F, Kaley Fountain, Sr., Wake Forest, Austin, Texas
F, Lauren Fowlkes, Jr., Notre Dame, Lee's Summit, Mo.
F, Laura Heyboer*, So., Michigan State, Hudsonville, Mich.
F, Sydney Leroux, So., UCLA, Vancouver, B.C.
F, Katie Schoepfer*, Sr., Penn State, Waterford, Conn.

Impressive!

A few interesting omissions...
1.Casey Noguera lasts year's poy
2. Keelin: how did Bowyer of Ohio St get in over her?
3. Where is Morgan of Cal who just got called in to the full national team?What criteria places Olsen over Kelsey Davis?
Definitely think Jessica deserves a mention before a few of those defenders ans Ali Riley should be higher
I wouldn't mind Leroux being third team, but think she should be ahead of two forwards on the second team

Any discussion on these?

These lineups liik a bit like the Canadian Football League version of soccer with 12- and 13-player rosters. I agree that Jessica and Keelin not being represented her is a puzzler. Wait till next year.

They got Sophie's class status wrong - she's a redshirt junior.

Ace wrote:A few interesting omissions...
1.Casey Noguera lasts year's poy
2. Keelin: how did Bowyer of Ohio St get in over her?
3. Where is Morgan of Cal who just got called in to the full national team?What criteria places Olsen over Kelsey Davis?
Definitely think Jessica deserves a mention before a few of those defenders ans Ali Riley should be higher
I wouldn't mind Leroux being third team, but think she should be ahead of two forwards on the second team

Any discussion on these?

Some very good questions. The only sure fire thing that always happens in choosing an All-American team is that many seniors make the first team. Otherwise, you could easily argue for Foxhoven being a first teamer this year in addition to the other points that you made...