11/7/2013 6:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer
ELMHURST, Ill. – The North Dakota State women's soccer team had five student-athletes voted to All-Summit League teams Thursday, Nov. 7, headlined by first-team selections junior forward Anisha Kinnarath and freshman midfielder Lauren Miller, who was also tabbed the league's Freshman of the Year and selected to the All-Freshmen team.
Sophomore goalkeeper Sierra Bonham and senior midfielder Steph Jacobson earned second-team All-Summit League honors while freshman midfielder Amy Yang joined Miller on the All-Freshmen team.
Miller has a team-high nine goals, five assists and 23 points on the season and ranks in the top-three in eight-of-nine Summit League offensive statistical categories. The St. Louis Park, Minn. native has been named The Summit League Offensive Player of the Week three times this season.
Kinnarath is second on the team in scoring with seven goals and also has two assists. She is tied with Miller for the team-lead in game-winning-goals with three. The Winnipeg, Manitoba native was named the league's Offensive Player of the Week earlier this season. She was also a first-team All-Summit League honoree in 2012 and an All-Freshmen team selection in 2011.
Bonham has a record in goal of 7-8 and has started and played in 16 of the herd's 17 matches. Her 89 saves is a team-high and is second in the league for total saves. Bonham's save percentage of .781 ranks third in the league. She has posted four shutouts between the pipes and has a goals-against average of 1.62. The Red Deer, Alberta native was a second-team All-Summit League and All-Freshmen team selection in 2012.
Jacobson netted the game-winning goal in the Bison's 3-1 victory against Fort Wayne, Nov. 1. Her goal in the 56th-minute helped NDSU clinch a spot in The Summit League Women's Soccer Championship. On the season, Jacobson has a goal and an assist.
Yang has two assists and seven shots in the first year of her collegiate career. She has started in 11 matches for NDSU.
The Bison face-off against South Dakota State Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. CT in the opening round of The Summit League Women's Soccer Championship in Fort Wayne, Ind.
2013 All-Summit League Women's Soccer Teams
First Team
Jessy Battelli, Denver, Sr., D
Caylee Costello, South Dakota State, Sr., MF
Amber Davis, Western Illinois, Sr., D
Nicholette DiGiacomo, Denver, Sr., MF
Francesca Garzelloni, Denver, R-Fr., MF
Kristen Hamilton, Denver, Sr., F
Sam Harder, Denver, Jr., D
Anisha Kinnarath, North Dakota State, Jr., F
Lauren Miller, North Dakota State, Fr., F
Dani Patterson, South Dakota State, So., D
Cassidy Rey, Denver, Fr., GKÂ
Second Team
Sierra Bonham, North Dakota State, So., GK
Sarah Hall, Western Illinois, Jr., F
Sydney Hoareau, Fort Wayne, Jr., MF
Nicole Inskeep, South Dakota State, Fr., GK
Steph Jacobson, North Dakota State, Sr., MF
Cassidy Larson, Denver, Sr., D
Darci Miller, South Dakota State, Sr., MF
Nikki Pappalardo, Denver, Jr., F
Sara Riazi, Denver, Sr., D
Hannah Wampler, Omaha, So., D
Anna Willis, Denver, Jr., F
Freshmen Team
Ashley Adams, South Dakota State, Fr., D
Brooke Boothe, Denver, Fr., MF
Alyssa Fox, IUPUI, Fr., MF
Nicole Inskeep, South Dakota State, Fr., GK
Lauren Lawler, Omaha, Fr., D
Andie Lazzerini, Fort Wayne, Fr., F
Lauren Miller, North Dakota State, Fr., F
Shelby Raper, South Dakota State, Fr., F
Cassidy Rey, Denver, Fr., GK
McKenzie Wolf, South Dakota State, Fr., D
Amy Yang, North Dakota State, Fr., MF
Offensive Player of the Year
Kristen Hamilton, Denver
Defensive Player of the Year
Jessy Battelli, Denver
Goalkeeper of the Year
Cassidy Rey, Denver
Freshman of the Year
Lauren Miller, North Dakota State
Coaches of the Year
Jeff Hooker, Denver
Lang Wedemeyer, South Dakota StateÂ
