Nine Grand Valley State Women's Soccer Players Earn Daktronics All-Midwest Region Honors

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Release courtesy of Mike Anderson, Assistant Sports Information Director, Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY - Grand Valley State University led the way with nine players selected to the 2009 Daktronics Division II Midwest Region Women's Soccer Teams, while Quincy University's Jenna Boyko was named the Midwest Region Player of the Year. 

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), with voting powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM

Boyko, a senior from St. Charles, Mo., led the Great Lakes Valley Conference with 11 goals on the season and was named the league's Offensive Player of the Year. Boyko is a two-time Daktronics All-Region selection, earning a second-team bid last season.

Grand Valley State added five first-team honorees in defenders Megan Brown and Natalja Stanski, midfielder Erin Mruz and forwards Ashley Botts and Irie Dennis. The Lakers added four more players to the Midwest Region second team. Grand Valley is 20-0-2 on the season.

Northern Kentucky and Drury each landed two players on the first team while Bellarmine, Saginaw Valley State and Wisconsin-Parkside each had one player named to the first team.

Members of the Midwest Region first team are eligible for the 2009 Daktronics Division II All-America Women's Soccer team, to be announced on Dec. 1.

The 2009 Daktronics Division II Midwest Region Women's Soccer Team selections follow:

Daktronics NCAA Division II Midwest Region Women's Soccer Teams

First Team

Defender

Abby Schuhmann, Bellarmine
Megan Brown, Grand Valley State
Natalja Stanski, Grand Valley State
Kristi Hofmeyer, Northern Kentucky

Midfielder

Amanda Mason, Northern Kentucky
Erin Mruz, Grand Valley State
Meredith Novak, Wisconsin-Parkside
Samantha Echols, Saginaw Valley State

Forward

Jenna Boyko, Quincy
Ashley Botts, Grand Valley State
Irie Dennis, Grand Valley State
Nicole Williams, Drury

Goalkeeper

Jessie Sanderson, Drury

Midwest Region Player of the Year:
Jenna Boyko, Quincy

Second Team

Defender

Amber Bloem, Grand Valley State
Meghan Roberts, Quincy
Jenna Wenglinski, Grand Valley State
Emily West, Drury

Midfielder

Katie Johnson, Grand Valley State
Lauren Triplett, Bellarmine
Kristen Eible, Grand Valley State
Aimee Ubriaco, Quincy

Forward

Jaclyn Barrett, Saginaw Valley State
Ashley Seehase, Indianapolis
Shannon Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
Bri Borgman, Ferris State

Goalkeeper

Toni Eye, Quincy