GVSU's Stanski and Brown Named Daktronics Division II All-America First Team

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SAN ANGELO, Texas --- Undefeated University of West Florida placed five first team selections, including the National Player of the Year, and two second team picks as the Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer All-America Teams were announced on Tuesday.

Junior forward Shakira Duncan was honored as the recipient of the Ron Lenz National Player of the Year Award and was joined on the first team by senior forward Shaneka Gordon, last year’s Player of the Year, senior midfielders Dernelle Mascall and Marcelo Franco and senior defender Shameka Gordon. Both Gordon sisters and Franco were repeat first team selections this fall. UWF added senior goalkeeper Courtney Jones and senior defender Kaley Morris on the second team.

Duncan, a 5-5 native of Kingston, Jamaica, leads NCAA D-II with 32 goals entering this weekend’s national semifinals. She adds 12 assists for a division-best 77 points. Duncan was named first team All-Gulf South Conference and was named to the league’s All-Tournament Team before collecting Daktronics South Regional Player of the Year honors.

Another national semifinalist, Grand Valley State, had two first team picks in senior defender
Natalja Stanski, a repeat selection from last year, and sophomore defender Megan Brown. Other first team selections were freshman goalkeeper Lyndsie Bernardini from West Chester, senior forward Kristin Burton from Armstrong Atlantic State, senior forward Kayla Mitchell from Colorado Mines, senior midfielder Gabriela Demoner from Franklin Pierce, freshman midfielder Elizabeth Hawes from Lenoir-Rhyne and sophomore defender Courtney Ryan from Metropolitan State.

Sports information directors from NCAA D-II schools and conferences selected the three
Daktronics All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first team all-region picks advancing to the national ballot. This is the fourth year Daktronics has sponsored the NCAA D-II Women’s Soccer All-America and all-region teams. A total of 39 student-athletes representing 23 different institutions filled out the three teams.

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).

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2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer All-America First Team
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Lyndsie Bernardini West Chester Fr. 5-10 Elmer, N.J.
F Kristin Burton*** Armstrong Atlantic State Sr. 5-8 Ocala, Fla.
F Shakira Duncan# West Florida Jr. 5-5 Kingston, Jamaica
F Shaneka Gordon* West Florida Sr. 5-7 Old Harbour, Jamaica
F Kayla Mitchell Colorado Mines Sr. 5-3 Ontario, Ore.
MF Gabriela Demoner** Franklin Pierce Sr. 5-6 Vitoria, Brazil
MF Elizabeth Hawes Lenoir-Rhyne Fr. 5-7 Valdese, N.C.
MF Marcelo Franco* West Florida Sr. 5-5 Sao Paulo, Brazil
MF Dernelle Mascall West Florida Sr. 5-8 Basse Terre, Trinidad
D Megan Brown Grand Valley State So. 5-6 Jenison, Mich.
D Shameka Gordon* West Florida Sr. 5-5 Old Harbour, Jamaica
D Courtney Ryan Metropolitan State So. 5-3 Chula Vista, Calif.
D Natalja Stanski* Grand Valley State Sr. 5-8 Tecumseh, Ontario
# 2009 Daktronics Player of the Year

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer All-America Second Team
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Courtney Jones** West Florida Sr. 5-7 Panama City, Fla.
F Angelika Johansson* Franklin Pierce Jr. 5-4 Falkenberg, Sweden
F Becca Mays*** Metropolitan State Sr. 5-8 San Antonio, Texas
F Chloe Roberts North Alabama Fr. 5-5 Plymouth, England
F Lauren Strudivant Winona State Jr. 5-4 Eagan, Minn.
MF Nikki Brown North Alabama Fr. 5-9 Bognor Regis, England
MF Clare Dahmen Minnesota-Duluth Sr. 5-5 Hopkins, Minn.
MF Lindsay McHorse West Texas A&M So. 5-4 Georgetown, Texas
MF Margaret Porter Dominican (N.Y.) Jr. 5-3 Neptune, N.J.
D Jenna Arnold West Chester Jr. 5-7 Winslow, N.J.
D Kelly Guerin St. Rose Jr. 5-8 Sutton, Mass.
D Kaley Morris West Florida Sr. 5-6 Gulf Breeze, Fla.
D Meagan Thomas Rollins Jr. 5-6 Ponte Vedra, Fla.

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer All-America Third Team
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Hannah Bengtson Minnesota-Duluth Jr. 5-11 Lino Lakes, Minn.
F Nicole Baier Nebraska-Omaha Fr. 5-8 Omaha, Neb.
F Kara Houston Wheeling Jesuit Jr. 5-5 Washington, Pa.
F Liz Franco Cal. State-Los Angeles Jr. 5-8 Oceanside, Calif.
F Kelly Lyons Georgian Court So. 5-6 Jackson, N.J.
MF Jamie MacArthur Fort Lewis Sr. 5-5 Albuquerque, N.M.
MF Erin Mruz Grand Valley State So. 5-6 Gurnee, Ill.
MF Vickie Rich Lees-McRae So. 5-2 Arlington Heights, Ill.
MF Emma Woolley Bridgeport Sr. 5-4 Sheffield, England
D Kathryn Gosztyla Metropolitan State Sr. 5-7 Orangevale, Calif.
D Alli Miller Central Oklahoma Sr. 5-1 Norman, Okla.
D Cindi Nickels West Chester Jr. 5-9 Baltimore, Md.
D Rachel Smith*** Franklin Pierce Sr. 5-9 Chichester, N.H.
* first team selection from 2008
** second team selection from 2008
*** third team selection from 2008

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer All-America Honorable Mention
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Jamie Gillis Massachusetts-Lowell Sr. 5-9 North Billerica, Mass.
GK Kelly Skehan West Texas A&M Jr. 5-7 Klein, Texas
F Jenna Boyko Quincy Sr. 5-6 St. Charles, Mo.
F Jocelyn Charette Seattle Pacific Sr. 5-10 Lakewood, Wash.
F Irie Dennis Grand Valley State Sr. 5-5 New Albany, Ohio
F Hannah Dozier Texas-Permian Basin So. 5-6 Midland, Texas
F Laura Leber Minnesota State-Mankato Jr. 5-3 Council Bluffs, Iowa
MF Rachel Jakubowski Rollins Sr. 5-8 Winter Park, Fla.
MF Amanda Matthews Cal. State-Los Angeles Sr. 5-2 San Jose, Calif.
MF Morgan Mitchell Armstrong Atlantic State Fr. 5-9 Lilburn, Ga
MF Meredith Novak Wisconsin-Parkside Sr. 5-5 Batavia, Ill.
MF Gina Paletta Minnesota State-Mankato Sr. 5-7 Omaha, Neb.
D Lindsay Catton Sonoma State Sr. 5-8 Rohnert Park, Calif.
D Melissa Morris Carson-Newman Jr. 5-5 Sweetwater, Tenn.
D Caitlin Mullady C.W. Post Sr. 5-4 Hauppauge, N.Y.
D Paige Peel Cal. State-Dominguez Hills So. 5-7 Bakersfield, Calif.
D Taylor Sawyer Seattle Pacific Fr. 5-5 Gig Harbor, Wash.