Three-time selections Laura Hislop (Franklin Pierce/Belfast, Northern Ireland) and Shannon Lovejoy (Seattle Pacific/Seattle, Wash.) are among the 35 players named to the 2005 NSCAA/adidas Women’s Division II All-America Team. A total of seven players were repeat selections to the squad.
Six of the seven players earning the honor for a second time were named to the first team: Hislop, Lovejoy, Kylee Hanavan (Metro State/Northglenn, Colo.), Sonya Hughes (Franklin Pierce/Balbriggan, Ireland), Claire Ramsdale (Carson-Newman/Birmingham, England) and Olaitan Yusuf (Clayton State/Ilorin, Nigeria). Nebraska-Omaha, which won the NCAA title, was represented by Elizabeth McGill (Omaha, Neb.), another repeat honoree who earned third-team honors. Ramsdale returned to the squad after being selected in 2003.
The honorees will be invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, as part of the 2006 NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.
2005 NSCAA/adidas Women's Division II All-America Team
Pos, Name, Cl., School, Hometown
First Team
G, Lauren Matysiak, So., Assumption, Holden, Mass.
D, CiCi Marrero, Sr., West Florida, Griffin, Ga.
D, Stephanie Prouty, Sr., Metro State, Gig Harbor, Wash.
D, Casey McKinney, Jr., West Chester, Dillsburg, Pa.
M, Sonya Hughes *, Sr., Franklin Pierce, Balbriggan, Ireland
M, Shannon Lovejoy **, Sr., Seattle Pacific, Seattle, Wash.
M, Claire Ramsdale *, Jr., Carson-Newman, Birmingham, England
F, Julie Karcher, Jr., West Chester, Hatboro, Pa.
F, Laura Hislop **, Sr., Franklin Pierce, Belfast, Northern Ireland
F, Kylee Hanavan *, Jr., Metro State, Northglenn, Colo.
F, Olaitan Yusuf *, So., Clayton State, Ilorin, Nigeria
Second Team
G, Kari Torgerson, Jr., Bemidji State, New Hope, Minn.
D, Lindsay Layman, Sr., Catawba, Hagerstown, Md.
D, Alex Scavo, Jr., Franklin Pierce, Toronto, Ontario
D, Christine Beatty, Jr., Winona State, Woodbury, Minn.
M, Jennifer Bock, Sr., Carson-Newman, Stevensville, Mich.
M, Lindsay Hull, Jr., Central Oklahoma, Tulsa, Okla.
M, Megan Graham, Sr., Wheeling Jesuit, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
M, Megan Dickey, Jr., UC-San Diego, Del Mar, Calif.
F, Danielle Dos Santos, Fr., Lincoln Memorial, Campinas, Brazil
F, Kayla Walters, So., Winona State, Appleton, Wis.
F, Sarah Martinez, So., Seattle Pacific, Bothell, Wash.
F, Kristen Votapek, Sr., Northern Kentucky, Amelia, Ohio
Third Team
G, Kim Yacenda, So., LIU-CW Post, Greenlawn, N.Y.
D, Stephanie Audinot, Sr., Bridgeport, Commack, N.Y.
D, Lisa Gorski, Sr., Wisconsin-Parkside, Orland Park, Ill.
D, Tara Kirkpatrick, So., Regis, Lincoln, Neb.
M, Selina Moylan, Fr., New Haven, Clare, Ireland
M, Amy Leichliter, Sr., Metro State, Greeley, Colo.
M, Samantha Robinson, Jr., Tampa, Dunedin, Fla.
M, Maz Sweeney, Jr., West Georgia, Donegal, Ireland
F, Kate Murphy, Sr., Regis, Plano, Texas
F, Elizabeth McGill *, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, Neb.
F, Andrea Marcoccio, Sr., Assumption, Warwick, R.I.
F, McKenzie Burman, Jr., Catawba, Rolesville, N.C.
* indicates repeat selection
