Ten players from the four teams that square off this weekend for the NCAA Division I women’s soccer title take the field in College Station, Texas, as newly-anointed NSCAA All-Americas with the announcement of the 2009 team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Stanford, the undefeated No. 1 team in the nation, has four representatives on the All-America rolls, while North Carolina, Notre Dame and UCLA each have two.

Leading the way for the Cardinal is senior forward Kelley O’Hara (Fayetteville, Ga.), a Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy semifinalist who was chosen to the first team. Classmate and fellow forward Christen Press (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) earned a berth on the second team, while senior defender Ali Riley (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) and freshman midfielder Mariah Nogueira (Westminster, Calif.) were drawn to the third team.

Reigning champion North Carolina had both its representatives, seniors Whitney Engen (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. ) and Tobin Heath (Basking Ridge, N.J.) chosen to the first team, while Notre Dame and UCLA had their two players split between the first and third teams. For the Irish, sophomore midfielder Courtney Barg (Plano, Texas) went to the first team while junior forward Lauren Fowlkes (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) received a third-team slot. The Bruins’ senior forward Lauren Cheney (Indianapolis, Ind.), a three-time Hermann Trophy semifinalist, made the first team while sophomore Sydney Leroux (Vancouver, B.C.) went to the third team.

Portland, which ended the regular season ranked No. 2 in the NSCAA poll, placed four players among the 38 players honored, including a pair of first-team selections in seniors Sophie Schmidt (Abbotsford, B.C.) and Michelle Enyeart (Hemet, Calif.). The other teams with multiple representatives were Boston College with three and Florida State and Penn State with two each.

The NSCAA All-America selections were recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in Philadelphia, Pa., on Jan. 16 as part of the 2010 NSCAA Convention.

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, Malorie Rutledge*, Sr., LSU, Sharpsburg, Ga.
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.

* - indicates prior selection

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