Amanda Naeher (Messiah/Seymour, Conn.) claimed the second National Player of the Year award of her career with the announcement of the 2010 NSCAA/Performance Subaru National Players of the Year for intercollegiate play. All levels except NCAA Division I were represented - the Division I players will be announced at the presentation of the 2010 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 7.

After winning the honor in 2008, Naeher added her second award by leading Messiah to its third consecutive NCAA Division III championship game appearance. Her selection also marks a three-peat for Messiah, as the award went to the Falcons’ Erin Hench last year.

Each of the National Players of the Year will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, to be held at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 15, as part of the 2011 NSCAA Convention.

Men’s Collegiate National Players of the Year

NCAA Division II
Steven Beattie
M, Sr., Northern Kentucky University, Skerries, Ireland
Shattered every NKU offensive record, setting single-season records for goals (26), assists (16), points (68) and shots (143)…his 77 career goals are a school record…a four-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree, three-time first-team All-Region selection, a three-time GLVC and Midwest Region Player of the Year honoree.

NCAA Division III
Geoff Pezon
M, Sr., Messiah College, Blandon, Pa.
His overtime goal gave Messiah its eighth NCAA title overall and third in a row…his 11 assists tied for 16th in the nation…scored 14 goals and had 39 points…seven of his goals were game-winners…tallied a total of 48 career assists…a three-time first-team All-Commonwealth Conference selection…two-time NSCAA/Performance Subaru first-team All-America.

NAIA
Luke Holmes
F, Jr., Notre Dame College, Oldham, England
The American Mideast Conference Player of the Year…led the team with 24 goals and 58 points…had five goals and two assists in five national tournament matches as the Falcons advanced to the title game…national tournament Most Valuable Player…his goal and point totals both ranked No. 3 in the nation…already holds the Notre Dame career records for goals (70) and points (164).

Junior College Division I
Dom Dwyer
F, So., Tyler Junior College, London, England
MVP of the national championship tournament…led the nation with 37 goals and 79 points…scored twice in the title game as Tyler extended its unbeaten string to 42 matches.

Junior College Division III
Zacchious Agoo
D, Fr., Suffolk County Community College, Serrekunda, Gambia
Led Suffolk to the national title and a 19-0-1 record…named to the national championship all-tournament team…helped the team post a streak of eight consecutive shutouts that was finally broken in the national championship game.

Women’s Collegiate National Players of the Year
NCAA Division II
Jenna Wenglinski
D, Sr., Grand Valley State University, Portage, Mich.
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Defender of the Year… Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the NCAA tournament as GVSU took its second consecutive title…helped the GVSU defense hold opponents to just five goals all year, setting an NCAA Division II record for the most shutouts in a season (21).

NCAA Division III
Amanda Naeher
M, Sr., Messiah College, Seymour, Conn.
Led Messiah to its third consecutive NCAA title game…Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year…a three-time NSCAA All-America…second NSCAA National Player of the Year award after earning the honor in 2008…marks the third consecutive year a Messiah player has won the award…led the nation with 32 goals scored and 75 points.

NAIA
Jamie Achten
F, Jr., Lee University, Franklin, Tenn.
Led Lee to their third consecutive national championship… ranked first nationally in total assists (22), second in game-winning goals (8), fourth in assists per game (0.96) and fifth in total points (60)…is the second three-time All-America in Lee’s history and the second to be named National Player of the Year.

Junior College Division I
Claudia Saucedo
F, So., Tyler Junior College, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Led the team to the national championship game…scored eight goals and had four assists for 20 points, second on the team.

Junior College Division III
Araceli Sanchez
M, So., San Bernardino Valley College, Moreno Valley, Calif.
Is the first SBVC women’s player to earn NSCAA All-America honors…named to the 2010 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) All-State Team and the 2010 CCCAA All-Southern California Team…Foothill Conference Most Valuable Player.
 

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