The Minnesota College Athletic Conference has named the men's and women's soccer All-Conference teams for the 2018 season.
The MCAC Women's Soccer All-Conference team, as selected by the Conference coaches, is as follows:
| 2018 MCAC Women's Soccer | All-Conference First- Team |
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Kati Beckman So. / Forward Anoka Ramsey Community College
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The sophomore Golden Ram #10 was tops on her team and the Conference with 12 goals while adding six assists for a total of 30 points in the 2018 campaign. Beckman led ARCC to a MCAC regular season championship and a Region XIII crown. |
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Lauren Ives Fr. / Forward Anoka Ramsey Community College
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Ives, a freshman striker for Anoka-Ramsey, had 26 points on the season (11 goals / 4 assists). The Golden Rams swept the MCAC regular season and NJCAA Regional tournament hardware thanks in large part to her offensive contributions.
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Alexa Gothard So. / Goalkeeper Lake Superior College |
Gothard, a sophomore goalkeeper at Lake Superior College started 13 of 14 games for the IceHawks. She ranked in the top 3 in minutes played, she recorded 107 saves over that time period. |
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Micayla Biffert Fr. / Midfield Rochester Community & Technical College |
Biffert, a first-year midfielder at Rochester Community & Technical College, had three goals on the season to pace the Yellowjackets. |
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Marissa Volstad So. / Defense Anoka Ramsey Community College |
Volstad, a sophomore center-back anchored the defense on a team that allowed only two goals Conference play this season, as ARCC took home MCAC regular season and Region XIII honors. |
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Lauren Baurr Fr. / Forward Anoka Ramsey Community College |
Baurr tallied nine goals and had two assists, for a 20-point freshman season for the Golden Rams, who were both Conference and Region champions. |
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Kallie Keller So. / Defense Rochester Community & Technical College |
Keller, a sophomore defender also got involved in the Yellowjacket attack, chipping in two goals and two assists, while emerging as one of the top RCTC defenders during the 2018 season. |
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Esther Borth Fr. / Forward Lake Superior College |
Borth, a key part of the IceHawk attack, started all 14 games and finished the season among the top 3 in minutes played. In 2018, where she recorded three goals for Lake Superior.
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Liberty Morrice-Bartlett Fr. / Midfield Anoka-Ramsey Community College
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Liberty Morrice-Bartlett, a freshman midfielder for Anoka-Ramsey, notched an impressive nine assists, along with five goals during the ARCC fall season. She concluded 2018 with 19 total points for the Golden Rams. |
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Hannah Zavadil So. / Defense Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
Hannah Zavadil was a key component of the Anoka-Ramsey defense that only conceded two goals in MCAC play in 2018. The sophomore lined up at centerback for the ARCC squad. |
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Avi McGregor So. / Midfield Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
Defensive central midfielder Avi McGregor, a sophomore at ARCC also contributed a goals and three assists to the Golden Ram MCAC regular season and NJCAA Region XIII championships. |
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Greta Cruz Fr. / Midfield Rochester Community & Technical College |
Greta Cruz, a freshman at Rochester Community and Technical College, added two goals and two assists to the Yellowjacket 2018 season. |
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Sydney Schuman Fr. / Midfield Lake Superior College |
IceHawk Sydney Schuman was a key component in attack and defense for Lake Superior College. In 2018, she recorded a goal and assist from her midfield role. |
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Charity Howell So. / Defender Lake Superior College |
Charity Howell recovered from a ACL in 2017 to have a solid 2018 campaign for Lake Superior College. Howell served as the LSC team captain, playing in 13 of 14 games for the IceHawks. |
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Grace Hanson Fr. / Defender Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
Grace Hanson lined up at left back for Anoka-Ramsey Community College; as a freshman, she added three goals and three assists to the Golden Ram attack while also being a part of the defensive line which held MCAC opponents to two goals in league play. |
| 2018 MCAC Women's Soccer |
Honorable Mention |
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Sydney Vrieze Fr. / Goalkeeper-Defender Rochester Community & Technical College |
Sydney Vrieze was a key defender for RCTC who also played goalkeeper for the Yellowjackets. |
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Makenzie Swanson-Larson Fr. / Midfield Rochester Community & Technical College
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Makenzie Swanson-Larson added a pair of assists to the Rochester Community and Technical College offense in 2018.
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Rylee Shoquist-Nolan Fr. / Goalkeeper Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
As a goalkeeper, Rylee Shoquist-Nolan only allowed one goal in conference play this year for Anoka-Ramsey Community College. |
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Molly Johnson Fr. / Defense Lake Superior College |
Centerback Molly Johnson was a leader of the Lake Superior College defense, starting 13 of 14 games for the IceHawks. |
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Callie Swanson Fr. / Midfield Lake Superior College |
Callie Swanson started all 14 games that Lake Superior College played in 2018, recording a goal and an assist over that time.
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Brady Eichorn-Hicks Coach-of-the-Year Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
Eichorn-Hicks has served as the head women's soccer coach since the program's inception in 2008. In 2018, ARCC earned both the MCAC Conference championship and the Region XIII hardware, while conceding only two goals in Conference play. |
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.