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Full 2016 D2CCA All-American Release (pdf)
 
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Soccer has had two freshman named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Women's Soccer All-America Team that was announced Wednesday morning. Alimata Rabo earned first team recognition while Sandra Nabweteme was named to the second team.   
 
Sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences selected the three D2CCA All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first-team all-region picks advancing to the national ballot. A total of 53 student-athletes representing 29 different institutions filled out the three teams and the honorable mention squad.
 
Rabo, the 2016 Player of the Year in both the Central Region and Great American Conference, is one of two freshman this year to be named a D2CCA First Team All-America player. Rabo broke SWOSU's single-season scoring record by netting 22 balls throughout the course of the season, shattering Samantha Nunez's 2015 record of 12 goals and in her one year of competition and is six goals away from Nunez's school record of 28 goals scored  in a career. The redshirt freshman also received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Player of the Week award back on September 13 which was only the second time a Bulldog has ever been recognized by the organization. Rabo garnered three GAC Offensive Player of the Week awards throughout the season, the most by any player in the conference. She ended the regular season fourth in the NCAA Division II with 22 goals scored which at the time was only two goals away from the national leader. Her nine assists on the year also tied for the GAC lead with fellow teammate Nabweteme.   
 
Nabweteme, the Great American Conference's Freshman of the Year, is the only freshman to be named to the D2CCA Women's Soccer All-America Second Team. She has already been recognized as a First Team D2CCA All-Central Region and All-Great American Conference selection this season. Nabweteme was awarded the conference's offensive weekly honor twice throughout the season and ranked second in the league with her 19 goals scored in the regular season which, at the time, was also fifth best in NCAA Division II. In the GAC Postseason Tournament, Nabweteme scored three of SWOSU's five goals to tie her with Rabo at 22 goals for the year and finish tied for fourth with Rabo in all of NCAA Division II for scoring.  
 
Rabo and Nabweteme become the first SWOSU players to earn D2CCA All-America honors, and the second and third All Americans in school history after Josie Price was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American back in 2012. The pair of freshman were two of only four total freshman that made a D2CCA All-America team this season including honorable mentions.

2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's Soccer All-America First Team
 
Pos. Name School Year Hometown
F Idoia Agirre * Bridgeport Sr. Legazpi, Spain
F Gabriella Mencotti ** Grand Valley State Jr. Novi, Michigan
F Alimata Rabo Southwestern Oklahoma State Fr. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
F Lauren Wade Carson-Newman Sr. Coleraine, Northern Ireland
MF Marjorie Boilesen West Florida Fr. Sao Paolo, Brazil
MF Marti Corby *** Grand Valley State Sr. Ada, Michigan
MF Bella Mitrevski ** Roberts Wesleyan Jr. Rochester, New York
MF Morgan Santoro Adelphi Sr. Islip, New York
D Vicky Back Texas A&M-Commerce Sr. York, England
D Clare Carlson * Grand Valley State Sr. Ada, Michigan
D Emily Garnier * Colorado School of Mines Jr. Littleton, Colorado
D Sierra Shugarts Western Washington Jr. Federal Way, Washington
GK Ana Dilkes ** Central Missouri Jr. Wichita, Kansas
2016 Ron Lenz National Player of the Year: Gabriella Mencotti, F, Jr., Grand Valley State

2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's Soccer All-America Second Team
 
Pos. Name School Year Hometown
F Jayma Martin Grand Valley State Sr. Pueblo, Colorado
F Sandra Nabweteme Southwestern Oklahoma State Fr. Kampala, Uganda
F Katie O'Laughlin UC San Diego Jr. Carlsbad, California
F Ninfa Ramirez Minot State Sr. Perris, California
MF Kinsey Cichowitz Lee Sr. Buena Vista, Colorado
MF Bethany Sutherland * Harding So. Orange, California
MF Cassandra Wade Columbus State Jr. Augusta, Georgia
MF Emily Webster Western Washington Jr. Bellingham, Washington
D Meghan Berry UC San Diego Sr. Austin, Texas
D Emily Eldridge ** Central Missouri Sr. Bucyrus, Kansas
D Hugrun Elvarsdottir Columbus State Jr. Gardabaer, Iceland
D Emily Vogler West Florida Sr. Lynn Haven, Florida
GK Katie Mattingly Truman State Jr. Perryville, Missouri
 
2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's Soccer All-America Third Team
 
Pos. Name School Year Hometown
F Olivia Jarrell * Columbus State So. Saint Augustine, Florida
F Jada Scott Central Missouri So. Bel Aire, Kansas
F Kendra Stauffer * Grand Valley State Sr. Alto, Michigan
F Rachel VanHorn North Georgia Jr. Marietta, Georgia
MF Jordyn McNutt * UC San Diego Jr. San Diego, California
MF Maddie Mohr Kutztown Fr. Elizabethtown, Pa.
MF Megan Woolley * Central Missouri Jr. Kansas City, Kansas
MF Nicola Wothington Bridgeport Sr. Chorley, England
D Flo Gamby * Bridgeport Sr. Goffs Oak, England
D Hannah Gombos East Stroudsburg Sr. Schnecksville, Pa.
D Shannon Quinn Grand Valley State Jr. Grand Rapids, Michigan
D Emily Townsend Colorado School of Mines So. Katy, Texas
GK Itzel Gonzalez UC San Diego Sr. Tijuana, Mexico
* - Indicates Previous Selection
 
2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's Soccer Honorable Mention
 
Pos. Name School Year Hometown
F Sydnee Carroll McKendree Sr. Millstadt, Illinois
F Arielle Kabangu ** Saint Leo Sr. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
F Mary Reilly UC San Diego So. Chula Vista, California
F Kaley Ward West Florida Sr. Saint Cloud, Florida
MF Caitlyn Jobanek Western Washington Sr. Springfield, Oregon
MF Kiera Bocchino UC San Diego Sr. Laguna Hills, California
MF Julia Harrison * St. Edward's Sr. Tyler, Texas
MF Sara Helgadottir * West Florida Sr. Grindavik, Iceland
D Melita Sutherland * Harding Sr. Orange, California
D Hayley Patterson Azusa Pacific Jr. Colorado Springs, Colorado
D Kayla Hamner Central Missouri Jr. Shawnee, Kansas
D Makenzie Brito UC San Diego Jr. Granite Bay, California
GK Katelyn Burkhart West Florida Jr. Pace, Fla.