BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its annual women's soccer awards on Thursday with five from the St. Catherine University soccer team to the list.
22 players were named All-Conference and 15 received honorable mention distinction. All awards were nominated by and voted on by the 12 MIAC head women's soccer coaches; any nominated player not selected as All-Conference but still receiving votes from at least three coaches was named honorable mention.
Eight of the 22 All-Conference selections were also selected in 2021. St. Catherine senior forward
Lauren Witte became the 18th player in recorded MIAC history to be named All-Conference four times in women's soccer, while Wildcat teammates
Sofia Campbell and
Amanda Elton became three-time All-MIAC honorees - a feat achieved by just 58 women's soccer players ever.
To this point in the season, Witte has scored nine goals, four of which were game winners with six assists for 24 points. She is third all-time for goals with 40 in her career at St. Kate's and second all-time for assists (17). She holds two single-season goals records and is guaranteed to join the list one final time at the conclusion of this season. With this year's honor, she becomes the first player in program history to make the MIAC All-Conference team having earned it four times.
In her fifth-year at St. Kate's,
Sofia Campbell earns her third All-Conference honor having scored two goals and four assists for eight points as a defensive middle. At this point, Campbell has 19 career goals, ranking eighth all-time and is ranks third all-time just behind Witte with 16 career assists. In addition to this year's honor, she was selected as All-Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore, making the leagues end of the season honors list four times.
The Wildcats' other three-time selection is
Amanda Elton who led the Wildcats this season with 12 goals and three assists for 27 points in 21 games tying for first in the MIAC for goals up until this point. Elton is second all-time for goals (41), first for assists (18), and second all-time for points (100).
Fresh off being selected as the MIAC Playoff Tournament Most Valuable Player, junior goalkeeper,
Kate Praetz was named to the All-Conference team for the second time in her career. Praetz led the conference with seven shutouts in 19 games and ranked third for saves making 82 with a save percentage of .837. In the MIAC Playoff Championship against Carleton, Praetz recorded her 19th shutout of her career moving into the top spot in program history tied with Danielle Mendez '17.
New to the MIAC All-Conference team was junior midfielder
Ari Green, making it in her first season at St. Kate's after transferring from the University of St. Thomas (NCAA Division I). Green recorded four goals including the game-winner in the Playoff Championship against Carleton and five assists for 13 points.
All five athlete's will look to improve their season statistics as their season continues Saturday, November 12 in the NCAA Championship Tournament First Round game against the Washington University, St. Louis in Waverly, Iowa at 3:30 pm. If the Wildcats win, they will play the winner of Wartburg/Grinnell on Sunday, November 13 in Waverly at 3 pm.
2022 MIAC Women's Soccer Awards
| 2022 MIAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
Previous Selections |
| F |
Casey MacVeagh |
Carleton |
Jr. |
Thetford, Vt. | Thetford Academy |
-- |
| 2022 MIAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
Previous Selections |
| D |
Piper Dean |
Carleton |
So. |
Arlington, Va. | Yorktown |
-- |
| 2022 MIAC Women's Soccer Co-Rookies of the Year |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
| M |
Cat Duffy-Shaw |
St. Olaf |
Fy. |
Minneapolis, Minn. | Academy of Holy Angels |
| M |
Ashlyn Haigh |
Carleton |
Fy. |
Kalamazoo, Mich. | Portage Central |
| 2022 MIAC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year |
| Name |
Institution |
Previous Selections |
| Jessica Mueller |
Carleton |
-- |
| 2022 MIAC Women's Soccer All-Conference |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
Previous Selections |
| F |
Tessa Anderson |
St. Olaf |
Sr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. | Albuquerque Academy |
2019 | 2021 |
| F |
Jennifer Bobaric |
Augsburg |
Sr. |
Andover, Minn. |
2021 |
| D |
Sofia Campbell |
St. Catherine |
Sr. |
St. Paul, Minn. | Nova Classical Academy |
2018 | 2019 (HM) | 2021 |
| M |
Caralyn Conners |
Saint Benedict |
Jr. |
Lake Elmo, Minn. | Hill-Murray |
-- |
| D |
Piper Dean |
Carleton |
So. |
Arlington, Va. | Yorktown |
-- |
| M |
Cat Duffy-Shaw |
St. Olaf |
Fy. |
Minneapolis, Minn. | Academy of Holy Angels |
-- |
| F |
Amanda Elton |
St. Catherine |
Sr. |
Cottage Grove, Minn. | Park |
2019 | 2021 |
| M |
Ari Green |
St. Catherine |
Jr. |
Hastings, Minn. |
-- |
| M |
Ashlyn Haigh |
Carleton |
Fy. |
Kalamazoo, Mich. | Portage Central |
-- |
| M |
Sarah Hamilton |
Macalester |
Sr. |
Chanhassen, Minn. | Minnetonka |
2021 (HM) |
| GK |
Paige Kahlmeyer |
Saint Benedict |
Sr. |
Chanhassen, Minn. | Minnetonka |
-- |
| F |
Sadie Klassen |
St. Olaf |
So. |
Eagan, Minn. | Academy of Holy Angels |
-- |
| F |
Casey MacVeagh |
Carleton |
Jr. |
Thetford, Vt. | Thetford Academy |
-- |
| M |
Chloe Miller |
Saint Benedict |
Sr. |
Eagan, Minn. |
2021 |
| M |
Cate Patterson |
Carleton |
Sr. |
Racine, Wis. | Prairie School |
2019 (HM) | 2021 |
| F |
Jayla Ponce |
Augsburg |
So. |
Kuna, Idaho |
-- |
| GK |
Kate Praetz |
St. Catherine |
Jr. |
Bolingbrook, Ill. |
2021 |
| M |
Sophia Robinson |
Concordia |
Sr. |
Bozeman, Mont. |
2019 (HM) |
| F |
Alli Voss |
Saint Benedict |
So. |
Edina, Minn. | Benilde-St. Margaret's |
-- |
| D |
Abby Willenbring |
Saint Benedict |
Jr. |
Lino Lakes, Minn. | Centennial |
2021 (HM) |
| F |
Lauren Witte |
St. Catherine |
Sr. |
Lakeville, Minn. | North |
2018 | 2019 | 2021 |
| D |
Hunter Zamzow |
St. Scholastica |
Sr. |
Duluth, Minn. | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
2021 (HM) |
| 2022 MIAC Women's Soccer Honorable Mention |
| Position |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
Previous Selections |
| D |
Katie Beaudry |
St. Olaf |
Fy. |
Castle Pines, Colo. | Rock Canyon |
-- |
| F |
Malia Beilby |
Bethel |
Fy. |
Circle Pines, Minn. | Centennial |
-- |
| M |
Maya Dempsey |
Hamline |
So. |
Blaine, Minn. | Spring Lake Park |
-- |
| M |
Sam Donahugh |
Augsburg |
Sr. |
Mukwonago, Wis. |
-- |
| M |
Lucy Grochulska |
Macalester |
Sr. |
Henrico, Va. |
-- |
| D |
Sara Kugler |
Gustavus |
So. |
Lakeville, Minn. |
-- |
| M |
Dakota Leonard |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
Lincolnshire, Ill. | Adlai E. Stevenson |
-- |
| M |
Annika Lewis |
Gustavus |
Sr. |
Hudson, Wis. |
-- |
| D |
Lily Lorenzen |
Macalester |
Sr. |
San Francisco, Calif. | Urban School |
-- |
| M |
Jaelyn Nedelcoff |
Augsburg |
So. |
Oregon, Wis. |
-- |
| GK |
Alexis Nguyen |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
West Corvina, Calif. | Diamond Bar |
2021 (AC) |
| D |
Tylar Sayles |
Hamline |
Sr. |
Woodbury, Minn. |
2021 (AC) |
| D |
Rainey Tilley |
Carleton |
Sr. |
South Pasadena, Calif. |
2019 (AC) |
| D |
Maya Wachter |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
Dubuque, Iowa | Wahlert Catholic |
-- |
| M |
Cambelle Waldspurger |
Gustavus |
Fy. |
Mahtomedi, Minn. |
-- |
