Amanda Mason (4) scored 10 goals and added 10 assists on the season, earning first-team All-Region honors from the NSCAA.
NSCAA Division II Midwest Region Teams
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University women's soccer team continued to draw in the postseason accolades as four Norse were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Midwest Region teams, the organization announced this week.
Amanda Mason earned first-team honors, while
Laura Painter and
Kristi Hofmeyer earned spots on the second team and
Kendall Day was named to the third team.
Mason, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio, led the team this season with 10 goals and 30 points on the season, chipping in 10 assists in the process. A talented ball-winner in the air and a precise striker on the ground, Mason helped lead the Norse to a 19-2-1 record, a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship and a spot in the NCAA Midwest Regional championship game. Mason was also named to the Daktronics All-Midwest Region first team as well as the All-GLVC first team.
Painter, a sophomore from Ft. Thomas, Ky., emerged as the team's set-piece specialist late in the season, taking the corner kicks and deep free-kicks through the late portions of NKU's schedule. Her talents showed in the statistics as well, as Painter assisted on five of NKU's final six goals of the season. Painter finished the season with one goal and nine assists.
Hofmeyer, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio, was a tenacious and active defender for the Norse throughout the season. Not only was she stellar at stopping the opposing strikers, she often found herself pressing play forward as a part of the Norse attack, allowing the team to outscore its opponents by a 59-13 margin this season. Hofmeyer also earned a spot on the Daktronics All-Region and All-GLVC first teams.
Day, a sophomore from West Chester, Ohio, saw her season get off to a slow start after coming off an injury, but grew into the team's top scorer with 10 goals on the season. Day picked up one of NKU's two hat tricks on the season, scoring three goals in a 9-0 victory over Illinois-Springfield on Oct. 4.
