The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2011 Women's Soccer All-America teams on Monday. Three teams are selected and composed of 13 players, which were selected by the All-America committee.
Grand View junior forward Jordyn Thompson (Newton, Iowa) was selected to the NAIA All-American Honorable Mention Team. The MCC Player of the Year and First Team selection was among leaders in seven national statistical categories – game winning goals (4th-7), game winning goals per game (5th-.35), goals per game (7th-1.2), total goals (7th-24), points per game (9th-2.7), total points (54-10th), and hots per game (29th-4.6).
The top-seeded Vikings were upset by #2 seed St. Ambrose in the MCC Tournament Championship game Thursday night at Cownie Complex in Des Moines. The loss ended the season for the women while the Queen Bees qualified for the NAIA Championships with the win.
SAU led 2-0 with an early goal in the fourth minute of the game and another in the 57thminute. Grand View saw a glimmer of hope after awarded a penalty kick in the 73rdminute after St. Ambrose was called for a handball in the box. Junior forward Jordyn Thompson (Newton, Iowa) converted the PK to close the gap 2-1.
The Vikings fought the final 17 minutes to score again, but the Queen Bee defense limited GV's scoring opportunities and held them without a shot on goal the remainder of the game.
Junior keeper Katie Zenz (Des Moines, Iowa) had several key saves to keep the Vikings in the game and ended the night with five.
The Midwest Collegiate Conference has announced its women's soccer all-conference honors for the 2011 season. Thirty athletes were recognized as part of the all-conference teams as voted by the coaches, including 14 to the First Team and 16 to the Honorable Mention Team.
Grand View junior forward Jordyn Thompson (Newton, Iowa) was named the MCC Player of the Year. Thompson led the conference in goals (23) and points (52) and also was fourth in the league in assists (six). She scored seven game-winning goals to lead the MCC and rank fourth nationally in that category, and she also ranks among the NAIA national leaders in goals (eighth nationally), points (ninth) and points per game (tenth). Thompson helped the Vikings to a share of the MCC regular season title and into the conference tournament championship game against St. Ambrose.
The 2011 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams for women's soccer have been selected, the Academic All-America® Committee announced Friday, Nov. 4.
Grand View junior forward Jordyn Thompson (Newton, Iowa) was recognized for her academic accomplishments and was selected to the District 5 Team. She was one of just 12 selected in the College Division. Thompson, a Biology major, is just the second women's soccer player from Grand View to receive this award.
Nominations and voting for the All-America programs are conducted by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America. There is a University Division (Division I programs) and a College Division (DII, DIII, NAIA, NJCAA programs).
Three Academic All-District teams are chosen in each district, with those on the All-District first teams placed on the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.
Grand View senior Lindsey Bardole (Round Rock, Texas) was named the MCC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week announced today.
The Viking women defeated Clarke 3-1 last Saturday to advance to the MCC Tournament Championship behind Bardole who scored the game-winning goal and added an assist against Clarke as GV improved to 14-5 on the year. She currently leads the MCC in assists with 10 on the season.
Top-seeded Grand View, who received votes in last week's national rankings, will host No. 2 seed St. Ambrose on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m. in Des Moines. The winner qualifies for the NAIA Championships that begin on November 19th.
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