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2007 All-NAC
Women's Soccer Awards

Defensive Player of the Year:
  Ilana Bar-Av, Edgewood College
Offensive Player of the Year:
  Jessica Novickas, Aurora University
Rookie of the Year:
  Cait Hartman, Aurora University
Co-Coaches of the Year:
  Kanute Drugan, Aurora University
& Rolf Zersen, MSOE

First Team All-NAC
Ilana Bar-Av, Edgewood
Jessica Christensen, Concordia Wisconsin
Alex Contreras, Aurora
Cait Hartman, Aurora
Nikki Counsell, Aurora
Tammi Hagensick, Edgewood
Laura Marx, Edgewood
Allison Bailey, Aurora
Heidi Brehmer, MSOE
Mayra Camacho, Dominican
Kim Kriese, Marian
Jessica Novickas, Aurora
Erika Thompson, Edgewood
Jaclyn Ventimiglia, Concordia Wisconsin

Second Team All-NAC
Jenny Jarvis, Aurora
Andrea Baker, MSOE
Megan Crowe, Concordia Wisconsin
Rosio Curiel, Dominican
Kelly Adler, Dominican
Vickie Georgakas, MSOE
Julie Harshbarger, Benedictine
Melissa Nichols, Maranatha
Kari Zielke, Concordia Chicago
Kimyenna Abron, Benedictine
Elyse Clouthier, Edgewood
Lauren Omsberg, Benedictine
Becky Ott, Concordia Wisconsin
Michelle Reynoso, Dominican

Honorable Mention
Barbara Gerlach, Maranatha
Jacqui Lani, Dominican
Kelly Madison, Rockford
Ashley Nielsen, Benedictine
Kelly Hopfinger, Lakeland
Catherine Petty, Dominican
Melinda Schwab, Edgewood
Alexandria Brenner, Alverno
Mindy Donald, MSOE
Dani O’Toole, Benedictine
Brittany Perez, Marian
Kiera Vizza, Benedictine
Sohaila Akhavein, Marian
Meta Kolander, Wisconsin Lutheran
Ellie LaFond, Alverno
Wendy Murphy, Rockford
Elisa Waltz, Lakeland

All-Rookie Team
Cait Hartman, Aurora
Rachel Kleba, Concordia Wisconsin
Catherine Petty, Dominican
Melinda Schwab, Edgewood
Mindy Donald, MSOE
Dani O’Toole, Benedictine
Kelsey Trieloff, Edgewood
Sohaila Akhavein, Marian
Heidi Brehmer, MSOE
Meta Kolander, Wisconsin Lutheran
Kim Kriese, Marian
Wendy Murphy, Rockford
Becky Ott, Concordia Wisconsin
Michelle Reynoso, Dominican

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Northern Athletics Conference announces women's soccer awards
VERONA, Wis. -- The Northern Athletics Conference has just announced the All-Northern Athletics Conference awards for the 2007 women's soccer season.

Edgewood College's Ilana Bar-Av (Madison, Wis.) was named Defensive Player of the Year. The sophomore goalkeeper led the NAC in save percentage (.857) and had a 0.58 goals against average. She also recorded four shutouts -- three versus NAC opponents -- for the Eagles (15-4, 11-1 NAC).

Sophomore forward Jessica Novickas of Aurora University was named Offensive Player of the Year. Novickas (Highland Park, Ill.) scored 18 goals and tallied 6 assists in 23 games this season for the conference champion Spartans (19-3-1, 12-0). Five of her team-leading 18 goals game winners, all versus conference opponents.

Spartan teammate Cait Hartman (Parker, Colo.) was selected as Rookie of the Year. The freshman defender was part of the AU defense that allowed only 0.65 goals per game (0.25 in conference play), and had a conference-leading 13 shutouts this season, nine of which were in conference play.

The NAC coaches voted Aurora's Kanute Drugan and MSOE's Rolf Zersen Co-Coaches of the Year.

Drugan led the Spartans to a perfect 12-0 mark in the NAC this season on the way to the NAC regular season tournament titles. The Spartans had a school record 19-game win streak ended after losing to the University of Chicago in the NCAA Division III Championship First Round, 1-0, in overtime.

Zersen coached the MSOE Raiders to a 7-4-1 conference record (sixth) and a 9-7-3 overall mark. MSOE finished 2-15 in the 2006 season as an independent. In the coaches preseason poll, the Raiders were tabbed to finish tenth their first season in the NAC.

Northern Athletics Conference, Sports Information Department, November 15, 2007.
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