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Gabriella Mencotti of Grand Valley State Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Team
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Gabriella Mencotti
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior forward
Gabriella Mencotti of Grand Valley State University headlines the 2017 Academic All-America® Division II Women's Soccer Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
Mencotti has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® of the Year award for Division II women's soccer, while Garcia has been tabbed the Academic All-America® of the Year award winner for Division II men’s soccer.
A finance/marketing major with a 3.73 GPA, Mencotti is a repeat first team selection from 2016. She was the leading scorer in Division II for the second year in a row, finishing with 30 goals and 10 assists for 70 points. The native of Novi, Michigan finished her career with 85 goals and 215 points, each of which ranks second in Laker history. Her 43 assists ranks third all-time at Grand Valley State. She led GVSU to a 20-4-0 record this year, reaching the Elite 8 before losing to top-ranked Central Missouri. During her four seasons, the Lakers won two national championships (2014 and ’15) and finished as the national runner-up in 2016. Grand Valley State had an 88-9-4 record during that period. Mencotti was the 2016 D2CCA Player of the Year and an NSCAA All-American. She is a four-time All-GLIAC first team selection and was named the 2017 GLIAC Offensive Player of the year.
Twenty-eight of the 33 members of the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Soccer teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., with 14 student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.93.
Along with Mencotti, the Academic All-America® Division II Women’s Soccer teams have four repeat performers –
Carlie Thornber (Tusculum College),
Darian Murdock (Dixie State University),
Kate O’Gara (Lubbock Christian University) and
Mackenzie Fuller (Lewis University) - from last year’s CoSIDA Academic All-America® teams. Thornber is now a three-time Academic All-America®.
2017 Academic All-America® Women's Soccer Team – NCAA Division II
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Catherine Arneson |
Bemidji State University |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Elementary Education |
| D |
Kayla Hamner |
University of Central Missouri |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Health Studies |
| D |
Naiara Kapstein |
Limestone College |
Sr. |
4 |
Business Management/Marketing/Finance |
| D |
Lindsay McManus |
Dallas Baptist University |
Sr. |
4 |
Political Science |
| D |
Carlie Thornber (1,%) |
Tusculum College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology (Pre-Medicine) |
| M |
Lauren Bates |
Ohio Dominican University |
Gr. |
3.98 |
Physician Assistant Studies (MS) |
| M |
Devon Dunmire |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
4 |
Geophysical Engineering |
| M |
Alana Jefferson |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biology |
| F |
Gabriella Mencotti |
Grand Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Finance / Marketing |
| F |
Darian Murdock (2) |
Dixie State University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Nursing |
| F |
Abby Rhodes |
University of Central Missouri |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Marketing |
| F |
Alli Pavlik |
Ohio Dominican University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
International Business & Public Relations |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Bailey Cockrill |
Cal State San Marcos |
So. |
4 |
Human Development (Health Services BA) |
| D |
Ana Delgadillo |
Concordia University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Psychology |
| D |
Juliana Guida |
Florida Southern College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| D |
Kate O'Gara (3) |
Lubbock Christian University |
Sr. |
4 |
Exercise Health Promotion |
| D |
Shannon Quinn |
Grand Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| M |
Gabby Evaristo |
Cal State San Bernardino |
Jr. |
4 |
Computer Engineering |
| M |
Tess Keeley |
Slippery Rock University |
Sr. |
4 |
Tourism, Resort, Recreation and Hospitality Mgmt. |
| M |
Bethany Sutherland |
Harding University |
Jr. |
3.65 |
Elementary Education |
| F |
Summer Lanter |
Lee University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Nursing |
| F |
Lauren Wade |
Carson-Newman University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Business / MBA |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Marissa Wierzbicki |
Ohio Dominican University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Biology (Pre-Med) |
| D |
McKenzie Bricker |
Lee University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Accounting |
| D |
Gabby Coumes |
Young Harris College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| D |
Madison Ham |
Grand Valley State University |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Public & Nonprofit Administration |
| D |
Kristin Herbert |
Anderson University |
Sr. |
4 |
Biochemistry |
| M |
Norah Barnes |
Notre Dame College |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| M |
Mackenzie Fuller (3) |
Lewis University |
Sr. |
4 |
Economics |
| M |
Katharina Mertz |
Post University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biology |
| F |
Abby Bohanski |
Winona State University |
Jr. |
4 |
Elementary Education |
| F |
Riley Clark |
Columbus State University |
So. |
3.9 |
Nursing |
| F |
Jennifer Kendall |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Mechanical Engineering |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Gabriella Mencotti, Grand Valley State
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2016
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2016
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2016
(%) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2015
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Bob Shreve, Edinboro University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rshreve@edinboro.edu | (814) 732-1834