Monday, November 30, 2015

PORTLAND, Ore. – Seattle Pacific forward Hannah Huesers collected her second major award as the West Region Player of the Year. Huesers is joined by three Western Washington players on the Division II Women’s Soccer Conference Commissioners Association First Team All-West Region and is one of seven total players from the GNAC to be selected to the all-region team.

Western Washington leads all GNAC teams with four total selections. Forward Catherine Miles, midfielder Savanna Moorehouse and defender Delanee Nilles were named to the first team while midfielder Emily Webster was selected to the second team. Led by Huesers, Seattle Pacific had the remaining three players named all-region. Midfielder Isabel Farrell and defender Shayla Page were named to the region’s second squad to round out the GNAC’s seven selections.

Huesers led the GNAC with 31 points, 14 goals and 91 shots. She was named the GNAC Player of the Year and a First Team All-GNAC selection after leading the Falcons to third place in the GNAC regular season and a runner-up finish at the GNAC Women’s Soccer Championships. The Falcons reached the NCAA West Region Championships, but fell to Western Washington in the second round.

After being named the GNAC Player of the Year in 2014, Farrell had another strong showing in her senior season. She ended with 14 points in 17 matches, taking 60 shots. Her best play of the season came late, scoring both of the team’s goals in the GNAC Championships and the game-winning goal in the Falcons’ first round matchup.

Page was a First Team All-GNAC defender for the Falcons and also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team with a 3.95 GPA as a communications major. Page played shutdown defense for the Falcons, who ranked third in the GNAC with a 0.78 goals against average. She played 1,735 minutes for Seattle Pacific this season and scored one goal.

Western Washington’s Miles added another award to her mantle, being named to the all-region team for the second straight year. A three-time First Team All-GNAC selection, Miles was chosen to the First Team All-West Region for the first time after receiving second team honors last year. She ranks second in the GNAC with 30 points and 13 goals with a chance to add more as the Vikings play in the Final Four of the NCAA Division II National Championships on Thursday.

Moorehouse ranks fourth in the GNAC with 18 points, leading the conference with 10 assists. She anchored one of the top midfields in the nation as the leading team in goals for and against in the conference. Moorehouse was a First Team All-GNAC selection this year. Nilles, the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year anchored one of the top defensive teams in the nation, allowing 11 goals in 23 games for a 0.47 goals against average.

Webster heads the defensive half of the Vikings midfield that shutdown scoring opportunities early and often. Webster was integral on corner kicks for the Vikings, chipping in three goals and five assists. She was named to the GNAC’s first team.