KANSAS CITY Mo.- The Southeastern University women's soccer team continues to make history. The 2019 Fire squad placed five players on the NAIA Women's Soccer All-America Teams, the most placements in program history. This includes senior forward
Uchenna Kanu, who was named a First Team All-American and the NAIA National Player of the Year. This marks the second NAIA POTY in school history of any sport and the first time a female student-athlete has received the honor.
The NAIA All-America Committee, which consists of the NAIA-Women's Soccer Coaches Association officers and seven additional women's soccer coaches, select the three 11-member teams and the honorable mention teams.
Kanu capped off an illustrious four-year career at Southeastern with 42 goals scored and 20 assists, a single-season career high in helpers. Additionally, Kanu set new NAIA career records for Goals Scored (157) and Points (366).
The Abia, Nigeria native led her team back to the NAIA National Championship Semifinals for a second consecutive season. This also marks Kanu's second-straight season as a First Team All-American.
Also joining Kanu on the First Team for a second consecutive year was junior forward
Aisha Solorzano. The Guatemala City native started 22 matches this season for Southeastern, missing a stretch of games midseason to represent her home country Guatemala on the full national team in the Olympic Qualifiers. Solorzano still managed to net seven goals and register 11 assists for the Fire this year.
Landing on the Third Team for SEU was senior midfielder
Bania Duran and her sister graduate center back
Isamar Duran.
Bania had a career year in her final season of collegiate play, netting a career-best 19 goals and dishing out a career best 11 assists. After missing out on the national tournament the last two seasons due to season-ending injuries, Bania started in all four NAIA postseason matches for the Fire this year, scoring two goals and recording four assists during that stretch.
Isamar rounded out her three-year stay at SEU with another solid year, starting all 24 matches for the Fire, scoring a goal, and distributing a single-season career high 10 assists. Duran anchored a back line that turned in nine shutouts on the season. This is the second-straight All-American recognition for Isamar.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Holly Eddins rounded out the group of All-Americans for Southeastern, landing on the Honorable Mention list. Eddins set a new single-season program record for minutes in goal this year, with 2,003 minutes of action logged. The Seffner native hauled in 86 saves this season, including 21 in the NAIA National Tournament.
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2019 NAIA Women's Soccer All-America First Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Aisha Solorzano |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jr. |
MF |
| Ana Paula Santos |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Jr. |
MF |
| Erin Oleksak |
Marian (Ind.) |
Palatine, Ill. |
Fr. |
F |
| Filippa Millqvist |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Malmo, Sweden |
Sr. |
MF |
| Kate Agyemang |
Northwestern Ohio |
Kumasi Ghana |
Sr. |
D |
| Maja Henriksson |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Fr. |
D |
| Matilda Ovenberger |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Sodra Sanby, Sweden |
So. |
F |
| Nina Haeberlin |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Krefeld, Germany |
Jr. |
GK |
| Silvia Leonessi |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Esbjerg, Denmark |
Sr. |
F |
| Uchenna Kanu |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Abia, Nigeria |
Sr. |
F |
| Valeria Miranda |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Sr. |
D |
2019 NAIA Women's Soccer All-America Second Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Anika Kallash |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Troy, Mo. |
Jr. |
F |
| Bri Johnson |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
Jr. |
F |
| Emma Rice |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Norman, Okla. |
So. |
F |
| Josee Bassett |
Eastern Oregon |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
Sr. |
D |
| Julie Cazanave |
Northwestern Ohio |
Lucq de Bearn France |
Sr. |
MF |
| Kira Nemeth |
Westmont (Calif.) |
San Clemente, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Marjolen Nekesa |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Jr. |
MF |
| Natsuna Sugishita |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Tokyo, Japan |
So. |
MF |
| Rachel Thigpen |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Sina Cavelti |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Wollerau, Switzerland |
So. |
F |
| Sydney Genatempo |
Marian (Ind.) |
Westfield, Ind. |
So. |
D |
2019 NAIA Women's Soccer All-America Third Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Adisa Amang |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Kumba, Cameroon |
Jr. |
F |
| Bania Duran |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Homestead, Fla. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Isamar Duran |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Homestead, Fla. |
Grad. |
D |
| Jeweleen Reuille |
Northwestern Ohio |
Ft. Wayne, Ind. |
Fr. |
F |
| Joy Mertzig |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Stockholm, Sweden |
So. |
D |
| Lexis Garcia |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Placentia, Calif. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Maddy Mak |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Renton, Wash. |
Sr. |
D |
| Myranda Baca |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
Anaheim, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Sabrina Lang |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Chelsea, Ala. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Siera Stuart |
Marian (Ind.) |
Westfield, Ind. |
Jr. |
MF |
| Yuki Watari |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Fr. |
F |
2019 NAIA Women's Soccer All-America Honorable Mention Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Kristen Osuna |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
Lancaster, Calif. |
Jr. |
F |
| Megan Farrell |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
Palmdale, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Breanna Probst |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
Ada, Mich. |
So. |
D |
| Emily Ambuul |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Sr. |
F |
| Logan Heacock |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Florissant, Mo. |
Sr. |
D |
| Nicole Kelly |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Prior Lake, Minn. |
Sr. |
F |
| Naia Landaluce |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Orozko, Spain |
Fr. |
D |
| Judith Sainz |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Pamplona, Spain |
Sr. |
F |
| Mireia Lopez |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Barcelona, Spain |
Sr. |
D |
| Kelsey Mirts |
Columbia (Mo.) |
Columbia, Mo. |
Sr. |
F |
| Molly Klein |
Columbia (Mo.) |
Columbia, Mo. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Marie Bathe |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Freiburg, Germany |
Fr. |
F |
| Nicole Panis |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Opmeer, Netherlands |
Fr. |
GK |
| Shara Randez |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Alfraro, Spain |
Jr. |
MF |
| Nan Kiebert |
Eastern Oregon |
Sandpoint, Idaho |
Sr. |
MF |
| Caitlyn Aaron |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Flower Mound, Texas |
Sr. |
GK |
| Sierra Vicente |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
So. |
F |
| Jenny Stadin |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Jarbo, Sweden |
Fr. |
MF |
| Hannah Tkacz |
Grace (Ind.) |
Leo, Ind. |
Jr. |
D |
| JJ Aalbue |
Grace (Ind.) |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Fr. |
F |
| Courtney Doeschot |
Hastings (Neb.) |
Omaha, Neb. |
Jr. |
F |
| Laurie Potvin |
Hastings (Neb.) |
Quebec City, Canada |
Jr. |
D |
| Dejhanna O'Bryant |
Indiana East |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Jr. |
F |
| Anna Stevens |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Uniontown, Ohio |
Fr. |
D |
| Lauren Turner |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Shelby Township, Mich. |
So. |
F |
| Sydney Brown |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Hilliard, Ohio |
Fr. |
F |
| Anne Metz |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Kilgore, Texas |
Sr. |
MF |
| Caitlyn Logan |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Savannah Jackson |
Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
Winter Haven, Fla. |
Jr. |
F |
| Emma Holmskov |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Jr. |
MF |
| Kyoka Koshijma |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Kanazawa City, Japan |
So. |
MF |
| Ronja Henriksson |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Fr. |
D |
| Cindy Parenteau |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
Saint-Jerome, Quebec |
Sr. |
D |
| Ashlyn Wiggins |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Trussville, Ala. |
Jr. |
D |
| Suzuho Yamasaki |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Kagawa, Japan |
So. |
MF |
| Savannah Moxley |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Olathe, Kan. |
Jr. |
F |
| Alaina Melanson |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Elena (PT) Perez |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Marley Farrell |
Midland (Neb.) |
Long Beach, Clif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Nayeli Rodriguez |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Sr. |
F |
| Cheyne Bush |
Mobile (Ala.) |
Edwards, Miss. |
Sr. |
F |
| Heidi Giles |
Mobile (Ala.) |
Clive, AB, Canada |
Sr. |
D |
| Callie Wright |
Northwest (Wash.) |
Woodway, Wash. |
Fr. |
MF |
| Rayssa Neres Souza |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
So. |
F |
| Kelly Sylvester |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Naperville, Ill. |
Jr. |
D |
| Sarah Buffum |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Byron Center, Mich. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Saipress Jones |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
Fr. |
F |
| Adrian Merrilles |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Austell, Ga. |
Sr. |
F |
| Lauryn Gamache |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Sr. |
F |
| Mackenzie Holub |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Edmond, Okla. |
Fr. |
F |
| Sara Vijfhuizen |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Bilthoven, Utrecht, Netherlands |
Fr. |
D |
| Holly Eddins |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Seffner, Fla. |
So. |
GK |
| Priscilla Garcia |
Southwest (N.M.) |
El Paso, Texas |
Jr. |
F |
| Becca Mindling |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
So. |
D |
| Mackenzie Selvius |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
So. |
MF |
| Morgan Marshall |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Belleville, Mich. |
Sr. |
F |
| Tameir Grosvenor |
Texas Wesleyan |
DeSoto, Texas |
Jr. |
F |
| Kayla Peterson |
The Master's (Calif.) |
Federal Way, Wash. |
Sr. |
D |
| Kyndel Borman |
The Master's (Calif.) |
Clovis, Calif. |
So. |
F |
| Kaleigh Van Elst |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
Grandville, Mich. |
Jr. |
D |
| Selah Hopkins |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
Bowmanville, Ontario |
So. |
F |
| Anna Gignilliat |
USC Beaufort (S.C.) |
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. |
Sr. |
F |
| Haley Magana |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
Los Alamitos, Calif. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Gabi Haw |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Costa Mesa, Calif. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Anni Rusanen |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Espoo, Finland |
So. |
MF |
| Veronica Herrera |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Jr. |
D |
