• GNAC Awards Release (pdf)
     • SPU women's soccer release (pdf)
 
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Eight Seattle Pacific student-athletes, including first-team selections Megan Lindsay and Shayla Page, were named Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Stars the league office announced Tuesday.
 
A senior forward from Spokane's (Wash.) Gonzaga Prep High School, Lindsay leads the conference with 11 goals. She garnered first-team acclaim for the third straight season.
 
Lindsay is one of three unanimous selections, joining defenders Jennifer Larsen of Montana State Billings and Brina Sych of Western Washington.
 
Page is the only freshman on the 11-player first team. A product of Eastlake High School in Redmond, Wash., she sparked an SPU defense that shut out seven opponents. Page pressed forward to tally three goals, including the game-winning header with 15 seconds left in regulation time of a 2-1 home win over regular-season champion Western Washington on Sept. 19.
 
Two Falcons were featured on the second team. Sophomore forward Ali Martin (Beaverton, Ore.) amassed six goals and six assists. Sophomore midfielder Annie Thomas (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS) compiled one goal and three assists.
 
The honorable mention All-GNAC list included the SPU quartet of freshman Laura Moore (Kent, Wash./Kentwood HS), sophomore Alexa Diaz (Burien, Wash./Kennedy HS), junior Josie Graybeal (Gig Harbor, Wash./Gig Harbor HS) and freshman Emma Holm (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington HS).
 
All eight Falcons recognized by the GNAC are Northwest natives, including seven from the state of Washington.
 
Sych was named the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year while WWU teammate Jamie Arthurs was the Player of the Year and Catherine Miles received the Freshman of the Year award.
 
Western Oregon's Steve Ancheta was honored as the Coach of the Year and the Wolves' Melissa Gonzalez was the Newcomer of the Year.
 
Undefeated in their last 13 games, the Falcons (14-2-2) are ranked 22nd nationally. They participate as the second seed in this week's inaugural GNAC Tournament.
 
SPU clashes with No. 3 seed Montana State Billings (12-5-1) on Thursday, Nov. 1. Kick-off is 8 p.m. at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash. where top-seeded Western Washington (15-3-0) meets No. 4 Western Oregon (8-9-1) at 5 p.m.
 
The Falcons bring a nine-game win streak into the tournament, including victories against each of the other three participants. They defeated MSUB 3-0 on Oct. 13 in Seattle in their last meeting. The Yellowjackets dealt SPU its only league loss, a 2-1 decision on Sept. 13 in Billings.
 
Thursday's semifinal winners square off in the GNAC championship game on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. The winner receives the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament that begins Nov. 8.
 
 
2012 GNAC ALL-CONFERENCE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
 
First Team
+**Megan Lindsay, Seattle Pacific, F, Sr., Spokane, WA
Kristin Maris, Western Washington, F, Jr., Issaquah, WA
*Carson McKole, Central Washington, F, Sr., Oak Harbor, WA
**Jaucelyn Richter, MSU Billings, MF, Sr., Billings, MT
*Lindsay Bauman, Western Oregon, MF, Sr., Portland, OR
Sarah Staropoli, Northwest Nazarene, MF, Sr., Beaverton, OR
+Brina Sych, Western Washington, D, Jr., Vancouver, WA
+Jennifer Larsen, MSU Billings, D, Sr., Mesa, AZ
Tarah Duty, Central Washington, D, Jr., Black Diamond, WA
Shayla Page, Seattle Pacific, D, Fr., Redmond, WA
*Jamie Arthurs, Western Washington, GK, Sr., Richland, WA
 
  +Unanimous    **Two-Time Repeater     *Repeater
 
Second Team
Heidi Greenback, MSU Billings, F, Jr., Woodinville, WA
Marina Austin, Western Oregon, F, Sr., Olympia, WA
Ali Martin, Seattle Pacific, F, So., Beaverton, OR
Kim Cooper, Western Washington, MF, So., Bellingham, WA
Savanna Moorehouse, Central Washington, MF, So., Bonney Lake, WA
Annie Thomas, Seattle Pacific, MF, So., Lake Stevens, WA
Caley Wiseman, Saint Martin's, D, Sr., University Place, WA
Brianna Jones, Western Washington, D, So., Bonney Lake, WA
Rebecca Hoiland, Western Oregon, D, Jr., West Linn, OR
Katie Butler, Northwest Nazarene, D, Jr., Nampa, ID
Aiko Johnson, MSU Billings, GK, Fr., Fullerton, CA
 
Honorable Mention
Catherine Miles, Western Washington, F, Fr., Anacortes, WA
Nicole Nedervelt, Saint Martin's, F, Sr., West Seattle, WA
Jenny Field, Northwest Nazarene, F, Jr., Nampa, ID
Joana Houplin, Western Washington, F, So., Olympia, WA
Ashton Griffen, Western Washington, MF, Jr., Puyallup, WA
Reilly Retz, Central Washington, MF, Fr., Kent, WA
Chelsea Shuman, MSU Billings, MF, So., Kalispell, MT
Laura Moore, Seattle Pacific, MF, Fr., Kent, WA
Ashley Richardson, Saint Martin's, MF, So., Yakima, WA
Alexa Diaz, Seattle Pacific, MF, So., Burien, WA
Kelsy Villegas, Central Washington, MF, Sr., Graham, WA
Kym Witmer, Western Oregon, MF, Sr., Newberg, OR
Whitney Siler, MSU Billings, D, Jr., Monroe, WA
Melissa Gonzalez, Western Oregon, D, Jr., Huntington Park, CA
Josie Graybeal, Seattle Pacific, D, Jr., Gig Harbor, WA
Kristen Kastelic, MSU Billings, D, Sr., Phoenix, AZ
Kayla Russ, Western Washington, D, Jr., Puyallup, WA
Emma Holm, Seattle Pacific, D, Fr., Kirkland, WA
Ashley Engel, Saint Martin's, GK, Sr., Burien, WA
Tanya Zickefoose, Northwest Nazarene, GK, Sr., Edmonds, WA
Amanda Gilliland, Simon Fraser, GK, Fr., Delta, BC
 
GNAC Awards
Player of the Year – Jamie Arthurs, Western Washington
Defensive Player of the Year – Brina Sych, Western Washington
Newcomer of the Year – Melissa Gonzalez, Western Oregon
Freshman of the Year – Catherine Miles, Western Washington
Coach of the Year – Steve Ancheta, Western Oregon