Lauren Moore Named First-team All-American as Pair of Teammates Also Honored

INDIANAPOLIS - University of Tampa women's soccer player Lauren Moore was honored as a first-team member of the 2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Team.

Fellow Spartans Courtney Peffley and Cici Gonzalez were also recognized as Peffley was a third-team selection and Gonzalez honorable mention.

Moore, the SSC Player of the Year, was among national leaders with 18 goals. She also tallied five assists for a total of 41 points. Among her goals were four game-winners. The sophomore midfielder was also named a first-team all-region choice by Daktronics. She becomes the sixth player in Spartan history to earn first-team All-American honors, and the first since 2007.

Peffley, a senior captain, set the program's all-time record for games played and started. She finished with a team-leading 12 assists. Peffley also added nine goals, including three game-winners.

Gonzalez, the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year, provided an immediate impact as she notched 12 goals to go with nine assists. Her five game-winning goals were also a team high.

Sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences selected the three Daktronics All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first-team all-region picks advancing to the national ballot.

This marks the seventh year Daktronics has sponsored the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America and all-region teams. A total of 59 student-athletes representing 30 different institutions filled out the three teams and the honorable mention squad.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA).

2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America First Team
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Chelsea Parise* Grand Valley State Sr. 5-9 Warren, Mich.
D Kansas Bayly* Columbus State Jr. 5-5 Lilburn, Ga.
D Emily Cattanach Armstrong Sr. 5-6 Ft. Myers, Fla.
D Ellen Wilson UC San Diego Sr. 5-9 Santa Ana, Calif.
D Rachel Cutts West Florida Sr. 5-4 Pace, Fla.
MF Shelby Bush West Florida Jr. 5-6 Shalimar, Fla.
MF Lauren Moore Tampa So. 5-9 Tampa, Fla.
MF Megan Woodworth* Colorado Mines Sr. 5-7 Centennial, Colo.
MF Sydney Bond* St. Rose Jr. 5-7 Deer Park, N.Y.
F Carmelina Puopolo* St. Rose Jr. 5-5 Scarborough, Ontario
F Jade Montgomery Wingate So. 5-5 Monroe, N.C.
F Leslie Briggs West Texas A&M Gr. 5-4 Carrollton, Texas
F Morgan Mitchell Armstrong Sr. 5-9 Lilburn, Ga.

2012 Ron Lenz National Player of the Year: Carmelina Puopolo, Jr., St. Rose

2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Second Team
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Jamie Arthurs Western Washington Sr.. 5-8 Richland, Wash.
D Sara Studer Sonoma State Sr. 5-7 Oceanside, Calif.
D Hayley Johnson* UC-San Diego Sr. 5-7 Santa Rosa, Calif.
D Taylor Harbison West Florida So. 5-0 Neptune Beach, Fla.
D Kasey Lierz Rockhurst So. 5-4 Overland Park, Kan.
MF Mikayla Engel St. Edward's So. 6-1 Austin, Texas
MF Tara O'Brien Lincoln (PA) So. 5-6 Twickenham London, UK
MF Lea Sedwick Dallas Baptist So. 5-8 Kennedale, Texas
MF Ashley Burton Quincy Fr. 5-6 St. Louis, Mo.
F Karenee Demery** Cal State-Stanislaus Jr. 5-3 Merced, Calif.
F Ashley Botts* Grand Valley State Sr. 5-6 Beloit, Wis.
F Chelsea Palmer West Florida Jr. 5-7 Plano, Texas
F Anna Evans Colorado Mines Jr. 5-5 Arvada, Colo.

2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Third Team
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Sarah Story West Florida Jr. 5-10 Hoover, Ala.
D Kate Orkild St. Edward's Jr. 5-5 Mons, Australia
D Lauren Somers Minnesota State Sr. 5-11 Bloomington, Minn.
D Sam Andert* Quincy Sr. 5-9 St. Peters, Mo.
D Kelsey Neal* Colorado Mines Jr. 5-6 Los Alamos, N.M.
MF Alyssa Mira* Grand Valley State Sr. 5-6 Livonia, Mich.
MF Cassie Callahan UC San Diego So. 5-6 Coronado, Calif.
MF Courtney Peffley Tampa Sr. 5-9 Rheems, Pa.
MF Brianne West Minnesota State Sr. 5-7 Omaha, Neb.
F Chloe Roberts*** North Alabama Sr. 5-5 Plymouth, England F Danielle Presley Dallas Baptist Jr. 5-8 Flower Mound, Texas
F Mani Brueckner Gannon Fr. 5-7 Valencia, Pa.
F Cara Curtin Sonoma State Jr. 5-6 Santa Rosa, Calif.

*-indicates previous selection

2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Honorable Mentions
Pos. Name School Class Ht. Hometown
GK Amy Wheaton Stonehill Jr. 5-8 Dartmouth, Mass.
GK Molly McGough Minnesota State So. 5-7 Centennial, Colo.
D Cassie Weik Minnesota State Sr. 5-9 Oakdale, Minn.
D Alison Cahill Regis Jr. 5-4 Boise, Idaho
D Jenna Stones Central Missouri Sr. 5-7 Olathe, Kan.
D Charley Porter Saginaw Valley State Sr. 5-8 Midland, Mich.
D Anita Cox Rollins Sr. 5-9 Middlesex, London, England
D Brianna Belsky Lenoir-Rhyne Fr. 5-6 Egg Harbour Twp., N.J.
MF Jessica Wi UC San Diego Sr. 5-1 Oakland, Calif.
MF Stephanie Lowery* Columbus State Sr. 5-6 Sandy, Utah
MF Amanda Vasquez St. Rose Fr. 5-7 Tustin, Calif.
MF Marissa Davis Regis Sr. 5-8 Golden, Colo.
MF Nadima Skeff Armstrong Sr. 5-8 Brazilia, Brazil
MF Kaleigh Roberge Southern New Hampshire Sr. 5-6 Manchester, N.H.
F Nicole Dooher Minnesota State Sr. 5-9 New Hope, Minn.
F Kristin Maris West Washington Jr. 5-9 Issaquah, Wash.
F Cici Gonzalez Tampa Fr. 5-4 Lutz, Fla.
F Brenna McKee Rollins So. 5-4 Austin, Texas
F Sam Weiss Fort Lewis So. 5-4 Chandler, Ariz.
F Lucy Hannon Slippery Rock So. 5-4 Galway, Ireland