BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Three Bellevue University women's soccer players have been recognized as members of the 2016 National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) NAIA All-Plains Region Team.
Senior defender Victoria Perez (Hollister, Calif.) was chosen as one of 11 first team all-region honorees. The recognition comes on the heels of Perez earning NSAA Defensive Player of the Year honors and being named first team all-NSAA.
Senior forward Jordyn Seidel (Fort Collins, Colo.) and sophomore midfielder Reyvin Hernandez (Omaha, Neb.) were each selected to the second team. Both Seidel and Hernandez were previously named first team all-NSAA.
The All-Region teams were comprised of players from the North Star Athletic Association, Great Plains Athletic Conference, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, and Central Christian College.
Bellevue finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 12-5-1 (3-1-0 NSAA) and claimed both the NSAA Regular Season and Tournament Championships.
First Team All-Plains Region
Pos. | Player | Class | School | Hometown |
GK | Emma Toohey | Fr. | Hastings | Orange, Calif. |
D | Victoria Perez | Sr. | Bellevue | Hollister, Calif. |
D | Naysla Munoz | Jr. | Ottawa | Bellflower, Calif. |
D | Nia Burrell | Jr. | Kansas Wesleyan | Palmdale, Calif. |
MF | Megan Kruse | Sr. | Hastings | Gretna, Neb. |
MF | Elena Perez | Fr. | Midland | San Diego, Calif. |
MF | Maria Deeter | So. | Concordia | Seward, Neb. |
F | Caroline Jenkins | So. | Ottawa | Golden, Colo. |
F | Cynthia Chavez | Sr. | Kansas Wesleyan | Palm Springs, Calif. |
F | Taylor Geis | Sr. | Hastings | Salisbury, Md. |
F | Jen Rogers | Sr. | Kansas Wesleyan | Liverpool, England |
Second Team All-Plains Region
Pos. | Player | Class | School | Hometown |
GK | Goldie Bougher | Fr. | Central Christian | Virginia Beach, Va. |
GK | Jane Potter | Jr. | Kansas Wesleyan | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
D | Valerie Ochoa | Fr. | Kansas Wesleyan | Monrovia, Calif. |
D | Sara Goodman | Sr. | Hastings | Broomfield, Colo. |
MF | Ady Barraza | So. | Ottawa | Olathe, Kan. |
MF | Reyvin Hernandez | So. | Bellevue | Omaha, Neb. |
F | Jordyn Seidel | So. | Bellevue | Fort Collins, Colo. |
F | Nayeli Rodriguez | Fr. | Midland | San Diego, Calif. |
F | Isabel Sierra | So. | Central Christian | Virginia Beach, Va. |
F | Sami Birmingham | Fr. | Concordia | Des Moines, Iowa |
F | Heidi Bartsch | Jr. | Hastings | Lincoln, Neb. |