Messiah's All-Time Conference Honors
Annville, PA – The Commonwealth Conference released the season awards for women's soccer on Tuesday, with Messiah's
Nikki Elsaesser and
Alicia Frey leading 10 honors for the Falcons. Elsaesser was named the Offensive Player of the Year while Frey took home the Defensive Player of the Year award.* Head coach
Scott Frey was also named the Commonwealth's Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.
Elsaesser and Frey were joined on the First Team by defender
Ali Rogers.
Ashley Locke and
Corinne Wulf took home Second Team honors while teammates
Audra Larson,
Emily Schneider,
Macaulay Soto, and
Hannah Weyland were each named Honorable Mention.
Elsaesser leads the Falcons in goals (17) and points (38) and was second in the Commonwealth in conference-only games with 19 points (8g, 3a). She was also a First Team honoree from her rookie campaign in 2012.
Frey earned the Defensive Player of the Year award as a midfielder. Once again, she has proven to be one of the most dynamic and versatile players in the country as she's solidified a Falcons' midfield that has contributed to 51-5 advantage in goals scored. This is her third-straight All-Commonwealth honor following her 2010 Rookie of the Year recognition.
Rogers' conference honor is her first and, like Frey, comes less than a week after she was
named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Team. Her stellar work in the backfield has contributed greatly to Messiah's NCAA No. 3-ranked 0.260 goals against average (GAA) and NCAA No. 4-ranked 0.789 shutout percentage.
Ashley Locke also earns the first All-Commonwealth award of her career and, like Rogers, has stood out in the conference and region for her defensive work.
Corinne Wulf earns her third career All-Commonwealth award with an impressive bounce-back year after missing the last 24 games of the 2012 season with an injury. She is currently Messiah's second-leading scorer with six goals and five assists. Like Frey, she is also a former Rookie of the Year (2009).
Audra Larson collects the Honorable Mention nod after earning Second Team honors last season. She's played every minute for the Falcons and has registered a Commonwealth-best 0.11 GAA in nine conference games.
Forward Emily Scheider (5a, 4a), midfielder
Macaulay Soto (5g, 5a), and defender
Hannah Weyland all joined Larson as Honorable Mention for the first Commonwealth honor of their careers.
As mentioned,
Scott Frey's Coach of the Year award is the third of his career (2000, 2007) and comes after the Falcons completed an 11th-consecutive undefeated conference regular-season; Messiah's regular-season win streak against league foes now sits at 94 games.
Arcadia's Lennon Kramer took home Rookie of the Year honors for the Commonwealth after posting 16 goals and four assists for the Knights. Eight of her goals came against conference opponents.
Below is a listing of the entire All-Commonwealth selections for women's soccer.
*Note: Starting in 2013 the Commonwealth Conference recognizes both an Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year for soccer. Neither award is assigned to a specific position on the field (i.e., a midfielder can be named either the Offensive or Defensive Player of the Year).
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Offensive Player of the Year |
Nikki Elsaesser |
Messiah |
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Defensive Player of the Year |
Alicia Frey |
Messiah |
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Rookie of the Year |
Lennon Kramer |
Arcadia |
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Coach of the Year |
Scott Frey |
Messiah |
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First Team All-Commonwealth |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
High School |
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Forward |
Lauren Berry |
Elizabethtown |
SO |
Dillsburg, PA |
Northern |
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Forward |
Nikki Elsaesser |
Messiah |
SO |
Old Bridge, NJ |
Timothy Christian |
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Forward |
Karen Thomas |
Widener |
SR |
Mullica Hill, NJ |
Gloucester Catholic |
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Midfield |
Kim Canfield |
Arcadia |
JR |
Hillsborough, NJ |
Immaculata |
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Midfield |
Kacey Cerankowski |
Elizabethtown |
SO |
Langhorne, PA |
Neshaminy |
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Midfield |
Alicia Frey |
Messiah |
SR |
Dillsburg, PA |
Northern |
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Midfield |
Lennon Kramer |
Arcadia |
FR |
Nazareth, PA |
Nazareth Area |
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Defense |
Kendra Mancino |
Elizabethtown |
JR |
Lancaster, PA |
Hempfield |
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Defense |
Alexa Muffly |
Lebanon Valley |
SO |
Watsontown, PA |
Warrior Run |
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Defense |
Ali Rogers |
Messiah |
SR |
Hershey, PA |
Hershey |
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Goal Keeper |
Jackie Law |
Arcadia |
SR |
Scotch Plains, NJ |
Scotch Plains Fanwood |
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Second Team All-Commonwealth |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
High School |
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Forward |
Kelly Buckley |
Widener |
SR |
Villanova, PA |
Radnor |
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Forward |
Alexis Siejack |
Stevenson |
FR |
Baltimore, MD |
Catholic |
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Forward |
Emily Sousa |
Albright |
FR |
Bridgewater, NJ |
Bridgewater-Raritan |
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Midfield |
Mackenzie Calhoun |
Stevenson |
SR |
Ellicott City, MD |
Howard |
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Midfield |
Trisha Clark |
Elizabethtown |
SO |
Dillsburg, PA |
Trinity |
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Midfield |
Corinne Wulf |
Messiah |
SR |
Colombus, OH |
Upper Arlington |
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Defense |
Katelyn Gill |
Alvernia |
SR |
State College, PA |
State College Area |
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Defense |
Ashley Locke |
Messiah |
JR |
Cincinnati, OH |
Sycamore |
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Defense |
Emily Losquadro |
Stevenson |
SO |
Middletown, MD |
Middletown |
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Defense |
Alexa Narron |
Stevenson |
SR |
Ellicott City, MD |
Centennial |
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Goal Keeper |
Valarie Perretti |
Widener |
SR |
Clayton, NJ |
Clayton |
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Honorable Mention All-Commonwealth |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
High School |
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Defense |
Stephanie Dickinson |
Widener |
JR |
Sicklerville, NJ |
Paul VI |
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Midfield |
Kelsey Gill |
Alvernia |
SR |
State College, PA |
State College |
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Defense |
Gabby Kuhar |
Stevenson |
JR |
Ocean View, NJ |
Holy Spirit |
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Goal Keeper |
Audra Larson |
Messiah |
SO |
Montoursville, PA |
Montoursville |
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Midfield |
Allie Ondrejcak |
Stevenson |
SO |
Waldorf, MD |
Thomas Stone |
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Forward |
Emily Schneider |
Messiah |
SR |
Greensboro, NC |
Parkland |
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Midfield |
Macaulay Soto |
Messiah |
SO |
Litiz, PA |
Warwick |
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Defense |
Alex Stoner |
Arcadia |
JR |
Elkton, MD |
Elkton |
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Defense |
Mel Sullivan |
Albright |
SR |
Branchburg, NJ |
Somerville |
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Midfield |
Heather Tran |
Lebanon Valley |
SR |
Nottingham, PA |
Solanco |
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Defense |
Hannah Weyland |
Messiah |
JR |
Marietta, PA |
Donegal |
