Player of the Year Hauck Leads SAC Women’s Soccer Award Winners

INDIANAPOLIS - Lenoir-Rhyne senior Catherine Hauck has been named SAC Women's Soccer Player of the Year for the second-straight season, headlining a list of the league's award winners that was announced on Thursday.

Hauck also earns a spot on the All-SAC defender first team. The Lake Mary, Fla., native finished in the conference's top 10 in nearly every major statistical category, including points (fifth), goals (fourth), assists (seventh) and shots (ninth). Hauck also tallied three game-winning goals for the SAC regular-season champion Bears, good for fourth in the league.

Another L-R standout, Hanna Kiebel, was named the SAC Freshman of the Year, and took home second team All-Conference midfielder honors.

In all, the Bears, which finished the regular season a perfect 9-0 in SAC play, placed eight student-athletes on the All-Conference team. Joining Hauck on the first team were forward Laura Linehan - who finished third in the SAC in points and tied with Hauck for fourth in assists -- midfielders Carley Griffin and Mariel Mena, and defender Jessica Schob.

L-R head coach Adrian Blewitt was also named the league's Coach of the Year after leading the Bears through a regular season in which they lost just a single match.

Wingate, runners-up in the SAC regular-season standings, had a total of five All-Conference selections, including four on the first team. The Bulldogs' selections included first-teamers Kelly Adams, who led the SAC in assists, Jade Montgomery, Kelly Moldenhauer and Casey King.

Anderson had five All-SAC selections as well, led by first-team goalkeeper Kaitlyn Neipp, who finished top-five in goals against average, save percentage, total saves, and shutouts.

Tusculum forward Tramicka James, the SAC's leader in shots, points and goals, was the Pioneers' lone first-team selection, joining two others on the All-Conference second team.

Rounding out the All-Conference first team were Carson-Newman forward Trenna Howell, who was second in the SAC in points and goals, and Lincoln Memorial midfielder Leanne Reid.

Newberry, which finished tied for third in the SAC's regular-season standings with Anderson and Tusculum, had two second-team selections, while Catawba and Mars Hill each placed one on the second team.

The SAC Fair Play Award, which recognizes the team that averaged the fewest number of red and yellow cards in conference play, ended in a three-way tie this season between Anderson, Lincoln Memorial and Wingate.

SAC Player of the Year: Catherine Hauck, Lenoir-Rhyne
SAC Freshman of the Year: Hanna Kiebel, Lenoir-Rhyne
SAC Coach of the Year: Adrian Blewitt, Lenoir-Rhyne

All-SAC First Team

Forward
Trenna Howell, Carson-Newman
Laura Linehan, Lenoir-Rhyne
Tramicka James, Tusculum
Jade Montgomery, Wingate

Midfielder
Carley Griffin, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mariel Mena, Lenoir-Rhyne
Leanne Reid, Lincoln Memorial
Kelly Adams, Wingate

Defender
Catherine Hauck, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jessica Schob, Lenoir-Rhyne
Casey King, Wingate
Kelly Moldenhauer, Wingate

Goalkeeper
Kaitlyn Neipp, Anderson

All-SAC Second Team

Forward
Jessica Kleinberg, Anderson
Kaelia Frazier, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sarah Taylor, Lincoln Memorial
Mary Stanton, Newberry

Midfielder
Allie Waters, Anderson
Hanna Kiebel, Lenoir-Rhyne
Monica Perez, Tusculum
Chandler Murphy, Wingate

Defender
Marissa Johnson, Anderson
Adrienne Lough, Anderson
Anna Toole, Catawba
Casey McDonnell, Lenoir-Rhyne
Grace Lancaster, Mars Hill
Cassie Smith, Newberry

Goalkeeper
Sarah Tompkins, Carson-Newman

Statistical Champions

Goals per Match: Tramicka James (Tusculum), .830
Points per Match: Tramicka James (Tusculum), 1.89
Assists per Match: Kelly Adams (Wingate), .750
Goals Against Average: Ashlyn Hardie (Wingate), .930
Shutouts: Ashlyn Hardie (Wingate); Marissa Williams (Tusculum); Kaitlyn Neipp (Anderson), 6
Save Percentage: Becca Sellars (Mars Hill), .863
Team Points per Match: Wingate, 8.06
Team Goals per Match: Wingate, 2.88
Team Assists per Match: Wingate, 2.31
Team Shutouts: Wingate, 9
Team Goals Against Average: Wingate, 1.05
Team Winning Percentage: Lenoir-Rhyne, .938