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CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® TEAM
SELECTED BY COSIDA
FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, November 25 – 12 noon (EDT)
Please visit the Capital One Academic All-America® website
http://www.capitaloneacademicallamerica.com/
STEPHANIE VERDOIA OF SEATTLE, ANDY BEVIN OF WEST VIRGINIA
HEADLINE CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION I
SOCCER TEAMS
AUSTIN, Texas–Senior forwards Stephanie Verdoia of Seattle University and Andy Bevin of Western
Virginia University headline the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I soccer teams as selected
by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Verdoia has been selected as the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I
Women’s Soccer while Bevin has been named the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for
Division I Men’s Soccer.
A political science major with a 3.96 G.P.A., Verdoia was a third team Capital One Academic All-America® last
year. The Salt Lake City, Utah native earned her second consecutive Western Athletic Conference Offensive
Player of the Year honor after leading the conference in nearly every offensive category including goals, points,
shots, assists, and game-winning goals. Verdoia became Seattle U’s all-time leader in goals and points when
she netted a hat trick on Senior Day. Verdoia was a top 10 finalist for Senior CLASS Award and the Disney
Soccer/NSCAA Women’s Soccer DI Player of the Week (Sep. 29-Oct. 5).
Verdoia was the WAC Tournament MVP after leading the Redhawks to the championship with an aggregate
12-0 score. Her goal in the WAC title game set a new school single-season record. She has led Seattle to a
15-4-2 record and also scored a goal in their opening round NCAA tournament win over Washington State.
Verdoia has 22 goals and 13 assists heading into their NCAA second round match against South Carolina.
As a junior, Verdoia had 15 goals, 12 assists and five game-winning goals. She won the WAC’s Joe Kearney
Award, annually awarded to the top male and female student-athletes, and was also named to the NSCAA All-
West Region second team. Verdoia has tallied 51 goals and 30 assists in her career.
Bevin, a management information systems major with a 3.93 G.P.A., is a two-time first team Capital One
Academic All-America® selection. The Napier, New Zealand native was named the 2014 Mid-American
Conference Player of the Year after leading the MAC with 34 points on 13 goals and eight assists. Bevin has
led the Mountaineers to an 11-7-1 record and will finish his career ranked in WVU’s top-10 in goals, assists
and points. He recently scored his first career hat-trick and is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.
Bevin earned All-MAC first team honors in 2013 and second team honors in 2012 while nabbed NSCAA All-
Great Lakes Region second team honors last year. In each case, he was on the Academic All-MAC first team.
In 2011, he was the Big East Rookie of the Year, All-Big East third team, NSCAA All-Northeast Region second
team, ECAC Rookie of the Year and a member of the CollegeSoccerNews All-
Freshman Team. Bevin has 31 goals and 19 assists in his career, and ranks
third all-time in assists, fifth in points and seventh in goals at WVU.
Verdoia, Bevin Lead Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Soccer Teams – Page 2 Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Soccer Division I Team Sixteen of the 33 members of the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division I women’s soccer teams have at least a 3.90 G.P.A., with six student-athletes sporting a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. The 11 members of the first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.75. LaSalle University senior forward Kelsey Haycook was a second team choice last season and moved up to the first team in 2014. She led the Explorers to a 14-6-2 record and an NCAA tournament appearance by tallying 20 goals and three assists. A nutrition major with a 3.79 G.P.A., the Point Pleasant, N.J., native has 60 goals and 22 assists in her career. The Capital One Academic All-America® first team includes three student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. in University of Maryland, Baltimore County junior defender Nikki Boretti, University of Alabama senior midfielder Merel van Dongen and South Dakota State University junior forward Diana Potterveld. The first team goalkeeper is University of South Carolina senior Sabrina D’Angelo and other three defenders are UCLA senior Ally Courtnall, Texas Tech University senior Jaelene Hinkle and DePaul University senior Rachel Pitman. Texas A&M University senior Shea Groom and UCLA senior Samantha Mewis are a pair of midfielders that round out the first team. The 11-member Capital One Academic All-America® second team features a pair of student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. in Oral Roberts University junior defender Kaily Cox and Clemson University senior midfielder Katelyn Reeve. Stephen F. Austin State University senior Morgan Glick is the second team goalkeeper. In addition to Cox, the other three defenders are Belmont University senior Alison Alcott, West Virginia junior Carly Black and Eastern Michigan University senior Emily Dzik. Rider University junior Tara Ballay and University of Virginia senior Danielle Colaprico are second team midfielders. Morehead State University senior Jade Flory, Alabama senior Laura Lee Smith and Stanford University senior Taylor Uhl are the three forwards. University of Kentucky senior midfielder Stuart Pope is a Capital One Academic All-America® third team selection for a second straight season. Northeastern University sophomore defender Mackenzie Dowd is the lone member of the third team with a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. Joining Dowd as defenders on the third team are University of Hartford junior Emma Donnelly, University of South Carolina senior Taylor Leach and Longwood University senior Kelsey McDonald. In addition to Pope, Manhattan College senior Aislinn McIlvenny and Virginia Tech University senior Katie Yensen make up the midfield. University of Arkansas junior Ashleigh Ellenwood, Illinois State University senior Rachel Tejada and DePaul junior Elise Wyatt make up the three forwards. University of Washington junior goalkeeper Megan Kufeld is the final member of the third team. Capital One Academic All-America® Men’s Soccer Division I Team Eight other seniors join Bevin as first team Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Soccer team members, including Radford University midfielder Stephen Hudgens who has a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. in finance and accounting. Marquette University goalkeeper Charlie Lyon, Butler University defender Brandon Fricke, Michigan State University defender Ryan Keener, South Carolina defender Braeden Troyer, Duke University midfielder Sean Davis, Dartmouth College forward Hugh Danilack and University of Massachusetts forward Josh Schwartz are the remaining seniors. The last two members of the first team are University of North Carolina junior defender Jonathan Campbell and Notre Dame University junior midfielder Patrick Hodan. Lyon and Bevin are both repeat Capital One Academic All-America® first team selections. Lyon is a biomedical science major with a 3.89 G.P.A. and is a native of St. Charles, Ill. He was the 2013-14 Big East Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the 2013 Big East Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.
Verdoia, Bevin Lead Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Soccer Teams – Page 3 Schwartz and Fricke both earned Capital One Academic All-America® second team honors in 2013. Schwartz and Fricke both earned Capital One Academic All-America® second team honors in 2013. Schwartz is a biology major from Annapolis, Md., and sports a 3.95 G.P.A., and led UMass with five goals and five assists. Fricke, a Grimes, Iowa native with a 3.98 G.P.A. in ecomonics and mechanical engineering, led a Butler defense that recorded seven shutouts. Hodan was a third team selection last year for Notre Dame. The Brookfield, Wis., native has a 3.93 G.P.A. in finance. He is the leading scorer for an Irish team ranked No. 2 in the nation heading into the NCAA tournament. The 11 members of the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Soccer first team have an average G.P.A. of 3.94 with nine members sporting at least a 3.90 G.P.A. The Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Soccer second team has four student-athletes with at least a 4.0 G.P.A. in Northern Illinois University senior defender Dusty Page, University of Tulsa senior defender Quinn Starker, University of New Mexico junior midfielder Josh Dye and University of South Carolina Upstate junior midfielder Marvin Schmiege. The rest of the second team is comprised of Louisville University senior goalkeeper Joachim Ball, UNLV senior defender Kyle Mellies, Mercer University senior defender Ashani Samuels, University of Detroit Mercy senior midfielder Matt Ybarra, Bowling Green State University sophomore forward Pat Flynn, Long Island University Brooklyn senior forward Brice Merwine and Princeton University senior forward Cameron Porter. The Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Soccer third team includes University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee senior midfielder Laurie Bell and UAB senior defender Ian Michalak who are repeat honorees. Bell was a Capital One Academic All-America® first team selection in 2013, while Michalak was a Capital One Academic All-America® second team selection in 2013. Cornell University senior midfielder Tyler Conway and West Virginia sophomore defender Jack Elliott are the two members of the third team with perfect 4.0 G.P.A.’s. The remaining members of the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Men’s Soccer third team are Boston University senior goalkeeper Nick Thomson, Notre Dame senior defender Luke Mishu, University of San Diego senior defender Julian Ringhof, American University senior defender Jake Weinreb, University of Delaware junior midfielder Ben Sampson, Creighton University sophomore forward Fabian Herbers, University of the Incarnate Word junior forward Dylan Kelly and Bucknell University junior forward Jesse Klug. About Capital One Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $206.9 billion in deposits and $289.9 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2013. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has more than 900 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University (jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu) (701) 231-8332 Academic All-America® Vice Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications Shane Meling, University of the Incarnate Word (meling@uiwtx.edu) (210) 805-3071 Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
2014 Capital One
Academic All-America ®
Women’s Soccer Team
Division I
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Sabrina D'Angelo South Carolina Sr. Welland, Ontario 3.68 Exercise & sports science
D Nikki Boretti Maryland, Baltimore County. Jr. Garmisch, Germany 4.00 Biology / psychology
D Ally Courtnall UCLA Sr. Westlake Village, Calif. 3.41 Communications studies
D Jaelene Hinkle Texas Tech Sr. Denver, Colo. 3.81 Human sciences
D Rachel Pitman DePaul Sr. Bristol, England 3.66 Public relations & advertising
M Shea Groom Texas A&M Sr. Liberty, Mo. 3.55 Recreation, park & tourism sciences
M Samantha Mewis UCLA Sr. Hanson, Mass. 3.40 English
M Merel van Dongen Alabama Sr. Amsterdam, Netherlands 4.00 Psychology
F Kelsey Haycook La Salle Sr. Point Pleasant, N.J. 3.79 Nutrition
F Diana Potterveld South Dakota State Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. 4.00 Biology / pre-medicine
F Stephanie Verdoia Seattle Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah 3.96 Political science
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Morgan Glick Stephen F. Austin State Sr. Boerne, Texas 3.83 Kinesiology
D Alison Alcott Belmont Sr. Dallas, Texas 3.96 Nursing
D Carly Black West Virginia Jr. Horsham, Pa. 3.94 Exercise physiology
D Kaily Cox Oral Roberts Jr. Tulsa, Okla. 4.00 Biology
D Emily Dzik Eastern Michigan Sr. Troy, Mich. 3.97 Nursing
M Tara Ballay Rider Jr. Delran, N.J. 3.88 Psychology
M Danielle Colaprico Virginia Sr. Freehold, N.J. 3.45 Psychology
M Katelyn Reeve Clemson Sr. Cary, N.C. 4.00 Biological sciences
F Jade Flory Morehead State Sr. Chambersburg, Pa. 3.66 Business administration
F Laura Lee Smith Alabama Sr. Jackson, Miss. 3.98 Pre-med
F Taylor Uhl Stanford Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. 3.79 Biomechanical engineering
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Megan Kufeld Washington Jr. Fremont, Calif. 3.96 Molecular biology
D Emma Donnelly Hartford Jr. Kanata, Ontario 3.92 Biomedical engineering
D Mackenzie Dowd Northeastern So. Gig Harbor, Wash. 4.00 Criminal justice / psychology
D Taylor Leach South Carolina Sr. Maumee, Ohio 3.77 Exercise science
D Kelsey McDonald Longwood Sr. Kennett Square, Pa. 3.99 Business admin. (finance)
M Stuart Pope Kentucky Sr. Fayetteville, Ga. 3.90 Biology
M Aislinn McIlvenny Manhattan Sr. Pleasant Valley, N.Y. 3.75 Exercise science
M Katie Yensen Virginia Tech Sr. Falls Church, Va. 3.97 Biology
F Ashleigh Ellenwood Arkansas Jr. Michigan City, Ind. 3.87 Biochemistry
F Rachel Tejada Illinois State Sr. Troy, Ill. 3.48 Biological sciences
F Elise Wyatt DePaul Jr. Victoria, B.C. 3.63 Business
Capital One Academic All-America ® of the Year: Stephanie Verdoia, Seattle
(2) = Capital One 2013 Academic All-America ® second team
(3) = Capital One 2013 Academic All-America ® third team2014 Capital One
Academic All-America ®
Men’s Soccer Team
Division I
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Charlie Lyon (1) Marquette Sr. St. Charles, Ill. 3.89 Biomedical science (pre-med)
D Jonathan Campbell North Carolina Jr. Greensboro, N.C. 3.94 Business administration
D Brandon Fricke (2) Butler Sr. Grimes, Iowa 3.98 Economics/mech. engineering
D Ryan Keener Michigan State Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich. 3.94 Kinesiology
D Braeden Troyer South Carolina Sr. Columbia, S.C. 3.99 Mathematics
M Sean Davis Duke Sr. Holmdel, N.J. 3.82 Sociology
M Patrick Hodan (3) Notre Dame Jr. Brookfield, Wis. 3.93 Finance
M Stephen Hudgens Radford Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. 4.00 Finance / accounting
F Andy Bevin (1) West Virginia Sr. Napier, New Zealand 3.93 Management info. systems
F Hugh Danilack Dartmouth Sr. Rockville, Md. 3.94 Government
F Josh Schwartz (2) Massachusetts Sr. Annapolis, Md. 3.95 Biology
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Joachim Ball Louisville Sr. Villingen-Schwenninge, Germany3.97
Accounting
D Kyle Mellies UNLV Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. 3.80 Civil engineering
D Dusty Page Northern Illinois Sr. Germantown, Wis. 4.00 Finance
D Ashani Samuels Mercer Sr. West Moreland, Jamaica 3.91 Electrical engineering
D Quinn Starker Tulsa Sr. Tulsa, Okla. 4.00 Mechanical engineering
M Josh Dye New Mexico Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. 4.05 Electrical engineering
M Marvin Schmiege South Carolina Upstate Jr. Berlin, Germany 4.00 Business administration
M Matt Ybarra Detroit Mercy Sr. Irvine, Calif. 3.92 Business
F Pat Flynn Bowling Green State So. Naperville, Ill. 3.81 Accounting
F Brice Merwine LIU Brooklyn Sr. Carlisle, Pa. 3.92 Mathematics
F Cameron Porter Princeton Sr. Centerville, Ohio 3.60 Computer science
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
GK Nick Thomson Boston University Sr. Cramlington, England 3.87 Health science
D Jack Elliott West Virginia So. London, England 4.00 Geography
D Ian Michalak (2) UAB Sr. Collierville, Tenn. 3.92 Neuroscience
D Luke Mishu Notre Dame Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 3.56 Psychology / pre-professional
D Julian Ringhof San Diego Sr. Sexau, Germany 3.95 Mechanical engineering
D Jake Weinreb American Sr. New Brunswick, N.J. 3.86 Math & economics
M Laurie Bell (1) Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sr. Poynton, England 3.76 English / journalism
M Tyler Conway Cornell Sr. Overland Park, Kan. 4.00 Applied economics & mgt
M Ben Sampson Delaware Jr. Woodbury, Minn. 3.98 Computer engineering
F Fabian Herbers Creighton So. Ahaus, Germany 3.60 Business
F Dylan Kelly Incarnate Word Jr. Tucson, Ariz. 3.89 Engineering management
F Jesse Klug Bucknell Jr. Sammamish, Wash. 3.65 Managing for sustainability
Capital One Academic All-America ® of the Year: Andy Bevin, West Virginia
(1) = Capital One 2013 Academic All-America ® first team
(2) = Capital One 2013 Academic All-America ® second team
(3) = Capital One 2013 Academic All-America ® third teamYou can also read
