Morningside dominates all-GPAC women's soccer
Posted: Friday, November 02, 2007
To the victor belong the spoils.
Morningside's regular season championship team dominates the 2007 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference women's soccer team.
Sophomore forward Maggie Kukuk, Morningside's career assist leader with 31, was named player of the year, while teammate Maureen Vandenbroucke was selected defensive player of the year and Tom Maxon tabbed coach of the year.
Along with Kukuk and Vandenbroucke, a junior from Gretna, Neb., Morningside goalkeeper Kelly Berst, a senior from Lincoln, Neb., also earned first-team plaudits.
Briar Cliff sophomore midfielder Lisa Maxey was also named to the first team for the second straight year after leading the Chargers with seven goals in 13 games.
Berst has recorded 8.2 shutouts and has a school-record 21 career shutouts.
Morningside hosts Dana Saturday in the semfinals of the NAIA Region Three tournament at Olsen Stadium. Morningside takes a 15-2-1 overall record and the Mustangs won the league title with an 11-0-1 mark.
Nedim Hasanbegovic of Hastings was named the player of the year, Josh Miller of Nebraska Wesleyan defensive player of the year and Chris Kranjc of Hastings coch of the year.
Northwestern's Brad White , Andy Janssen and Tyler Sytsma also earned first-team honors, along with Ryan Coon of Dordt. Morningside's Tobias Tessmer and Nate Mausbach and Briar Cliff goalkeeper Buddy Goodenkauf were named to the second team.
All-GPAC Men
FIRST TEAM
Forwards: Arturo Vega, Concordia, fr., El Paso, Texas; Ryan Coon, Dordt, sr., Thornton, Colo.; Nedim Hasanbegovic, Hastings, jr., Sarajeveo, Bosnia; Brad White, Northwestern, soph., Colorado Springs, Colo.
Midfielders: Cory Sexson, Hastings, jr., Bartlesville, Okla.; Mitch Memming, Nebraska Wesleyan, sr., Lincoln, Neb.; Andy Janssen, Northwestern, jr., Sioux Falls; Bebe Jones, Sioux Falls, jr., Liberia.
Defenders: Mark Nave, Hastings, jr., Lincoln, Neb.; Chris Porter, Midland Lutheran, fr., Ruskington, England; Jess Pieper, Nebraska Wesleyan, soph., Lincoln, Neb.; Tyler Sytsma, Northwestern, soph., Littleton, Colo.
Goalkeeper: Josh Miller, Nebraska Wesleyan, soph., Rapid City, S.D.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player of the Year: Nedim Hasanbegovic, Hastings.
GPAC Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Miller, Nebraska Wesleyan.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach of the Year: Chris Kranjc, Hastings.
SECOND TEAM
Forwards: Juan Balatazar, Dakota Wesleyan, soph., Elsa, Texas; Monday Akogwu, Doane, fr., Wheaton, Ill.; Brendan Walker, Hastings, soph., Centennial, Colo.; Jake Corum, Midland Lutheran, soph., Lincoln, Neb.
Midfielders: Corbin Lukasiewicz, Dana, jr., Omaha; Justin Feerhusen, Doane, sr., Lincoln, Neb.; Tobias Tessmer, Morningside, sr., Magdeburg, Germany; Blake Wieking, Northwestern, sr., Sioux Falls.
Defenders: Nate Mausbach, Morningside, sr., Omaha; Mike Stillmock, Hastings, jr., Omaha; Cole DeBoer, Sioux Falls, fr., Sioux Falls; Ryan Farr, Dana, jr., Converse, Texas.
Goalkeeper: Buddy Goodenkauf, Briar Cliff, soph., Lincoln, Neb.
HONORABLE MENTION
Briar Cliff Ryan Schaffer, Dan Hiserote. Concordia Anthony Reichwaldt. Dakota Wesleyan Ryan Perry. Dana Ariko Kaziboni. Dordt Tim Walstra, Dan Koolhaus. Hastings Mark Knust, John Major, Josh Moran. Midland Lutheran Eric Vrba, Ryan Stack, Darren Luebbe. Morningside Brian Scherkirke, Beau Cruise, Chase Maier, Matt Witt, Quin Kilgore, Ricky Azpeitia. Mount Marty Blain Williams, Jose Garcia. Nebraska Wesleyan Alex Precella, Andrew Synhorst, Chris Velez, Cyrus Jaffery, Cole McCallum. Northwestern Ben Schneider, Brian Springer, Steven Grand, Aaron O'Brien. Sioux Falls Chris Harvard, Phillip Stricker, Francis Fosu.
All-GPAC Women
FIRST TEAM
Forwards: Samantha Exstrom, Doane, fr., Lincoln; Zoe Cranmer, Hastings, soph., Salisbury, England; Maggie Kukuk, Morningside, soph., Sioux City; Macy Rozeboom, Northwestern, sr., Chino Hills, Calif.
Midfielders: Lisa Maxey, Briar Cliff, soph., Sioux City; Kate DuMez, Dordt, soph., Brookfield, Wis.; Jesse Herse, Hastings, soph., Omaha; Kate Goss, Morningside, jr., Omaha.
Defenders: Allison Kotschwar, Hastings, soph., Omaha; Ashley Kirkman, Midland Lutheran, soph., Centennial, Colo.; Maureen Vandenbroucke, Morningside, sr., Gretna, Neb.; Wendy Soenksen, Nebraska Wesleyan, jr., Lincoln.
Goalkeeper: Kelly Berst, Morningside, sr., Lincoln
SECOND TEAM
Forwards: Ashley Wehle, Briar Cliff, soph., Denison; Danielle Mendoza, Dana, sr., Council Bluffs; Natasha Neil, Midland Lutheran, soph., Longmont, Colo.; Marisha Lenz, Morningside, sr., Lincoln.
Midfielders: Michelle Mullen, Dana, fr., Omaha; Katelyn Jerman, Hastings, soph., Colorado Springs, Colo.; Jamise Retzlaff, Northwestern, sr., South Beloit, Ill.; Brooke Woodward, Nebraska Wesleyan, sr., Hastings, Neb.
Defenders: Aimee Kersigo, Dana, fr., Omaha; Kelsey Bryant, Doane, fr., Lincoln; Lisa Groen, Dordt, sr., Sioux Falls; Caitlin Demuth, Hastings, sr., York, Neb.; Emma Prosser, Morningside, jr. Sioux City.
Goalkeeper: Trish Fierbach, Sioux Falls, jr., Lead, S.D.
HONORABLE MENTION
Briar Cliff -- Katie Blomberg. Concordia -- Sarah Hoffmann, Hannah Denk. Dakota Wesleyan -- Ruthie Pereira, Ellie Peterson. Dana -- Ashley Armstrong, Sheila Mullen. Doane -- Erin Danahay. Hastings -- Sarah Sovereign, Magadalena Cortez, Stacey Klich. Midland Lutheran -- Jessica Brown, Kayla Smelker, Jessica Singleton, Hailee Stover, Amanda Grable, HIlary Hansen. Morningside -- Lindsay Neste, Val Weber. Mount Marty -- April Dolezal, Lauren Donlin. Nebraska Wesleyan -- Liz Baltzell. Northwestern -- Carrie Vander Horst, Brittany Osborn, Allise Vugteveen. Sioux Falls -- Ariana Hunt.
Player of year: Maggie Kukuk, Morningside
Defensive player of the year: Maureen Vandebroucke, Morningside
Coach of the year: Tom Maxon, Morningside
Morningside's regular season championship team dominates the 2007 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference women's soccer team.
Sophomore forward Maggie Kukuk, Morningside's career assist leader with 31, was named player of the year, while teammate Maureen Vandenbroucke was selected defensive player of the year and Tom Maxon tabbed coach of the year.
Along with Kukuk and Vandenbroucke, a junior from Gretna, Neb., Morningside goalkeeper Kelly Berst, a senior from Lincoln, Neb., also earned first-team plaudits.
Briar Cliff sophomore midfielder Lisa Maxey was also named to the first team for the second straight year after leading the Chargers with seven goals in 13 games.
Berst has recorded 8.2 shutouts and has a school-record 21 career shutouts.
Morningside hosts Dana Saturday in the semfinals of the NAIA Region Three tournament at Olsen Stadium. Morningside takes a 15-2-1 overall record and the Mustangs won the league title with an 11-0-1 mark.
Nedim Hasanbegovic of Hastings was named the player of the year, Josh Miller of Nebraska Wesleyan defensive player of the year and Chris Kranjc of Hastings coch of the year.
Northwestern's Brad White , Andy Janssen and Tyler Sytsma also earned first-team honors, along with Ryan Coon of Dordt. Morningside's Tobias Tessmer and Nate Mausbach and Briar Cliff goalkeeper Buddy Goodenkauf were named to the second team.
All-GPAC Men
FIRST TEAM
Forwards: Arturo Vega, Concordia, fr., El Paso, Texas; Ryan Coon, Dordt, sr., Thornton, Colo.; Nedim Hasanbegovic, Hastings, jr., Sarajeveo, Bosnia; Brad White, Northwestern, soph., Colorado Springs, Colo.
Midfielders: Cory Sexson, Hastings, jr., Bartlesville, Okla.; Mitch Memming, Nebraska Wesleyan, sr., Lincoln, Neb.; Andy Janssen, Northwestern, jr., Sioux Falls; Bebe Jones, Sioux Falls, jr., Liberia.
Defenders: Mark Nave, Hastings, jr., Lincoln, Neb.; Chris Porter, Midland Lutheran, fr., Ruskington, England; Jess Pieper, Nebraska Wesleyan, soph., Lincoln, Neb.; Tyler Sytsma, Northwestern, soph., Littleton, Colo.
Goalkeeper: Josh Miller, Nebraska Wesleyan, soph., Rapid City, S.D.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Player of the Year: Nedim Hasanbegovic, Hastings.
GPAC Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Miller, Nebraska Wesleyan.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach of the Year: Chris Kranjc, Hastings.
SECOND TEAM
Forwards: Juan Balatazar, Dakota Wesleyan, soph., Elsa, Texas; Monday Akogwu, Doane, fr., Wheaton, Ill.; Brendan Walker, Hastings, soph., Centennial, Colo.; Jake Corum, Midland Lutheran, soph., Lincoln, Neb.
Midfielders: Corbin Lukasiewicz, Dana, jr., Omaha; Justin Feerhusen, Doane, sr., Lincoln, Neb.; Tobias Tessmer, Morningside, sr., Magdeburg, Germany; Blake Wieking, Northwestern, sr., Sioux Falls.
Defenders: Nate Mausbach, Morningside, sr., Omaha; Mike Stillmock, Hastings, jr., Omaha; Cole DeBoer, Sioux Falls, fr., Sioux Falls; Ryan Farr, Dana, jr., Converse, Texas.
Goalkeeper: Buddy Goodenkauf, Briar Cliff, soph., Lincoln, Neb.
HONORABLE MENTION
Briar Cliff Ryan Schaffer, Dan Hiserote. Concordia Anthony Reichwaldt. Dakota Wesleyan Ryan Perry. Dana Ariko Kaziboni. Dordt Tim Walstra, Dan Koolhaus. Hastings Mark Knust, John Major, Josh Moran. Midland Lutheran Eric Vrba, Ryan Stack, Darren Luebbe. Morningside Brian Scherkirke, Beau Cruise, Chase Maier, Matt Witt, Quin Kilgore, Ricky Azpeitia. Mount Marty Blain Williams, Jose Garcia. Nebraska Wesleyan Alex Precella, Andrew Synhorst, Chris Velez, Cyrus Jaffery, Cole McCallum. Northwestern Ben Schneider, Brian Springer, Steven Grand, Aaron O'Brien. Sioux Falls Chris Harvard, Phillip Stricker, Francis Fosu.
All-GPAC Women
FIRST TEAM
Forwards: Samantha Exstrom, Doane, fr., Lincoln; Zoe Cranmer, Hastings, soph., Salisbury, England; Maggie Kukuk, Morningside, soph., Sioux City; Macy Rozeboom, Northwestern, sr., Chino Hills, Calif.
Midfielders: Lisa Maxey, Briar Cliff, soph., Sioux City; Kate DuMez, Dordt, soph., Brookfield, Wis.; Jesse Herse, Hastings, soph., Omaha; Kate Goss, Morningside, jr., Omaha.
Defenders: Allison Kotschwar, Hastings, soph., Omaha; Ashley Kirkman, Midland Lutheran, soph., Centennial, Colo.; Maureen Vandenbroucke, Morningside, sr., Gretna, Neb.; Wendy Soenksen, Nebraska Wesleyan, jr., Lincoln.
Goalkeeper: Kelly Berst, Morningside, sr., Lincoln
SECOND TEAM
Forwards: Ashley Wehle, Briar Cliff, soph., Denison; Danielle Mendoza, Dana, sr., Council Bluffs; Natasha Neil, Midland Lutheran, soph., Longmont, Colo.; Marisha Lenz, Morningside, sr., Lincoln.
Midfielders: Michelle Mullen, Dana, fr., Omaha; Katelyn Jerman, Hastings, soph., Colorado Springs, Colo.; Jamise Retzlaff, Northwestern, sr., South Beloit, Ill.; Brooke Woodward, Nebraska Wesleyan, sr., Hastings, Neb.
Defenders: Aimee Kersigo, Dana, fr., Omaha; Kelsey Bryant, Doane, fr., Lincoln; Lisa Groen, Dordt, sr., Sioux Falls; Caitlin Demuth, Hastings, sr., York, Neb.; Emma Prosser, Morningside, jr. Sioux City.
Goalkeeper: Trish Fierbach, Sioux Falls, jr., Lead, S.D.
HONORABLE MENTION
Briar Cliff -- Katie Blomberg. Concordia -- Sarah Hoffmann, Hannah Denk. Dakota Wesleyan -- Ruthie Pereira, Ellie Peterson. Dana -- Ashley Armstrong, Sheila Mullen. Doane -- Erin Danahay. Hastings -- Sarah Sovereign, Magadalena Cortez, Stacey Klich. Midland Lutheran -- Jessica Brown, Kayla Smelker, Jessica Singleton, Hailee Stover, Amanda Grable, HIlary Hansen. Morningside -- Lindsay Neste, Val Weber. Mount Marty -- April Dolezal, Lauren Donlin. Nebraska Wesleyan -- Liz Baltzell. Northwestern -- Carrie Vander Horst, Brittany Osborn, Allise Vugteveen. Sioux Falls -- Ariana Hunt.
Player of year: Maggie Kukuk, Morningside
Defensive player of the year: Maureen Vandebroucke, Morningside
Coach of the year: Tom Maxon, Morningside
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