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Augsburg's Maggie DeGroot, Felicia Faison named to All-MIAC women's soccer team; Whitney Holman, Katie Medd, Kelsey Watsabaugh named All-MIAC honorable mention 2008 ALL-MIAC WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM -- CLICK HERE
For DeGroot, she has earned All-MIAC honors four times -- being named All-MIAC first-team in 2007 and 2008, while earning All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in 2005 and 2006. DeGroot was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team for the third straight year. For Faison, its her first All-MIAC first-team appearance, after earning All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in 2006 and 2007. Holman earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in both 2007 and 2008. One of the best goalkeepers in school history, DeGroot has rewritten the Auggie record book. She finished her career holding the Augsburg career records for goalkeeper wins (37-19-16), career goals-against-average (0.68), shutouts (36) and career win-loss percentage (.627). She has appeared in 72 career games and claimed 401 saves with an .887 save percentage. Each of her four seasons have put her in the top-10 categories in single-season wins, goals-against-average, win-loss percentage and shutouts, including a single-season record 10 shutouts in both 2006 and 2008. This season, DeGroot finished with a 10-4-4 record with 10 shutouts, an .893 save percentage and a 0.59 goals-against-average. DeGroot was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. Considered one of the top defenders in school history, Faison has been a mainstay on the outside defense for Augsburg, starting each of the 73 games Augsburg has played the last four seasons. She has one goal and five assists for seven points in her career, and has been part of a defense that has allowed just 53 goals (0.69 goals-against-average) in her career, along with claiming 37 team shutouts. This season, Augsburg allowed just 12 goals in the regular season -- second-lowest among MIAC teams in overall statistics -- with a conference-high 10 shutouts. Faison was also named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 second team this season. She is an accounting major with a 3.74 grade-point average.
A four-year veteran at forward, Medd has appeared in 68 career games (45 starts), with 10 goals and eight assists for 28 points to her credit, including six game-winning goals. Her 28 points are tied for 17th-best in school history, while her 10 goals are tied for 17th-best and her eight assists are tied for 16th-best. This season was been the best of her career, with five goals (three game-winners) and two assists for 12 points. Medd was also a four-year member of Augsburg's women's hockey team (2004-08), playing in 98 games with 17 goals and 18 assists for 35 points. A four-year veteran outside midfielder, Watsabaugh started in all 72 of her career games over the past four years, with 13 goals and 10 assists for 36 points in her career, including three game-winning goals. This season, she finished with two goals and two assists for six points. Her 13 career goals are tied for 13th-best in school history, while her 10 assists are tied for 11th-best and her 36 career points are 11th-best. Under 10th-year head coach Mike Navarre, Augsburg's women's soccer team finished 10-4-4 overall, 5-2-4 in MIAC play in 2008. The 10 victories marked Augsburg's fifth double-digit victory season in the last seven years. To return to Augsburg Athletics, click here Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. This is
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MINNEAPOLIS (11/18/08) -- Augsburg College's Maggie DeGroot (SR, Waukesha, Wis./West HS) and Felicia Faison (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) were named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's soccer squad, while Auggies Whitney Holman (JR, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS), Katie Medd (SR, Mankato, Minn./East HS) and Kelsey Watsabaugh (SR, Eden Prairie, Minn./Hopkins HS) earned All-MIAC honorable-mention recognition, it was announced on Monday.
Holman finished her junior season with two goals and four assists for eight points, including one game-winning goal and a game-tying goal, in her first full year as a defender after converting from forward to defense midway through last season. In her career (53 games, 53 starts), Holman has seven goals and eight assists for 22 career points. Holman was also named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 first team this season. She is a religion and psychology major with a 3.93 grade-point average.