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Georgia’s Rachel VanHorn. Columbus State’s Mandy Janowitz was
named to the NSCAA team while Cassandra Wade and Hugrun
Elvarsdottir were placed on the D2CCA squad.
The NSCAA also released their All-Region teams with 17 PBC
players selected.
Jarrell was named a first-team All-American by the National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and third-team by
the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). A
sophomore from St. Augustine, Fla., she was second in the PBC with
19 goals and 42 points on the season. She led the conference with
84 shots taken and was third in game-winning goals. A first-team
All-Conference selection she scored nine goals in six games for the
Cougars in their run through the post-season, including four goals
in the PBC Tournament alone.
Jarrell and the Cougars will play in the NCAA national semifinal
on Thursday against Grand Valley State.
VanHorn set a new UNG single season records this season with
21 goals, 46 points, and tied former All-American Kelly Penston’s
mark of 1.00 goals per game. The Marietta native now holds the
North Georgia career record for shots on goal with 131 and ranks
second all-time at UNG in goals scored (41). The forward helped
lead UNG to its most successful postseason run in program history
as the Nighthawks made their third consecutive appearance in
the Peach Belt Conference Championship match and advanced to
the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school
history.
Mandy Janowitz was tied fourth in the PBC with 12 goals scored
this season. A senior forward from Alpharetta, Ga., she was third in
the league with 32 points and led the PBC with 15 assists. A first-
team All-Conference selection, she had four game-winning goals
including a strike in double-overtime to beat West Florida in the
NCAA national quarterfinals.
Cassandra Wade was tied with Janowitz with 12 goals scored
this season, fourth in the PBC. A junior from Augusta, Ga., she was
also seventh in the PBC in assists and fifth overall in points. A first-
team All-Conference selection, Wade had a pair of game-winning
goals on the year and scored against North Georgia in the NCAA
southeast regional final.
Hugrun Elvarsdottir guided the Columbus State defense to a
PBC-best 0.61 goals against average with 14 goals allowed in 23
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