KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The awards just keep coming for Barry University women’s soccer star Lavinia Nkomo as she earned a spot on the 2014 NSCAA Women's College Division Scholar All-America Team on Wednesday.
Nkomo, who has already been named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year and All-American by both the NSCAA and Daktronics, carries an outstanding 3.80 GPA in Exercise Physiology. The junior from Southampton, England is the first Buccaneer women’s soccer player in the program’s storied history to earn two All-America awards and a Scholar All-America award in the same season.
Nkomo, who was selected as a second-team All-American Scholar, led the Bucs with six goals and added two assists this season, as they claimed the SSC title for the second straight year. She posted game-winning goals in a 2-1 win over Rollins on Oct. 4 and a 3-0 win over Eckerd on Nov. 1.
First Team
Pos | Name | Class | School | Major | GPA | Hometown |
K | Molly McGough | Sr. | Minnesota State-Mankato | Nursing | 3.68 | Centennial, Colo. |
D | Jourdan Thompson* | Sr. | Saint Rose | Communications | 3.52 | Brick, N.J. |
M | Astrid Kempainen | Sr. | Connecticut College | Biology | 3.85 | Chazy, N.Y. |
M | Julianne Kucera | Sr. | Hardin-Simmons | Biology | 3.94 | Richardson, Texas |
M | Emily Moris* | Sr. | Minnesota State-Mankato | Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy | 3.65 | Woodbury, Minn. |
M | Lillian Toaspern | Sr. | Washington (Mo.) | Global Health and Environment | 3.51 | Denver, Colo. |
M | Heather Williams | Sr. | Cal State Los Angeles | Business Administration | 3.64 | Moreno Valley, Calif. |
F | Michelle Greeneway | Jr. | Lake Forest | Finance | 3.46 | Sheboygan, Wis. |
F | Emily Jorgens | Sr. | Trinity (Texas) | Business Administration-Accounting | 4.00 | Austin, Texas |
F | Hannah Kronick | Sr. | Johns Hopkins | International Studies | 3.47 | Westfield, N.J. |
F | Brenna McKee | Sr. | Rollins | International Relations | 3.50 | Austin, Texas |
F | Carmelina Puopolo* | Sr. | Saint Rose | Special Education | 3.49 | Scarborough, Ont. |
Second Team
Pos | First | Class | School | Major | GPA | Hometown |
K | Holly Burwick | Jr. | Amherst | American Studies/Mathematics | 3.60 | Lafayette, Calif. |
D | Katie Haltiwanger | Sr. | Hardin-Simmons | Pre-Physical Therapy | 3.37 | Boerne, Texas |
D | Mary Kate Schmidt | Jr. | Illinois Wesleyan | Nursing | 3.51 | Louisville, Ky. |
D | Bre Steele | Sr. | Minnesota State-Mankato | Early Childhood | 3.93 | Eagan, Minn. |
M | Molly Allen | Sr. | Augsburg | Clinical Psychology | 3.57 | Stillwater, Minn. |
M | Kelsey Falcone* | Sr. | Trinity (Texas) | Biology and Communication | 3.63 | San Antonio, Texas |
M | Sara Kwan | Sr. | University Of Chicago | Biology | 3.40 | Irvine, Calif. |
M | Lavinia Nkomo | Jr. | Barry | Exercise Physiology | 3.80 | Southampton, England |
F | Nicci Bermudes | Jr. | Aurora | Health Science | 3.87 | San Diego, Calif. |
F | Madeline Buckley | Sr. | William Smith | Critical Social Studies; Child Advocacy | 3.43 | Wilmington, Del. |
F | Ambika Krishnamachar* | Sr. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Computer Science and Mathematics | 3.68 | Darien, Conn. |
F | Megan Mahoney* | Sr. | Misericordia | Professional Studies/Physical Therapy | 4.00 | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |
F | Kelsey Pelletier | Sr. | Columbus State | Exercise Science | 4.00 | Duluth, Ga. |
F | Susanne Vistnes | Jr. | LIU Post | Business | 3.48 | Randaberg, Norway |
Third Team
Pos | First | Class | School | Major | GPA | Hometown |
K | Bethany Davis | Jr. | Catawba | Biology | 3.41 | Salisbury, Md. |
D | Libby Fransdal | Sr. | Concordia-Moorhead | Exercise Science | 3.83 | Wayzata, Minn. |
D | Shelby Hopkins | Sr. | Trinity (Texas) | Engineering Sciences | 3.60 | Albuquerque, N.M. |
D | Annette Kessler | Jr. | Ottawa | Biology | 4.00 | Paola, Kan. |
D | Emily Nagourney* | Sr. | Johns Hopkins | Natural Science | 3.41 | Scotch Plains, N.J. |
D | Kirby Peddicord | Sr. | Trinity (Texas) | Geosciences | 3.55 | Houston, Texas |
D | Quinn Tookey | Jr. | Central Oklahoma | Nursing | 3.85 | Colleyville, Texas |
M | Lisa Bajkowski | Sr. | Aurora | Strategic Commuinications | 3.79 | Oswego, Ill. |
M | Michelle Battipaglia | Sr. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Management Science/Mathematics | 3.84 | Katonah, N.Y. |
M | Taylor Korytko | Sr. | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Biomedical Engineering | 3.84 | Tampa, Fla. |
M | Mai Mitsuyama | Jr. | Williams | Japanese/Psychology | 3.52 | Matick, Mass. |
M | Erin Roberts | Sr. | Misericordia | Speech and Language Pathology | 3.97 | Perkiomenville, Pa. |
F | Korey Kronforst | Jr. | Minnesota State-Mankato | Special Education | 3.72 | Cary, Ill. |
F | Taylor Skala | Sr. | Rockhurst | Biology | 3.89 | Long Grove, Ill. |