Lenoir-Rhyne’s Elizabeth Hawes Earns Women’s Soccer All-America Honors

SAN ANGELO, Texas - Lenoir-Rhyne University's Elizabeth Hawes was named to the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America First Team. Hawes, a freshman midfielder from Valdese, N.C., is the first Lenoir-Rhyne player to earn First-Team All-America honors in women's soccer since Natalie Daniel in 1995.

Hawes led the South Atlantic Conference in goals scored (17) and total points (41) this season and became the first player in league history to earn SAC Player-Of-The-Year and Freshman-Of-The-Year honors in the same year in 2009.

Hawes also finished with a team-leading seven assists this season to go along with four game-winning goals and two hat tricks.

The East Burke High School graduate was a First-Team All-Southeast Region pick by Daktronics last month and led Lenoir-Rhyne (14-7-2) to the finals of the 2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament.

Sports information directors from NCAA D-II schools and conferences selected the three Daktronics All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first team all-region picks advancing to the national ballot. This is the fourth year Daktronics has sponsored the NCAA D-II Women's Soccer All-America and all-region teams. A total of 39 student-athletes representing 23 different institutions filled out the three teams.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The online nomination and voting processes are powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM.

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America First Team
GK - Lyndsie Bernardini, West Chester, Fr., Elmer, N.J.
F - Kristin Burton, Armstrong Atlantic State, Sr., Ocala, Fla.
F - Shakira Duncan#, West Florida, Jr., Kingston, Jamaica
F - Shaneka Gordon, West Florida, Sr., Old Harbour, Jamaica
F - Kayla Mitchell, Colorado Mines, Sr., Ontario, Ore.
MF - Gabriela Demoner, Franklin Pierce, Sr., Vitoria, Brazil
MF - Elizabeth Hawes, Lenoir-Rhyne, Fr., Valdese, N.C.
MF - Marcelo Franco, West Florida, Sr., Sao Paulo, Brazil
MF - Dernelle Mascall, West Florida, Sr., Basse Terre, Trinidad
D - Megan Brown, Grand Valley State, So., Jenison, Mich.
D - Shameka Gordon, West Florida, Sr., Old Harbour, Jamaica
D - Courtney Ryan, Metropolitan State, So., Chula Vista, Calif.
D - Natalja Stanski, Grand Valley State, Sr., Tecumseh, Ontario
# 2009 Daktronics Player of the Year

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Second Team
GK - Courtney Jones, West Florida, Sr., Panama City, Fla.
F - Angelika Johansson, Franklin Pierce, Jr., Falkenberg, Sweden
F - Becca Mays, Metropolitan State, Sr., San Antonio, Texas
F - Chloe Roberts, North Alabama, Fr., Plymouth, England
F - Lauren Strudivant, Winona State, Jr., Eagan, Minn.
MF - Nikki Brown, North Alabama, Fr., Bognor Regis, England
MF - Clare Dahmen, Minnesota-Duluth, Sr., Hopkins, Minn.
MF - Lindsay McHorse, West Texas A&M, So., Georgetown, Texas
MF - Margaret Porter, Dominican (N.Y.), Jr., Neptune, N.J.
D - Jenna Arnold, West Chester, Jr., Winslow, N.J.
D - Kelly Guerin, St. Rose, Jr., Sutton, Mass.
D - Kaley Morris, West Florida, Sr., Gulf Breeze, Fla.
D - Meagan Thomas, Rollins, Jr., Ponte Vedra, Fla.

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-America Third Team
GK - Hannah Bengtson, Minnesota-Duluth, Jr., Lino Lakes, Minn.
F - Nicole Baier, Nebraska-Omaha, Fr., Omaha, Neb.
F - Kara Houston, Wheeling Jesuit, Jr., Washington, Pa.
F - Liz Franco, Cal. State-Los Angeles, Jr., Oceanside, Calif.
F - Kelly Lyons, Georgian Court, So., Jackson, N.J.
MF - Jamie MacArthur, Fort Lewis, Sr., Albuquerque, N.M.
MF - Erin Mruz, Grand Valley State, So., Gurnee, Ill.
MF - Vickie Rich, Lees-McRae, So., Arlington Heights, Ill.
MF - Emma Woolley, Bridgeport, Sr., Sheffield, England
D - Kathryn Gosztyla, Metropolitan State, Sr., Orangevale, Calif.
D - Alli Miller, Central Oklahoma, Sr., Norman, Okla.
D - Cindi Nickels, West Chester, Jr., Baltimore, Md.
D - Rachel Smith, Franklin Pierce, Sr., Chichester, N.H.