Women's Soccer

Felicia Reimann, a junior goal keeper from Rapid City, S.D., broke the Morningside College record for shutouts in a season during the Mustangs’ 2012 women’s soccer campaign.

Reimann had 8.7 shutouts to break the former Morningside record of 8.2 shutouts by Kelly Berst during the 2007 campaign. Reimann has 9.7 shutouts for her career for the second highest total in Morningside history.

Morningside had a 10-6-4 record to set a school record with four ties in a season, breaking the former record of three ties when the Mustangs had a 6-10-3 mark in the 2004 season.

Amy Samuelson, a freshman forward from Sioux City, tied a Morningside single-match record when she dealt three assists in the Mustangs’ 5-2 victory against AIB College of Business on Sept. 13.

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Five Morningside women's soccer players have been named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

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Lydia Bienlien has been named a 2012 Capital One College Division Women's Soccer First-Team Academic All-American as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Bienlien, a senior defender from Glenwood, Iowa, has a 3.99 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with a double major in biology and chemistry. Bienlien played in 19 of Morningside’s 20 contests, including 18 starts, and helped the Mustangs limit their opponents to averages of 1.24 goals and 13.9 shots per game. Morningside shut out nine of its 20 opponents this season. Aside from her defensive exploits, Bienlien also contributed two points to the Mustangs’ offensive attack with a goal in a 2-0 victory against Dordt College on Oct. 23.

Bienlien was a second-team Women’s Soccer Academic All-American last year and was named a first-team Academic All-American in track & field.

Athletes must be of at least sophomore academic status, be a starter or significant reserve, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher to be eligible for Capital One Academic All-America honors.

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Hope Foreman and Breanna Turner have been named to the second team of the 2012 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Soccer selections as picked by the league’s head coaches.

Foreman, a sophomore defender from Glenwood, Iowa, was a defensive standout for a Morningside team that limited its opposition to averages of 1.24 goals and 13.9 shots per game. The Mustangs shut out nine of their opponents and allowed one goal or less in 13 of their 20 contests. Aside from her defensive exploits, Foreman also contributed one point to the Mustangs’ offensive attack with an assist against Doane College on Sept. 29.

Turner, a sophomore midfielder from Aurora, Colo., was the Mustangs’ fourth leading scorer with four goals and one assist for nine points. She scored the game winning goal in the Mustangs 2-0 victory against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Oct. 20.

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Lydia Bienlien, a senior defender from Glenwood, Iowa, has been named to the 2012 Capital One College Division Academic All-District 5 Women’s Soccer Team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Bienlien will be placed on the national ballot for selection of the 2012 Capital One College Division Academic All-America Team.

Bienlien has a 3.99 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with majors in biology and chemistry.

She was a second-team Academic All-American in women’s soccer and a first-team Academic All-American in women’s track & field as a junior.

Athletes must be of at least sophomore academic status, be a starter or significant reserve, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher to be eligible for Capital One Academic honors.

Kelsey Niles, a junior midfielder from Sioux City, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for Oct. 15-21.

Niles helped lead the Mustangs to a pair of victories and into fourth place in the GPAC standings. She scored a hat trick to account for all of the Mustangs’ scoring in a 3-1 victory against Dakota Wesleyan University on Oct. 16 and dealt an assist in Morningside’s 2-0 triumph against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Oct. 20.

She moved into second place on the Mustangs’ season’s scoring chart with five goals and a team-high six assists for 16 points.

Morningside is picked seventh in the GPAC Women’s Soccer Coaches 2012 Pre-Season Poll.

The Mustangs return 16 letter winners, including six starters, from a team that posted an 11-9-1 record last season and finished seventh in the GPAC standings with a 4-6 league mark.

Morningside will open the 2012 season on the road with a 5 p.m. contest against College of Saint Mary on Wednesday, Aug. 29, in Omaha, Neb.

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