Seven members of the Calvin University women's soccer team earned All-MIAA honors from the conference on Wednesday, led by the league's Most Valuable Player,
Mikaela Waroway.
Waroway (Ann Arbor, Mich./Father Gabriel Richard) was named MVP and First Team All-MIAA, with
Lucy Iverson (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) and
Katherine Bergman (Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington) joining her as First Team honorees.
Emily Kovar (Chicago, Ill./Mother McCauley),
Ellery Boeving (Howell, Mich./Howell/Eastern Michigan University),
Aubree Lee (Lowell, Mich./Lowell/Tiffin University) and
Peyton Pratt (Middleville, Mich./Thornapple Kellogg/Delta CC) named All-MIAA Second Team.
The seven players helped lead the Knights to a 14-1-1 regular season and a 7-0-1 conference record that clinched a share of the program's seventh consecutive regular season MIAA championship and the top seed in this week's MIAA Tournament. Calvin is currently ranked ninth in the latest NCAA III top 25 poll and seventh in the NCAA III National Power Index (NPI).
The Knights will open the MIAA Tournament with its semifinal round contest against fourth-seeded Trine University tonight (Wednesday, November 4) at 7:00 PM at Calvin Soccer Stadium.
Mikaela Waroway
Waroway, a senior midfielder earned her third All-MIAA recognition (her second First Team selection) and was named the league's Most Valuable Player after leading the Knights this season in goals (15), game-winning goals (five) points (33), shots (70) and shots on goal (35). In MIAA play, Waroway tied for the MIAA lead with nine goals and three game-winning goals.
Waroway is the seventh Calvin women's soccer player to earn MIAA Most Valuable Player honors. A Calvin player has won MIAA Most Valuable Player in each of the last seven seasons.
Lucy Iverson
A graduate student center back, Iverson earned her fourth All-MIAA First Team selection after coming off significant injuries that ended her last two seasons. A two-time MIAA Most Valuable Player, Iverson led a Calvin defensive effort that held opponents to only six goals on the season, including only one goal allowed in league play. She also finished the season with two goals and four total points.
Katherine Bergman
A senior outside back, Bergman earned All-MIAA honors for the first time in her fourth season. In 16 starts, Bergman was a steady force on defense while also contributing four assists to help the Knights outscore opposing teams 48-6 for the season.
Aubree Lee
A junior goalkeeper, Lee stepped into the starting spot for the Knights this season and finished the campaign allowing only six goals and recording a .867 save percentage and 0.43 goals against average with nine shutouts and helping the Knights to four team shutouts as Calvin kept opposing teams off the scoreboard in 13 of its 16 contests.
Emily Kovar
A freshman midfielder, Kovar started all 16 games and was a steady presence on both ends of the field. Kovar helped the defensive effort that held MIAA opponents to one goal in eight games while also helping them outscore opponents 28-0 in league play.
Ellery Boeving
Boeving earned her first All-MIAA honor as a junior wing. In 16 starts, Boeving finished the regular season with five goals to rank second on the Knights while also adding three assists to tie for second on the team with 13 total points.
Peyton Pratt
A senior center back, Pratt combined with Iverson to lead a defensive effort that held opposing MIAA opponents to only 21 shots on goal in eight league contests. Pratt earned her second consecutive All-MIAA honor after being named All-MIAA Second Team last season.
