KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its postseason awards and All-MIAA teams for the 2022 season.
 
Central Missouri, the 2022 regular season champions, received three of the Association’s postseason awards. Redshirt-freshman Julie Kristensen represented two-thirds of the Jennies honors being named the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year and the 2022 Freshman of the Year. Head Coach of the Jennies Lewis Theobald was honored as the 2022 Coach of the Year.
 
Northwest Missouri tabbed a pair of postseason honors with Lily Ellis named the 2022 Goalkeeper of the Year and Letycia Bonifacio voted the 2022 Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Emporia State’s Joanie Westcoat also earned 2022 Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors.
 
Central Missouri's Julie Kristensen produced a league-best 34 points in the 2022 season with the second-most goals scored (14) and fourth-most assists (6). The forward from St. Charles, Mo., led the nationally ranked Jennies in scoring and ranked in the league’s top-10 shots on goal with 1.33 per game. Her seven game-winning goals on the season not only led the MIAA but also currently ties for the most in Division II. Kristensen helped the UCM offense to a league-best 49 goals and to the regular season title with the top seed in the MIAA Championship tournament. The last student-athlete to earn Offensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors was ESU’s Mackenzie Dimarco in 2019.
 
Playing her first collegiate season in goal, Northwest’s Lily Ellis owned a league-low .438 goals against average and a league-best .881 save percentage this season to respectfully earn the Goalkeeper of the Year title. Her save percentage also ranked 15th in the nation. With 52 saves, the redshirt-freshman from Kearney, Mo., allowed the fewest number of goals in the MIAA (7). Ellis also led the MIAA and currently leads Division II with 12 shoutouts. The 5-9 freshman helped the Bearcats to the third-best winner percentage in the league and the No. 3 seed in the MIAA tournament. 
 
Northwest’s Letycia Bonifacio and Emporia’s Joanie Westcoat tied for the Defensive Player of the Year title. Bonifacio, a senior form Sao Paolo, Brazil, led the Bearcat defense that allowed a league-low seven goals and posts a nation-leading 12 shutouts on the season. She started all 18 games for Northwest, playing a team-high 1,572 minutes. Westcoat, a senior from Less’s Summit, Mo., recorded the third-most assists in the league this season with seven. She started all 18 games and played a team-high 1,573 minutes to help led the Hornets to a runner-up finish in the 2022 MIAA standings.
 
Central Missouri's Head Coach Lewis Theobald clinched his third consecutive regular season title. It was his 13th overall championship since joining the MIAA in 2007. The Jennies offense led the league in scoring with a 2.72 goals per game and ranked second with 29 assists. Central Missouri has also ranked in the United Soccer Coaches' Division II Top-25 every week this season. The Jennies are currently the No. 4-ranked team in the nation heading into the MIAA tournament. 
 
Below is a complete list of the 2022 Women’s Soccer Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams. The MIAA Championship tournament begins Sunday, Oct. 30 on campus sites of the four highest seeds. For more information on the 2022 MIAA Championship tournament, click here.
 
2022 All-MIAA Awards
Offensive Player of the Year – Julia Kristensen – Central Missouri, R-Fr.
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Letycia Bonifacio – Northwest Missouri, Sr.
Co-Defensive Player of the Year – Joanie Westcoat – Emporia State, Sr.
Goalkeeper of the Year – Lily Ellis – Northwest Missouri, R-Fr.
Freshman of the Year – Julia Kristensen – Central Missouri
Coach of the Year – Lewis Theobald – Central Missouri

All-MIAA First-Team 
Goalkeeper – Lily Ellis – Northwest Missouri, R-Fr.
Defender – Letycia Bonifacio – Northwest Missouri, Sr.
Defender – Lindsay Edmonds – Central Missouri, R-Jr.
Defender – Reilly Madden – Fort Hays State, Sr.
Defender – Joanie Westcoat – Emporia State, Sr.
Midfielder – Caroline Cole – Central Missouri, R-So.
Midfielder – Myka Heimbach – Northeastern State, Jr.
Midfielder – Hannah Woolery – Emporia State, Sr.
*Forward– Mackenzie Dimarco – Emporia State, Sr.
*Forward– Julia Kristensen – Central Missouri, R-Fr.
Forward– Kaylie Rock – Northwest Missouri, Jr.
Forward– Khloe Schuckman – Washburn, So.
*Indicates unanimous selection

All-MIAA Second-Team
Goalkeeper – Isabel Robben – Fort Hays State, Jr.
Defender – Kloee Grubb – Central Missouri, R-Fr.
Defender – Emily Michaelis – Washburn, Sr.
Defender – Maria Stephens – Newman, Sr.
Midfielder – Aislinn Hughes – Emporia State, Gr.
Midfielder – Monika McGee – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Midfielder – Andree Orcutt – Central Missouri, R-So.
Forward – Kaili Campbell – Missouri Western, Sr.
Forward – Adell Gore – Northwest Missouri, So.
Forward – Amaya Grace – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Forward – Madilyn Hamline – Central Missouri, R-Fr.
Forward – Hannah Mares – Fort Hays State, Jr.

All-MIAA Third-Team
Goalkeeper – Caroline Faulkner – Central Oklahoma, So.
Defender – Evelyn Daly – Missouri Western, Sr.
Defender – Kamari Jefferson – Northeastern State, Jr.
Defender – Katie Puchino – Fort Hays State, Gr.
Defender – Kylee Wickersham – Central Oklahoma, So.
Midfielder – Emily Hutchings – Fort Hays State, Jr.
Midfielder – Eden Jones – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Midfielder – Belle Kennedy – Washburn, Fr.
Midfielder – Hannah Stirling – Northwest Missouri, So.
Forward – Sullivan Kelly – Fort Hays State, Jr.
Forward – Payton Lieb – Northeastern State, Sr.
Forward – Madison Linavong – Central Oklahoma, So.
 
All-MIAA Honorable Mention
Central Missouri: Molly Ricker – Defender
Central Oklahoma: Kassidy Collins – Defender; Avery Holland – Defender
Emporia State: Abby Bachman – Defender 
Fort Hays State: Britney Arneson – Midfielder; Ryan McCabe – Midfielder; Emily Reitz – Defender
Missouri Southern: Ashley Koepp – Forward; Ashlyn Stigall – Midfielder; Maya Greenquist – Midfielder; Sofia Fatino – Defender; Lilly Doneghue – Goalkeeper; Riley Laver – Goalkeeper
Missouri Western: Elisabeth Pujado – Forward; Brianna Davis – Midfielder; Elizabeth Musilek – Defender; Keeley Kroonenberg - Goalkeeper
Nebraska Kearney: Emma Middleton – Forward; Cammie Davie – Midfielder; Dolcie Hanlon – Defender; Raegan Downham – Defender
Newman: Maylani Birckbichler – Midfielder
Northwest Missouri: Sophie Cissell – Forward; Lucia Fernandez – Midfielder; Sydney Mueller – Defender; Ashton Dain – Defender
Rogers State: Vanessa Gonzalez – Forward; Maggie Brown – Midfielder; Hailey Gunn – Midfielder; Sarah Ovalle – Midfielder; Andrea Egerer – Defender
Washburn: Viviana Soto-Herrera – Midfielder; Carlee Thompson – Defender; Raegan Wells - Goalkeeper