KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Highlighted by three First-Team All-Conference members, the Central Methodist women's soccer team had eight players in total recognized by the Heart of America Athletic Conference on Monday.
Earning First-Team All-Heart honors were Luci Brasil (JR/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Rachel Topliss (SR/Walsall, England) and Anika Kallash (SO/Troy, Mo.). Ashlynn Freeman (JR/Moberly, Mo.), Mireia Lopez (JR/Barcelona, Spain), America Garcia (SR/Surprise, Ariz.) and Judith Sainz (JR/Pamplona, Spain) all earned Second-Team All-Heart honors, while Kayla Deaver (FR/Lee's Summit, Mo.) received a Third-Team All-Heart honor in her first season as an Eagle.
Deaver has scored eight goals and recorded three assists in her freshman season.
For Sainz, this marks her third time earning All-Conference honors. This season, she has scored 10 goals and notched six assists.
Repeating as All-Conference members on the defensive side were Brasil, Lopez and Freeman, a unit that only allowed six goals in conference play. Freeman, who earned Second-Team All-Heart in 2017, as well, has recorded 78 saves on the season, while maintaining a .880 goals against average (GAA). Brasil also earned First-Team All-Heart in 2017, while Lopez also earned Second-Team All-Heart in 2017.
Garcia, a midfielder who plays an integral role in the CMU defensive scheme, also earned Second-Team All-Heart in 2017. She has notched one assist this season.
Kallash, named Heart Freshman of the Year and Third-Team All-Heart in 2017, upgraded to First-Team this season after leading the team with 11 goals. She has also registered five assists.
Upgrading from Second-Team All-Heart in 2017 to First-Team All-Heart in 2018 was Topliss, who has scored five goals and registered six assists while constantly pressuring the opposition with great runs up the sideline.
Central Methodist finished the regular season with a 14-4 record, including 9-2 in Heart play. This performance earned the Eagles a No. 3 seed in the conference tournament, where they will host Clarke (Iowa) on Friday, Nov. 2 at a time to be determined.
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