Final 2011 MIAA Women's Soccer Report

Final Standings

The MIAA women’s soccer champion shall be determined by a point system in which teams earn three (3) points for a win and one (1) point for a tie in conference play. The team with the most points at the end of the season will be declared the champion. The league’s automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament shall be determined by a four-team, end-of-season, AQ tournament.

*MIAA Champion - Adrian
**MIAA Tournament Champion - Alma

Friday, November 11 - NCAA Division III First Round at Wheaton, Ill.
Capital, Ohio 1, Alma 0 box

All-MIAA Honors

Most Valuable Player
Sam Barker, Adrian (sophomore from Temperance/Bedford HS)

All-MIAA First Team
GK - Monica Witt, Alma** (senior from Clio/Clio HS) 
F - Sam Barker, Adrian** (sophomore from Temperance/Bedford HS)
F - Jackie Short, Kalamazoo** (junior from Troy/Athens HS) 
F - Carly Reising, Alma** (senior from Otsego/Otsego HS) 
F - Francesca Smith, Calvin** (junior from Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South HS) 
F - Elaine Cunningham, Alma* (junior from Ada/Forest Hills Central HS)
F - Liz Cancel, Calvin* (junior from St. Clair Shores/Fraser HS)
MF - Erin Weide, Adrian* (freshman from Madison Heights/Bishop Foley HS)
MF - Becky Marton, Alma* (senior from Williamston/Williamston HS)
D - Kellie Irwin, Adrian** (senior from Kentwood/East Kentwood HS)
D - Jordan Meeth, Kalamazoo* (sophomore from Three Rivers/Three Rivers HS)
D - Patti Vaassen, Adrian* (junior from Ann Arbor/Saline HS)
* - indicates number of years All-MIAA First Team

All-MIAA Second Team
GK - Chayna Wallace, Adrian (junior from Bedford/Bedford HS)
GK/F -  Jen Wall, Trine (senior from New Haven, Ind./New Haven HS)
F - Danielle Petzak, Hope (senior from Zeeland/Zeeland West HS)
F - Cara Johnson, Hope (sophomore from Chelsea/Chelsea HS)
F - Erin Jipping, Hope (freshman from Holland/West Ottawa HS)
MF - Megan Martinez, Kalamazoo (junior from Golden, Colo./Golden HS)
MF - Mollie Valencia, Saint Mary’s (sophomore from West Melbourne, Fla./Melbourne Central Catholic HS) 
MF - Taryn Handyside, Alma (sophomore from Montrose/Hill-McCloy HS)
MF - Danielle Carter, Calvin (sophomore from DeWitt/DeWitt HS)
D - Rachel Pitzer, Kalamazoo (senior from Brighton/Brighton HS)
D - Brittany Dulyea, Alma (junior from Kentwood/East Kentwood HS) 
D - Kylie Clark, Hope (junior from Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville HS)

Saturday, November 5
MIAA Tournament Championship
Alma 1, Adrian 0 box

Thursday, November 3
MIAA Tournament Semifinals
#2 Alma 2, #3 Kalamazoo 1 box
#1 Adrian 3, #4 Hope 1 box

Players of the Week

Offensive Players of the Week
Trine forward Kristin Elliott, a sophomore from Wooster, Ohio, assisted on the game-winning goal in the Thunder’s 1-0 victory over Saint Mary’s and also made an outstanding play to set up a goal to give her team the lead in a 3-2 overtime loss to Kalamazoo. Elliott is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time in her career.

Defensive Player of the Week
Adrian left back Patti Vaassen, a junior from Ann Arbor (Saline HS), continued her strong all-around play with a goal and an assist as the Bulldogs clinched their first MIAA women’s soccer title in school history with a 7-0 win over Olivet. In addition to her strong defense, Vaasssen has scored three goals and added three assists in Adrian’s last four games. She is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time this season and second time in her career.

Player of the Week Honor Roll

Defensive Player of the Week
Week #1 - Ann Kennedy, Alma
Week #2 - Kylie Clark, Hope
Week #3 - Sara Lang, Hope
Week #4 - Jen Wall, Trine
Week #5 - Jen Wall, Trine
Week #6 - Courtney Schmidt, Hope
Week #7 - Rachel Pitzer, Kalamazoo
Week #8 - Jenn Gateley, Kalamazoo
Week #9 - Patti Vaassen, Adrian