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News
Three Lady Cougars Earn NAIA All-American
Honors
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Three members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene
University women’s soccer team were honored
on Friday when the NAIA All-American Teams were announced.
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Krysti Wilson |
Allison Elifritz |
Kristy Brandolini |
Highlighting the list for the Lady
Cougars was senior goalkeeper Krysti Wilson,
who was selected as an NAIA Honorable
Mention All-American for the fourth straight
year becoming the first player in school
history in any sport to receive NAIA
All-American honors each year of her career.
The former Big Walnut High School standout
and Sunbury, Ohio native finished the season
with six shutouts and a 1.05 goals against
average. She has the MVNU career records
with 31 shutouts and a 0.95 career goals
against average.
Allison Elifritz, a senior midfielder
from Westerville, Ohio, joined Wilson as an
NAIA Honorable Mention All-American for the
second time in her career. The former
Worthington Christian High School product
registered six goals and three assists this
year and closes her career ranked fourth in
school history in assists (23), fifth in
goals (18), and fifth in points (59).
Kristy Brandolini, a junior forward from
Twinsburg, Ohio, was also named to the NAIA
Honorable Mention All-American Team for the
second time in her career. The former
Twinsburg High School star led the Lady
Cougars with 16 goals and 12 assists.
Brandolini also moved into second place in
school history in assists (33), third place
in goals (56), and second place in points
(145).
MVNU finished the season with a 13-7-2
overall record. The Lady Cougars won the
American Mideast Conference South Division
title, the National Christian College
Athletic Association East Region crown, and
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