Mara Hughes	Jessica Estep	Angie Misamore

Mara Hughes, a senior defender from Pickerington, Ohio, was named to the AMC First Team for the second straight year. The former Pickerington North High School standout has helped anchor the Lady Cougars’ back line that has posted nine shutouts this year. Hughes has also scored three goals and been the AMC Defensive Player of the Week twice.

Jessica Estep, a junior forward from Mansfield, Ohio, joined Hughes on the AMC First Team for the second consecutive season. The former Madison High School star leads MVNU with 10 goals this season and has moved into fourth place in school history with 52 career goals and 116 career points. Estep has also been the AMC Offensive Player of the Week once this year.

Angie Misamore, a senior defender from Findlay, Ohio, was named to the AMC Second Team for the second straight season. The former Findlay High School product has joined with Hughes on the solid back line and leads the team by playing in 1488 minutes as she has been on the pitch for all but eight minutes of the Lady Cougars’ matches this season. She has also been the AMC Defensive Player of the Week once this year.

Erin Miller	Jenessa Loewen	Jessica Linger

Erin Miller, a senior midfielder from Hilliard, Ohio, joined Misamore on the AMC Second Team for the second consecutive season. The former Grove City Christian School standout leads MVNU with five assists this year and is one of four players on the team to start all 16 matches. Miller has moved into a tie for seventh place on the Lady Cougars’ career assists list with 16.

Jenessa Loewen, a junior goalkeeper from Gravenhurst, Ontario, was also named to the AMC Second Team. The former Gravenhurst High School product has started all 16 matches in goal for MVNU and has posted a 0.73 goals against average with seven shutouts. She has also been the AMC Defensive Player of the Week once this season.

Jessica Linger, a freshman forward from Bexley, Ohio, was an AMC Honorable Mention selection in her first season with the Lady Cougars. The former Bexley High School star has scored four goals including three game-winners this year to go with two assists. She has been named the AMC Offensive Player of the Week once.

MVNU is currently 10-5-1 overall and finished second in the AMC with an 8-3 conference mark. The Lady Cougars, who are the No. 2 seed in the AMC Tournament, will play a semifinal match on November 13 at Houghton (N.Y.) College at 1:15 p.m. against an opponent that will be determined as the result of the two AMC Tournament first round matches that take place this weekend. Houghton, the No. 1 seed, received the other first round bye and will play in the other semifinal at 11:15 a.m. The championship match is set for noon on November 14 with the AMC Tournament winner receiving an automatic berth into the NAIA National Championship Opening Round on November 21.