2018 GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (CoSIDA) - WOMEN'S SOCCER
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second straight year, Augsburg University women's soccer forward
Ashley St. Aubin (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District 6 Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), it was announced recently.
A mathematics and mathematical economics major with a 3.83 grade-point average, St. Aubin was one of three forwards named to the 13-member academic elite squad, made up of top NCAA Division III women's soccer student-athletes from schools in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
St. Aubin continued her career as the conference's most dynamic scorer,
leading the MIAC's overall statistics for the third straight year in both goals and points, setting Augsburg single-season records with 21 goals and 53 points in 1,582 minutes played (75.3 minutes per-game). Her 11 assists were second-most among MIAC players and tied for the fifth-most in a single season in school history. She had a goal or assist in 16 of Augsburg's 21 games, with the Auggies 13-3-0 in those contests.Â
Among NCAA Division III players nationally (as of Nov. 11), St. Aubin stands ninth in total points, 16th in total goals and 20th in total assists, with her nine game-winning goals tied for fourth.
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United Soccer Coaches Division III All-America second-team honoree last year, St. Aubin earned
MIACÂ Athlete of the Week honors four times and was named to
the All-MIAC squad for the third straight year in 2018. She has earned United Soccer Coaches All-North Region honors in each of her first two seasons, and was named the MIAC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 and the MIAC Rookie of the Year in 2016.
In addition to her single-season school records, St. Aubin also set Augsburg's career records for both goals (53) and points (128) this season, while her 22 career assists are now seventh-most. She has scored at least one goal in 40 games in her 62-game career, and the Auggies are 37-2-1 when she scores a goal.
Under 20th-year head coachÂ
Mike Navarre, the Auggies finished 14-7-0 overall and 8-3-0 in MIAC play in 2018, marking the seventh straight year of double-digit victories and the fifth straight year earning eight or more conference wins. Augsburg reached the MIAC playoffs for the fifth straight year and sixth time in the last seven years, making the conference final for the fourth time in seven years.
The Google Cloud Academic All-District team is part of theÂ
Google Cloud Academic All-America program, as selected by CoSIDA. Top student-athletes from NCAA Division III programs in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan are eligible for inclusion on the District 6 team, one of eight Division III districts nationwide. Student-athletes must have a grade-point average above 3.30 (4.0 scale) and have outstanding athletic credentials. College sports information directors in the district vote for the teams.
Google Cloud, a cloud computing services program for businesses, recently signed on as the title sponsor for
CoSIDA's Academic All-District/Academic All-America programs.
This is the eighth year of the expanded Google Cloud Academic All-America program, with separate teams comprising NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, along with a College Division team of NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools. First-team Google Cloud Academic All-District members advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-America ballot, voted on by a committee of CoSIDA members.Â
The Division III Google Cloud Academic All-America program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the Google Cloud Division III Academic All-America teams program.
(NOTE: Story includes information taken from CoSIDA Academic All-District release and from Augsburg All-MIAC women's soccer release).
