2018 UNITED SOCCER COACHES WOMEN'S SOCCER D-III ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second straight season, Augsburg University women's soccer forward
Ashley St. Aubin (JR, Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS) was named to the United Soccer Coaches Division III All-America team, this year as a third-team honoree, it was announced on Thursday.
St. Aubin is the first player in Augsburg women's soccer history to earn All-America honors in back-to-back seasons, after being named to the
United Soccer Coaches All-America second team in 2017. It marks the fifth time that an Augsburg women's soccer player has earned United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA) All-America honors and the squad's sixth overall All-American.
Emily Gregg '17 was a
NSCAA second-team and
D3soccer.com third-team honoree in 2016,
Marie Fitzgerald '16 was a
NSCAA third-team honoree in 2015 and
Molly Allen '15 was a
NSCAA third-team honoree in 2014.
A total of 49 players were named to the United Soccer Coaches' Division III Women's Soccer All-America teams, 15 to the first team, 16 to the second team and 18 to the third team. Seventeen forwards earned All-America honors. St. Aubin was one of 14 players to repeat as All-Americans.
The honor is the latest in a career of milestones for St. Aubin. Last week, she earned
United Soccer Coaches All-North Region honors for the third straight year; after earning
first-team honors in 2017 and
second-team honors in 2016. Earlier this month, she was named as an
All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree for the third straight year. A four-time MIAC Athlete of the Week honoree this season (seven times in her career), St. Aubin was named the
MIAC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 and the
MIAC Rookie of the Year in 2016.
The conference's most dynamic scorer, St. Aubin led 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.
Among NCAA Division III players nationally (as of Nov. 18), St. Aubin stands 10th in total points, 16th in total goals and 20th in total assists, with her nine game-winning goals tied for fourth.
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.
A mathematics and mathematical economics major with a 3.83 grade-point average,
St. Aubin also earned Google Cloud Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the second straight year.
Under 20th-year head coach
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.
(NOTE: Story includes information taken from Augsburg's 2018 All-North Region women's soccer release.)
