2021 UNITED SOCCER COACHES WOMEN'S DIVISION III ALL-REGION IX TEAM
MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg University women's soccer players
Jennifer Bobaric (JR, Andover, Minn./Andover HS) and
Jen Masello (SR, Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) were named to the Division III All-Region IX team by the United Soccer Coaches as second-team selections, it was announced on Monday.
Both Bobaric and Masello earned
All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors earlier this month. A total of 38 players from NCAA Division III schools in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region IX honors, with a 12-member first team, 12-member second team and 14-member third-team.
Bobaric was a scoring force for the Auggies this season, finishing with 10 goals and three assists for 23 points. Her 10 goals were
second-most among MIAC players in overall statistics this season, while her 23 points were third-most. Bobaric had an explosive start to the season, scoring eight of the Auggies' 11 goals in the team's first nine games, including a three-goal hat trick in
Augsburg's 3-1 win over Wisconsin-La Crosse on Sept. 7. She also had a two-goal, one-assist effort in
Augsburg's 3-1 win over Bethel on Oct. 30. Bobaric played in 1,506 minutes (83.7 minutes per-game), starting all 18 games, with 10 full-game efforts. In her 33-game Augsburg career, Bobaric has 10 goals and four assists for 24 points, with five game-winning goals.
Augsburg's defensive sweeper (the last line of defense before the goalkeeper) throughout her career, Masello was the leader of an Auggie backfield that allowed just 25 goals this season,
sixth-fewest among MIAC teams, with a 1.34 team goals against-average that also ranked sixth in the MIAC. Masello played in a team-high 1,607 minutes of action (89.3 minutes per-game) this season, with 14 full-game efforts. She scored two goals with two assists for six points this season. In her 57-game Auggie career, she played in 3,941 minutes (69.1 minutes per-game), with five goals and four assists for 14 career points.
Under 23rd-year Augsburg head coachÂ
Mike Navarre, Augsburg finished 9-7-2 overall, 6-4-1 in MIAC play in 2021, its 10th season in the last 11 with nine or more wins. The Auggies earned a spot in the MIAC postseason playoffs for the seventh consecutive year and 12th time in program history.
(NOTE: Story includes information taken from Augsburg's 2021 All-MIAC women's soccer story.)
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