MAGGIE DEGROOT (SOCCER, BASKETBALL)
Health Fitness major, 3.431 GPA -- All-MIAC, All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, NSCAA/Adidas All-Central Region 2nd team, NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-Central Region honorable mention in soccer … Goalkeeper … 10-4-4 record in 2008, .893 save percentage, 0.59 goals-against-average … GAA was 30th among D-III goalkeepers … Each of her four seasons have put her in the top-10 categories in single-season wins, goals-against-average, win-loss percentage and shutouts, including a single-season record 10 shutouts in both 2006 and 2008 (most in the MIAC in 2008) … Holds Augsburg career records for goalkeeper wins (37-19-16), career goals-against-average (0.68), shutouts (36) and career win-loss percentage (.627) … 72 career games, 401 saves with an .887 save percentage … Part of a defense that has allowed just 53 goals (0.69 goals-against-average) in her career, along with claiming 37 team shutouts … All-MIAC in 2007, All-MIAC honorable-mention in 2006 and 2005 … All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … Played basketball for first season as reserve forward in 2008-09. |
FELICIA FAISON (SOCCER)
Accounting major, 3.764 GPA -- All-MIAC, NSCAA/Adidas All-Central Region 1st team, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 2nd team, NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-Central Region 2nd team, Academic All-MIAC … Outside defender … Considered one of the top defenders in school history … Led one of the top defenses in the MIAC this season, allowing just 12 goals in the regular season -- second-lowest among MIAC teams in overall statistics -- with a conference-high 10 shutouts … Augsburg's 0.63 team goals-against-average this season was 31st-best among NCAA Division III teams … Started each of the 73 games Augsburg played the last four seasons … Career stats: one goal and five assists for seven points, part of a defense that has allowed just 53 goals (0.69 goals-against-average) in her career, along with claiming 37 team shutouts … All-MIAC honorable-mention in 2006 and 2007, Academic All-MIAC in 2006, 2007 and 2008. |
JULIE JENKINS (VOLLEYBALL)
Chemistry major, 3.014 GPA -- All-MIAC … Outside hitter/setter … In 2008, had team-high 250 kills (2.29 kills per-set), to go along with 97 assists, 28 aces, 238 digs and 77 blocks … Finished with eight kill-dig double-dobles, including four in her last five matches … Had double-digit kill totals in 14 matches this season and double-digit dig totals in 12 matches, along with four-plus blocks in eight matches … Earned MIAC Hitter of the Week honors on Oct. 20, after her 11-kill, 10-dig, seven-block, seven-assist performance in a five-set victory over St. Olaf … Named to All-Tournament Team at Wisconsin-River Falls Invitational … In her three years at Augsburg, Jenkins finished with 643 kills, 1,046 assists, 99 aces, 687 digs and 238 blocks -- believed to be the only player in school history to finish with 600 kills, 600 digs and 1,000 assists in a career … Named MIAC Player of the Week three times in her career. |
TIFFANY MAGNUSON (HOCKEY, SOFTBALL)
Finance major, 3.439 GPA -- All-MIAC in women’s hockey, MIAC Sheila Brown Award in women’s hockey, All-MIAC in 2008 softball, NFCA Division III All-Midwest Region 3rd team in 2008 softball … In hockey, Magnuson led the team in every scoring category this season -- nine goals, 10 assists for 19 points … Named to the All-MIAC first team for the fourth straight season, becoming just the second Auggie in the 14-year history of the women's hockey program to earn All-MIAC first-team honors each of her four seasons, and one of only three Class of 2009 seniors to earn All-MIAC first-team honors each of their four seasons … Sheila Brown Award is given to a senior women's hockey player who has made a long-term contribution to her team's success and who has consistently competed with good sportsmanship, with recipients named to award based on four criteria -- team leadership, sportsmanship and volunteer work, academic excellence and hockey skills/production … Selected as an alternate for the 32-player field to compete at the 2009 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, to be held on April 10 at the Men's Division I Frozen Four in Washington, D.C. … In hockey career, had 99 points (65 goals, 34 assists) in 98 career games, finishing in second place in school history in career goals, third in career points and sixth in career assists … In 2008 softball, 1 of only 2 Class of 2009 players to earn All-MIAC first-team honors each of their first 3 seasons … In 2008, hit .390 (53-of-136), with six doubles, five triples, two home runs and 12 RBI … Second on the team in batting average, and led the team in both slugging percentage (.551) and on-base percentage (.461), and was 12-of-14 in stolen bases … Played three positions for the Auggies in 2008 -- first base, second base and pitcher -- and committed just four errors in 212 chances for a team-best .981 fielding percentage … Career .379 (132-of-348) hitter with 74 runs scored, 17 doubles, 11 triples, three home runs, 30 RBI, .517 slugging percentage, .446 on-base percentage, 42 stolen bases in 51 attempts … AWHCA National Scholar-Athlete Award in 2007-08. |
