MAGGIE DEGROOT (SOCCER, BASKETBALL)
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)
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. |
WHITNEY HOLMAN (SOCCER, TRACK AND FIELD)
All-MIAC honorable-mention, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1st team, NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-Central Region honorable-mention, Academic All-MIAC … Defender in soccer, sprinter in track and field … In soccer in 2008, had two goals and four assists for eight points, including one game-winning goal and a game-tying goal, in her first full year as a defender after converting from forward to defense midway through last season … Career stats (53 games, 53 starts): seven goals and eight assists for 22 career points ... Part of 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 ... Has earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors each of the last two years … In 2008 indoor track, placed 2nd in 55-meter dash and 5th in 200-meter dash at MIAC championships, earning MIAC Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 5 … In 2008 outdoor track, placed 7th in 100-meter dash at MIAC championships … In 2009 indoor track, placed 3rd in 55 and 4th in 200 at MIAC championships, earned MIAC Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 3. |
TIFFANY MAGNUSON (HOCKEY, SOFTBALL)
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. |
