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Mananquil Named C-USA Midfielder of the Year
10/30/2018 3:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Four Owls Earn League Honors
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NORFOLK, Va. — On the eve of competing at the annual Conference USA Soccer Championship, Rice junior Lianne Mananquil's selection as the C-USA Midfielder of the Year led a host of Owl award-winners announced by the conference office on Tuesday (Oct. 30).
The 2018 C-USA soccer awards were determined by a vote of the league's 14 head coaches. In addition to Mananquil's selection as Midfielder of the Year and as a First Team all-conference honoree, senior Annie Walker was named to the C-USA Second Team. Junior midfielder Erin Mikeska was named to the C-USA Third Team and Delaney Schultz was named to the league's 11-player All-Freshman squad.
Mananquil is a crafty, tempo-setting midfielder who has often been the catalyst behind the Rice offense. The junior Jacksonville, Fla., native led C-USA with ten assists while also scoring a pair of goals on her own, including the game-winner last Sunday at Charlotte that sent the Owls into conference postseason play. Walker shares the team lead with four goals, three of which were against C-USA foes. She ranks second on the team with 39 shots, and 16 have been on-goal for a .410 shots-on-goal percentage.
Miskeka has been a starter in every game in which she has played. The standout from Austin is fourth on the team in minutes with a .467 shots-on-goal percentage despite being sidelined for two full games. Schultz meanwhile may be a rookie, but she is the only Owl to play every minute on the field without subbing-out of a game. The Saint Louis, Mo., native has scored two goals while splitting time between the backline and the midfield. Rice's four all-conference honorees trained under the direction of head coach Nicky Adams.
The Rice soccer team is next in action against league foe North Texas on Wednesday in the opening round of the C-USA Championship. Start time against the Mean Green is set for 3:30 pm (Central Time) at ODU Soccer Complex in Norfolk, Va.
The league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament is on the line at the week-long, eight-team, single-elimination event. The tournament's championship final is scheduled for Nov. 4 at 12 noon (Central Time), and slated for a live broadcast by ESPN3. A full listing of the 2018 C-USA Soccer All-Conference honorees is as follows:
2018 C-USA Women's Soccer Superlative Awards Presented By Ready Nutrition
Offensive Player of the Year
Peyton DePriest, Middle Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year
Dominique James, North Texas
Midfielder of the Year
Lianne Mananquil, Rice
Goalkeeper of the Year
Kelsey Daugherty, UAB
Freshman of the Year
Hannah Tillett, Middle Tennessee
Coach of the Year
Patrick Baker, Florida Atlantic
All-Conference USA First Team
GK: Kelsey Daugherty, UAB
D: Ebba Blomqvist, Florida Atlantic
D: Dominique James, North Texas
D: Ola Akinniyi, Southern Miss
MF: Lianne Mananquil, Rice
MF: Mary O'Hara, Florida Atlantic
MF: Hannah Tillett, Middle Tennessee
MF: Nomvula Kgoale, Louisiana Tech
F: Peyton DePriest, Middle Tennessee
F: Megan Greene, Charlotte
F: Ambere Barnett, WKU
All-Conference USA Second Team
GK: Jennifer Ocampo, Florida Atlantic
D: Sydney Navarro, Middle Tennessee
D: Riley Orr, Charlotte
D: Emily Roberts, Old Dominion
MF: Miah Zuazua, Southern Miss
MF: Nicole Roseland, WKU
MF: Sarah Gorham, WKU
F: Iris Achterhof, Old Dominion
F: Aaliyah Nolan, North Texas
F: Annie Walker, Rice
F: Marah Abu-Tayeh, Marshall
F: Kamilah Mustafa, UAB
All-Conference USA Third Team
GK: Kelsey Brann, North Texas
D: Carissa Sanders, North Texas
D: Ashley Seltzer, Marshall
D: Elizabeth Doll, Louisiana Tech
D: Alex Maxson, Florida Atlantic
MF: Erin Mikeska, Rice
MF: Amber Hoot, Middle Tennessee
MF: Carla Morich, Old Dominion
F: Taylor Torres, North Texas
F: Ellis Patterson, UTSA
F: Elisha Holmes, Florida Atlantic
F: Julia Grainda, Charlotte
F: Berklee Peters, North Texas
Conference USA All-Freshman Team
Ambere Barnett, F, WKU
Hannah Tillett, MF, Middle Tennessee
Hailey Landrus, D, Florida Atlantic
Kelsey Brann, GK, North Texas
Delaney Schultz, MF, Rice
Olivia Durham, MF, Southern Miss
Alexandra Augustyn, D, Louisiana Tech
Jojo Ngongo, F, UTEP
Sandra Geiselhart, MF, Charlotte
Lexi Bolton, F, UTSA
Kaydeen Jack, F, FIU
